photo by irene adler
oh, hello world. sometimes you remind me of that scene from american history x, where some dude is forced to lay down on his stomach, bite a curb, and the back of his head gets kicked in. you are the kicker, life, and i am that dude.
then some nights, a kind stranger reaches down, picks up a few of my teeth, and hands them back to me. and yeah, i’m battle worn, weary, and ready to defend myself from another onslaught, but for that one moment, i think to myself, this is what anne frank meant. after surviving the holocaust, she had the nerve to go and say,
“in spite of everything, i still believe that people are really good at heart.”
now how can anyone feel less than grateful and blessed when faced with such a quote from a gal like that?
every day that someone attempts to knock me down, it seems that someone else is right behind them, ready to pick me up.
i am learning so much about the kindness of others.
it’s strange, i said to my friend the other night, i never think less of people when they ask for help, yet i always think less of myself when i need to, and so i usually don’t.
that chicken has flown the coop.
i’m currently ready, willing, and able to accept help, and i am incredibly appreciative of it.
i deserve it and i will repay it.
i am good at heart.
and so are you.
thanks.
October 19th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
I hope you are getting out of your funk. I don’t know you, but I enjoy reading your blog every day, and you seem like too amazing of a person to be kept down. Have a great day, Karyn!
October 19th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
Beautifully written, as always, except for the fact that Anne Frank didn’t survive the holocaust – she died in a concentration camp, with only her father surviving and publishing her diary. She wrote that quotation while hiding from the Nazis in an attic. Which, of course, doesn’t take away its meaning. This is a wonderful quote as well: “How lovely to think that no one need wait a moment, we can start now, start slowly changing the world! How lovely that everyone, great and small, can make their contribution toward introducing justice straightaway… And you can always, always give something, even if it is only kindness!”
Very glad you’re feeling better.
October 21st, 2011 at 4:57 pm
ooh good info. i think i learned that, but it was a long time ago, and i appreciate the refresher course, as well as the other quote. xo