What if Irony is Judging Others for Lacking Empathy?
Having
ample time
is not the same as having
abundant time.
Having
ample resources
is not the same as having
abundant resources.
Having ample opportunities
is not the same as having
abundant opportunities.
If abundance
means way more
than enough:
a way to connote
quantity.
Amplity
means comfort
in enoughness:
a way to connote
quality.
There is no such thing
as “over-”
thinking.
There is merely
“thinking”
that either we
or others
judge
as “too much.”
Instead of judging ourselves or others,
may we realize empathy
with our own thought process
so we can learn
why
our mind is behaving the way it is,
then support them
to address its concerns
to relieve it
of its tension.
We say
that when we love someone
we want
what’s best for them.
What we don’t say,
but mean,
is that we may even want to make sure
they get the best.
So much so
that we may personally feel responsible
for giving them
the best.
Even if it means making ourselves vulnerable
to feeling ashamed,
when we inevitably realize
that we are unable
to fulfill our responsibility.
Not because we did not
or could not give
enough,
but because our heart knows no limits
on how much
to give them.
