humanity
For better or for worse, relationships reveal the core of the human condition.
When My Tree Blossomed
December! Month of Santa, snow, gifts and all together a season of happiness and joy. It was a December month of 2002, when the HR department of our company came up with a novel idea. They visited a nearby foster care and collected the wishes of all the kids. They put up a board in front of the office on which there was a paper tree full of leaves. Employees those who are interested, could pick up one or more of those leaves and there will be name of a kid on the back side of the leaf with their wishes.
By Philip Davy5 years ago in Humans
Sometimes love comes in the form of friendship
We only get one life and in that life we some times come across people that we never would have saw coming. For a couple of years now I have been in an abusive relationship. So many times I thought I would have the courage to leave and it just never happened. There was always an excuse I came up with, financial excuses, the children excuses and actually caring about what happened to the person abusing me. I even ended up with a broken finger and still I stayed. Until one day I went to visit a friend and she changed my outlook on what I was going through. I had been putting off going to visit this friend, I had so much to do and just didn't want to make the drive. Another reason is it was hard visiting friends because my boyfriend really didn't want me leaving the house. I texted her one afternoon and told her I would be there the next day. The next day came, I ran some errands and then headed to her apartment. Once I got to her apartment I felt so much more peaceful. She had lit candles and the vibe was of a healing nature. While sitting there listening to different meditation mantras she asked me about what was going on at home and the first thing I said was "I picked the wrong cancer!". That was an inside joke about astrology and compatible signs. I told her about the fighting, the broken finger, the cuts and bruises and she asked me why I hadn't left yet. I did what I always do, gave her all the excuses I had committed to memory over the last couple of years. I told her I just needed to wait until this and that happened and all she said to me was don't worry about any of that "God got you". I told her I would leave as soon as possible and she said "Why not right now?", I said "okay" and she got dressed while making me a gift bag of crystals, candles and fresh lavender. We ended up going to the the court house that evening and I obtained a restraining order. The whole time she just kept telling me that I would be okay and that this was a new a beginning instead of an ending. She rubbed my back while the judge gave me a dose of tough love and just like that I had started on a new path. The generosity she displayed that night helped me to leave a situation I would most likely still be siting in and making excuses for. Sometimes love and support come from the most unexpected places and we should forever be grateful when it does.
By PrettySavagePublishings5 years ago in Humans
A Generous Entanglement
I've always been know as someone who's been giving. I give so much that I forget what it means to recieve. That, or, I don't know what to do when i recieve. I'm usually immersed with joy or confused thinking of all of the worst possible outcomes that could arise from me recieving something good.
By Adonis Richards5 years ago in Humans
That Time My House Burned Down on Christmas Week
Well... It wasn’t really a house. It was more of a ramshackled, decrepit old mobile home that dreamt sweet dreams of being an actual house back in the 70’s. But it was Christmas week. And boy howdy was it ever. It was 2008, I had just turned 18 a few months prior, and we were having the largest snow storm our county had experienced in nearly a decade. Likely this already sounds rather hyperbolic. Sure. Yeah. I guess. But that’s life sometimes. And I’d say my life tends to lean in the direction of the hyperbole more often than not.
By C.S. Meigs5 years ago in Humans
Heart of Gold
I've been brought up to always be kind, compassionate and patient, even when faced with your foe, friend, or stranger. Those three principles always seem to rise above the rest. Whether I offer to carry an elderly person's groceries, or for a woman juggling a baby and a squealing toddler, it's in those moments where the person’s eyes brighten. Compassion for those who are struggling, I know what it is like, I too have struggled. They don't have that extra dollar when they are at the checkout, seeing the look on customers faces when the boss says no worries and have a good day is priceless and fleeting. It's these little moments that spark the fuel in me to remember compassion and understanding, no matter whose shoes we stand in.
By Hannah Stewart 5 years ago in Humans
I'd give you a hug, but social distancing and all
I’d spent the whole day crying while at work, but luckily none of my coworkers noticed. I kept getting phone call after phone call. I was involved in some sort of fraud. My bank was closing my account. Not just giving me a new debit card, but completely closing the account. I had no access to my money and no idea when I would because my bank had to do the whole process to fully close the account and mail me a check.
By Clarissa Wilson5 years ago in Humans
A Duffle Bag
10/16/1996 I stumbled upon something amazing today. Let me backup for a second, so I do a lot of walking as a hobby. And I was walking through this mostly abandoned strip mall when all of a sudden I came across this duffle bag. Guess what I found in this duffle bag? Twenty thousand dollars! What luck, I know.
By Carl Langley5 years ago in Humans
Kindness
When you look at the news, be it, Facebook, Fox News, Twitter, or anywhere else for that matter, the majority that you see is either not true, or twisted by hatred, and/or misunderstanding. Every now and then you'll see someone doing something for someone else. For example; giving a homeless person some money or some food, helping someone cross the road, or saving a kid or an animal. It seems as though if the kind act is not caught on video and/or not seen by anyone to confirm such kind deed, then it doesn't count. But, people need to understand that good deeds/acts of kindness don't need to be put on display to make yourself feel good.
By Kathryn McGowan5 years ago in Humans
One heart cuddle
I knew what I wanted to achieve when I left my provincial city, a harbour of the Danube from Romania's South-East. That place couldn’t offer anything from the long list I had in mind, and I couldn’t wait for an opportunity to break out. When that came, I started my journey in the outside world with enthusiasm and a fierce ambition to make it work. Of course, I’ve had no idea of the obstacles and harsh surprises waiting hungrily for their prey, and where all that trip into the unknown would lead me. I packed my things, left in a hurry to the train station to catch the train to the capital, and so the big adventure began.
By GABRIELA LUPU5 years ago in Humans
