Free to be fuel…

Next time you feel attacked by anothers words, try this on. Separate yourself from the words and look for the wound. Humans are a lot like wounded animals and resist help when they most need a hand. Humans, however, are harder to understand as most hide their wound even from those they love. Hurt humans just kinda snarl and hope someone cares enough to come closer, anyway. Hurt humans oftentimes hide behind angry words.

So, next time you are greeted with words that resemble, “You never help me. You know you don’t care, you never want to.” Don’t open your mouth. Do not correct. Do not attempt to fix.

Act. Move toward. Give.

Say nothing. Words are fuel. Fuel to an angry, out of control, wounded animal. Action, however, is like salve to an open sore. Action, moving toward the angry, and giving them what they want – not what they deserve (at least in your mind) is healing salve to another hurting human. Act. Move toward. Give. FM, baby…

You are free to be fuel.

Yes, my friends, you are free to fuel anothers fire – in this case, anothers rage. You are also free to give another grace. You are free to be right. You are free to be righteous. You are free to rile. You are free to repair. You choose. Your choices have consequences. And, remember, you and I can thank God, He doesn’t give us what we deserve. God gives you and I what we can’t repay, what we don’t deserve, and what makes no sense.

God, help me pass a little along. God, help me…

1 thought on “Free to be fuel…

  1. Beautiful stuff Toto. There is no law against love. Also good reminder that email is 7% of human communication that is believed. Moving toward saying nothing except non verbal kindness is 55% of what can’t be mistaken.

    We r all fuel. Only question is what kind of fire will we stoke.

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