Today I was praying for so many things, so many people, and my heart hurt so badly at the way I've seen some folks act lately.  I went to a park Saturday, and this little girl - no more than 5 years old - tolkd my sona nd I something that made my soul fill w/rage, anger, hurt, and my eyes filled with tears.

Here I was - at a park, and this other young girl - probably around 8-10 years old - had no hair.  Her hair was "buzz cut looking", and I immediately could feel her physical pain - I started to pray for her - She had cancer.  Just a young little soul - having cancer - one of life's most dealy and painful diseases.  This other little girl comes over to us (my son and I) and says, "Stay awa from the big girl with the smily face ball - They say is she comes near you, you'll die and get really rally sick and then goto jail!" 

All I could think was "What? OMG" But all I said was, "What?", and as she repeated it all over tome, I looked at her and said, "Honey, who told you that?" and she said one of the grown-ups.  Can you believe it?  Out of the mouths of babes - truth from the children.  A grown up had told her that - And quite honestly, I might have not believed her except that I had seen this little girl talking to an adult a few minutes earlier, and saw this "grown-up" pointing to the young girl with the cancer, and murmering something, but couldn't make out all of the conversation, and was trying to mind my own business - but from what I DId hear, I thought, "Nah - I must have heard that wrong", and went on my way doing my own thing. 

So when it was said to me by this little girl I was floored, - I HAD heard the comments a few minutes earlier correctly - OMG, I said to myself - what the hell is wrong with people?!??  Cancer is NOT contagious - nor is it something you should make your children afraid of catching by playing with another person/child.  Didn't this "adult" realize that this other young girl probably heard her talking like that about her, and that she'd hurt her feelings?  Or that the other children she's told were talking so loud this young girl HEARD THEM and started to tear up?  Doesn't she care she just hurt this young soul so very deeply? 

I hurt so badly from the whole situation I had to leave - Here I had been watching the young lady with cancer play mostly by herself, and when she had walked by us, I admired these beatufil earrings she was wearing - looked like ruby colored danly earrings - like ruby crystals - and she looked so pretty to me.  I was only initially shocked at her pressence physically as of course I don't see many children with cancer at this partk.  Reminded me of a sick child I'd gone to see and pray on a few years ago who had Trisomy 13....until I got there I couldn't see the "imperfections" of her physical appearance in my minds eye - and told her mother when I got there, I was onyl schoked for a few minutes, then she was "(name)" again and so beautiful to me - Jsut as my mind's eye ahd seen all those months since her birth.  I never saw her physical problems in my minds eye because I do not see that when I "look" at people.

I've seen very beautiful people (who are considered beautiful to others in society) and thought, "Your'e ugly" because all I see is their soul's appearance.  Friends never understood that about me - they would say, "Don't you think he/she is so cute?" and I'd reply, "Nope", and they'd laugh - trying to explain to me why that eprson was good-looking.  And I understood their thoughts, but didn't agree, because I could see "the ugly"  in the person's soul.

Well, tonight I ask of you all, please be nice to others who maybe aren't the same as you are - PLEASE.  I beg of thee to be kind hearted, and treat others as you'd want to be treated.  My soul hurt from this little girl's coment about the other young girl - And she was thinking that way because of LISTENing to an "ADULT". Hmmm -

Be aware that God made us all different, in many ways, and we're ALL PERFECT to Him.  And please Watch what you say and think and do right now - it's affecting others around you more than you know or realize.

God bless us all- No Expceptions!
Namaste~
"CharmedAngel"
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