Opinions
and Love
I
suppose I read something like this a hundred times or more on social media
sites: “Don’t have an opinion? Let me
give you mine.”
Opinions
abound. Just ask the next person you
meet on any street corner in America, or the world, for that matter. And in most cases, that stranger will,
perhaps, attempt to convert you to his or her ideology, thoughts, political
persuasions and foods to eat or avoid.
A
writer that I find refreshing, Bob Goff, wrote this recently.
“It will be our love,
not
our opinions,
which will be our
greatest contribution
to the world.”
I
think he is onto something. LOVE!
You
do know, don’t you, that people can tell whether you care or not? And they can sense love, and all other
expressions.
I
never get far from a bit of advice that my college music profession gave me
once.
Jim
said, “Love the people.”
That’s
it. Love the people.
And
it has stood me in good stead for all these years of my life.
A
personal story: I reconnected with a
customer of mine who has become a friend.
We had not communicated for seven months or so, since my surgery and
recovery. He said to me … “You are one
of the friendliest guys I know.”
He
paid me a high compliment. Though we
have different ideologies, different interest and have taken different career
paths, we find friendship outside of the business dealings we do.
He
didn’t use the “love” word, yet for me, there is a brotherly love that he and I
share. He’s a nice guy, the kind I would
love to do occasional things with.
Bottom
line … opinions drive me away. Love
draws me in.
This is
my
morning
reflection.
P Michael Biggs
Words of Hope
Encouragement
Inspiration
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