I was just reading an article about Michael Jackson's heartfelt conversations with his rabbi friend. It's sad whenever I read how much he went through as a child and realise how judgemental I can be of so many people. It's amazing how when I actually listen to them share their inner feelings and thoughts, it makes me realise how human they are and somehow why they behave like that. It somehow puts away judgemental and any other unloving thoughts. God cares about them, and at least most people would have parents who love them so much, just the way they are. It hit me most a few months back as I was talking to someone's mum, and as she told me the "agony" she went through , i thought of how i was at that time and how I did not have the depth of love she had for her son and how I did not see the risk he was in and the depth of his courage the way she saw it. If our parents are so able to love us despite our flaws, God is even more so able to see past our ugly self and understand us, and yet love us so much and that love does not equate to ignoring our ugliness.
The saddest thing was watching the video of MJ's daughter crying and saying how her daddy was the best. No matter his potential wrongdoings that some people may profess to be true of him, his life just shouts out to me not to judge and condemn or make jokes, but to speak of him in the best way of love. And not just him, but whoever else.
Easy to say again..but difficult to do, especially when I meet people who are just beyond me..
Anyway, my dad bought a new female puppy. My brother says " she's smooth as a baby's bottom, long tail, grey in colour.." Both my brother and sister are asking for names...any thoughts? They are thinking "Beanie". She looks quite cute =)
