There’s the little boy with braces on his teeth,
That he doesn’t want to have
But all you can do is point and laugh at how funny he looks.
And the shy little girl who sits all alone,
Wishing someone would come up and say “Hi”
But you walk right past like she isn’t even there.
All you can do is point and laugh
And crack your funny jokes.
But do you ever stop and think about the suffering their going through?
Do you ask yourself How would you feel if it was you in their shoes?
She’s the lady on the street who stumbles as she walks
Cause she’s had a stroke or two
You point and laugh and ask yourself how much has she had?
And the man ahead in the checkout line struggling to write a check
His hands are shaking and trembling,
But all you can think is “What kind of drugs is he on?”
All you can do is point and laugh
And crack your funny jokes.
But do you ever stop and think about the suffering their going through?
Do you ask yourself How would you feel if it was you in their shoes?
An elderly man walks around all alone
He’s lost and he’s scared
Not even able to remember just where he’s from
An elderly woman shuffles along
Just trying to get through the door
She’s barely able to move, each step a chore
All you can do is point and laugh
And crack your funny jokes.
But do you ever stop and think about the suffering their going through?
Do you ask yourself How would you feel if it was you in their shoes?
We’ve all got a choice to make,
We can do the wrong thing or the right
And ask yourself How would you feel if it was you in their shoes?
Look forward to the future, but don’t forget the past….
Make new friends, but don’t forget the old…..
Make new mistakes, but learn from the old ones….
Always strive to learn & grow, but don’t forget what you have been taught….
Our past is what shapes us into the person we are today as we go forward into the future of tomorrow.
Language, at least in America, is a funny thing. We are one of the few countries where one word can mean so many things. Often times actual intent of what a person is saying can only be determined by face to face contact (or at least verbal – ex: phone all). Take for example the words ”Yeah Okay” Does that mean Yes, OK I agree/I’ll do it or does it mean ”Yeah Okay whatever I don’t care”? What about “Yeah Right”? Is the person actually agreeing – “Yes, you’re right” or is it a sarcastic statement? So much of our language is based on body language and facial expressions to know what a person is actually saying. So much is up to interpretation. It is no wonder that their are so many misunderstandings.
