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Today I spoke with a young man who felt a little down. He was down because people had made up stories about him and spread lies about him. They also attacked his family and said really awful things. Things which I could never repeat in this blog…and if I did you would not think humans could be so cruel. Worst of all…The people that had hurt him included people that he TRUSTED and really cared for and had been really hissing like serpents behind his back all this time. The kid was just devastated and felt alone. I just listened in amazement. Cause this kid had already been through so much in his life and he really did not deserve any of this. After listening to him he asked how he should strike back. We laughed at all the different Wile E Coyote revenge plans he could draw up…We laughed at all the ways we could point out their hypocrisy and how if he wanted to he could say so much worse about them. We laughed and then we realized it would do no good. To return the negative evil energy back to them would only make things worse. Those people’s punishment is that they have to live with themselves and look in the mirror every day. They have to live with their own hatred. Nothing could change them..We could only change ourselves and our own circumstances and our own REACTION to others attacks. AND There was no drug or liquoir in the land that could make it better. It was just one of those things. It was quite a moment. I share this story because I know there are many people who might feel the same way …or maybe they have acted in ways that have hurt people and never realized how alone and worthless our words and actions can make other people feel. There were no easy answers I could give the kid and I told him he might even feel worse before he feels better…But someday he would feel better. In parting I quoted a Bob Dylan song (surprise) and told him to remember these words and move on with this beautiful but sometimes sad life.
Oh a false clock tries to tick out my time
To disgrace, distract, and bother me.
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face,
And the dust of rumors covers me.
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is slick,
It can pierce through dust no matter how thick.
So I’ll make my stand
And remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn
“Resless Farewell”
“The Times They Are A Changin’”
Bob Dylan
