What if Irony is Judging Others for Lacking Empathy?
A vision
is supposed to be
unclear.
Gaze upon a mountain
far ahead
in the distance.
How much detail
do you see?
How much difference
will be there
between our vision of the mountain
and the mountain
when we arrive
at the top?
Our vision
becomes clearer
as we get closer.
The person
whose love,
validation,
and respect we need
is often also the person
whose need for love,
validation,
and respect
we neglect
to appreciate
or understand fully.
When they
do not fulfill our expectations,
we may say
they
have an attitude problem.
When we
do not fulfill other’s expectations,
we may still say
they
didn’t set clear expectations.
Sometimes, we need
to feel trusted by others
first
before we can trust
ourselves.
Sometimes, we need
to be shown hope by others
first
before we can see hope
ourselves.
Sometimes, we need
to feel loved by others
first
before we can love
ourselves.