The quote invokes a certain caution. I understand it as do not spend your time giving wisdom to someone who isn't interested or able to receive it.
Of course I had heard this in my life before, but it didn't really occur to me what it meant. Allow me to explain something about myself, I do not discriminate easily who to offer support, knowledge and kindness to. I see it as in order to get it to those that truly need it, I should offer it universally and without conditions. I often times have spent a great deal of time and effort intending to help someone, in the way that I could understand the help they wanted anyhow, and would time and time again watch as my carefully constructed efforts were dismissed without consequence.
This quote calls to attention the idea that there are some that won't even be able to see the pearls of our wisdom for what they are. Now I'm not saying let's go calling our fellow human a pig, however it seems they possess the same intellect to accepting insight outside of their biases and self involved interests.
Dogs here are the scavengers, not the same ignorance as the pig. They are more deliberate in their maliciousness and attempting to take from you convinced it is their only survival or at the very least an easier more effective way to stay alive. Why do I need to hunt when I can just take what you caught?
Ignorant and unable to understand what you are offering, or willing to tear it away from you for their own exclusive gain.... These very people I've met. It's strange to consider it but there are people that do just this. Either have their bubble so small and attenuated to their own needs that they don't even notice something good and precious. Or the ravenous appetite that steals and consumes purely off the effort of others. I find myself wondering now... If this could help me stop being nice, and start being kind.
Being kind is choosing to do something good for someone else. But being nice is almost like you don't know a different way to be and your are locked into such a deep people pleasing that you'll neglect your own needs for others because your need to be accepted out weighs everything else.
I hope you will consider with me until you read again next time, how can we set boundaries to keep our kindness from being taken advantage of?
Breathe deeply, sleep sweetly and dream big 💜
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