This may not make a difference to anyone else, but I have noticed that sometimes I have a tender heart towards so many people or groups of people that I don't know very well, but I can be critical or judgemental of those closer to me. Why does this matter? Well, think about this...
I hear the precious stories of my friend's daughter going to Swaziland and working with poor children and orphans in a poverty stricken, AIDS torn land. And it breaks my heart. I am filled with love and concern for these sweet kids. I see photos and TV news clips of tatted teenagers rapping vulgar songs, and I grieve for the emptiness I suspect they experience. I notice elderly people deliberating over the smallest of decisions at the grocery store or questioning their bank teller at the local bank. Or I see couples I don't know rounding up kids to go to the grocery store, church, a ball game or shopping.
I see all of these things, and each one touches my heart. And I think, "Yes, the world keeps going 'round. " I have a heart of understanding for so many people, and I am so accepting of any eccentricities. Not only accepting, but entertained. I love these people.
But I also want to be clear that there is a second group of folks that I trust. And if I trust you I love you. This group of people in my life can do little wrong, and I understand their good days and bad days as well as their quirks.
A friend of mine puts a poster out in my HOA message window every couple of weeks, and the most recent one explains this situation for me in a much simpler way than all my words above. It's not scripture, but maybe it could be?
Love many,
Trust a few,
Do wrong to no one.
~ Shakespeare
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