10/15/2024
The man doesn't know that there is a snake underneath.
The woman doesn't know that there is a stone crushing the man.
The woman thinks: “I am going to fall! and I can't climb because the snake is going to bite me! Why can't he use a little more strength and pull me up!"
The man thinks: “I am in so much pain! Yet I'm still pulling you as much as I can! Why don't you try and climb a little harder?!"
Both perspectives are true.
But neither is seeing the others struggle
The lesson is that everyone is struggling with something.
You don't know what struggles people have outside of your field of view.
Some people are just hanging on for better times.
You might be the person keeping them sane.
Listen, appreciate, and be open. Nobody knows how you feel or what struggles you have unless you share.
Open communication, listening, and appreciation will ease so many issues.
That is what community means....
