A few months ago, I had an opportunity to meet with someone who has been through it. By that I mean someone who has dealt with life’s numerous challenges that isolated her for almost eight months. So, seeing her ever-smiling face after several months was already a miracle. I came close to her, expressing how much I missed seeing her as I gently rubbed her left shoulder. It was spontaneous and so genuine that she almost let out some tears.
As I left her office and walked down the hallway, I almost teared up. Not only because of her challenges, but because that spontaneous gesture was therapeutic for me as well. Some experiences had almost made me change my stance on certain aspects of human interactions. I was increasingly becoming withdrawn and acting indifferent. But in meeting this sweet soul, I suddenly regained my heart.
So, while I walked away, I heard an inner voice peacefully whispering to my inner heart, “Chibii, please, don’t lose this heart.”
This heart of care
This genuine love for others
This childlike heart of trust
This empathic disposition
This thoughtfulness and being considerate
Don’t allow the world and ugly experiences to change you, making you indifferent, insensitive, and ultimately undesirable.
Rather,
still love
Still care
Still reach out
Still cry
Still pray
Still believe
“Buikem, please, don’t lose this heart.”
Here is me telling you the same thing. Never allow life’s numerous challenges to mutate the gentle, peace-loving and godly person you are. Don’t lose that heart of yours. For without people like you, this world would be insipid.
