Today is a new day, with a new journey in front of me. Yesterday, I was fighting the good fight;
then all of a sudden, my eyes slowly opened with my head and heart aching, my
eyes full of tears, lying flat on the floor and wondering what hit me. At that point, despite being a scientific
expert in my field, I realized that I knew nothing…absolutely nothing at all,
especially about being an empathetic human being… The actions I chose, the words I wrote and
spoke just amplified the pain and suffering despite my best intentions. The pain I feel due to the pain I have caused
others is amplified in my heart to a disabling level. I can’t medicate it away and I can’t run from
it. What I shall do, though, is
recalibrate and learn. I will learn to
celebrate my humanness and address my brokenness. Today the process has started. It will be a very long journey.
At the very beginning of my university education, I saw a
mathematical equation: 1 >> 0.
Taking that first step, as hard as it is, is the most critical
decision. Every step afterwards becomes
much easier. I share my words with the
intention that those who face the same decision to take that first step find
the courage and inspiration to do so.
~G
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