If you speak your truth sincerely, you will always be at peace, no matter how others feel about it. We are always so other oriented that we would rather not speak our truth out of fear that people may not understand it.
I feel you ultimately gravitate towards
people who give you the respect due to you for speaking the truth and vice
versa.
Can there be another way ? Being a people
pleaser does nothing except harm us at the end of the day. We alter our
personalities to suit others , some of who may not even be in our lives
permanently.
The reason why we don’t stand united is not
because we are different but because our truths are different and not
acceptable to others.
It is a little unreasonable to expect
people to understand where you are coming from , when you don’t do the same.
When we decide to love someone, we often turn a blind eye but when we don’t
like someone, we don’t miss a chance of criticising their truth.
I feel this is because we are not confident
or courageous enough of paying the price for speaking our truth. Because, there
is always a price for everything. And so, we would rather others pay it. But
life does not work that way.
Acceptance burns the uneasy space between people and allows for a clear level playing field. So, accept and love . They do go together. Life becomes simple when you are simple and know what to let go of and what to retain, what to internalise and what to leave out there. It is an ongoing process.
Surekha Kothari
surekhakothari.wordpress.com
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