Different Wrapping

So many times we butt heads with those in our lives over things that in a moment can seem enormous, but in hindsight, are nothing more than misunderstandings; miscommunications; perspective.

In my book, Li'l Bits, Remy is given the gift of hindsight through a conversation with his mother.

His whole life, Remy operated under the notion that his father was ashamed of him; embarrassed by him, but that was never true. Remy had mistakenly projected the judgment he held for himself onto his father.

In our flawed state, we do tend to do that; judge someone else through our own lens. But more often than not, that lens needs to be cleaned.

"Remy's protests in his own defense fell silent, as an inkling of understanding seeped through the cracks in the wall he'd built between his father and himself. He pondered his mother's words, and thought of Li'l Bits. How he wanted to give her all he felt he'd been denied. How he was able to hold and love her because he had been given the same by his mother. The kind of mother his father never had. And just as Remy had made a promise to himself to be a better dad to his daughter than he felt his father had been to him, he now saw that his father had done the same. Same gifts, different wrapping."

The old adage - Don't judge someone until you've walked a mile in their shoes - is more true than you know.

Wisdom --- Knowledge --- Understanding --- Grace --- all of these, and more, can only be gained as we travel the road of life, weathering all its ups and downs. These are gifts (Pearls) of great price. Treasure them when they are given to you, and better yet, ENJOY how you feel when you are able to pay them forward to another soul in need of the blessings you now have to offer.