Strong people do not put others down
They lift them up .
Someone's magnanimous gesture
Reminds me that every human
Has the potential to cease retaliation ,
Yet how quickly the mind and heart
Opt for returning inflected pain ,
Hoping the one creating harm
Will hurt just as much for doing so .
No wonder it is such a challenge
To accept the teaching of Jesus .
There is another option .
The way of mercy and forgiveness .
I need to remember this every morning ,
Because hardly a day passes
Without the desire to return
Like an eye for an eye ,
A tooth for a tooth ,
All it takes is someone cutting
Into a long line in front of my impatient self .
I Love You All
By Brock
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