you know how we make all kinds of assumptions when we are young about people and situations? we take what we see, make an assessment of it, and decide "that's that". usually our perspective is tainted by our own hurt, twinges of selfishness perhaps, past experiences...and those experiences aren't necessarily "vast" enough to give us a dose of grace.
well, when i was in school, i played basketball. if it weren't for the tiny problem of hating to run, it would have been a blast. for some reason, though, playing in 9th grade was fun. we had a larger pool to pull from, and it was fun to be on a "team". we worked hard that year (at least i think so..hehe) and ended up winning consolation in the end-of-season tournament which felt like a huge accomplishment compared to the past years of "last place".
and then we found out that we were losing our trophy. alcohol issues with a team captain.
oh my gosh...i was PISSED!! i was in "loathe" mode.
and then i felt guilty for hating her as a good p.k. would, so i worked and worked and worked at feeling a bit of forgiveness.
you know what?...turns out that everyone has a story...and very few people are genuinely evil. in fact, most of us...well, we just get lost sometimes...and in that "lost-ness", we hurt people. the crazy thing is that it's possible to be a person that gets hurt sometimes who, along with the feelings, can exercise grace. hmm, who would have thunk it...oh ya...god! hehe.
well, i had the good fortune of running into her today. haven't seen her since 9th grade!!! and you know what???...she actually looked good...healthy!!! for my fellow highschoolers, you'll know how fantastic that is. :)
and i was really happy for her. :)
as it turns out...life ain't about trophies. it's about hearts...and that's very good news.
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