It is 4:15 AM

Think of how many people you come in contact with every single day. The ones that you know and also those who are strangers. Think of the thoughts and feelings you have towards all these people. Are they negative? Are they mean? If you were given the opportunity to speak with every single person would you listen or talk first? When you did have your turn to speak would say what you first thought when you seen them?

Take the time to listen. Have the patience to listen first and the respect to speak last. Take every single word they say as if it were there last and you were the only one that they could speak to. Would you take the time?

After listening to their words, stories, and their life do you still think your first thought? Do you still want to to share it with them?

Before you speak always think, after you have thought, think one more time. These people that you pass may look fine on the outside but past their blank faces could be a pain so deep you would not even be able to comprehend. They may have had made some decisions in their life that they cannot change that you could not even fathom to choose. While you were passing your judgment with your eyes when you walk passed a burning pain singed their heart. Such a saddening heat within their body their fingertips looked red. You never knew though. Does that make it ok?

What if it was your statement that sent them to the edge. What if it was your judgmental ways that made them fall to their knees?

We can never know what is going on in peoples lives or if they will be there tomorrow so that we can apologize. Walk slowly pass these people and smile, hope they are doing well. Tread so slowly and carefully choose your words. You don't ever want to be the one to blame for someones horrible, maybe last day.