The Beauty of People

The Beauty of People--

Sometimes it takes a tragedy to remind us of the beauty of those who walk their walk beside our own.

We live in routines.  There is a time to get up, a time to be at work or school, and time to eat, a time to go home from daily activities, a time to rest and refresh, a time to go to bed.  When morning arrives, we do the same things.  Routines are comforting.  We know what to expect.  We recognize there will be occasional bumps in our routines, but we expect nothing significant.

Then the unexpected happens.  The horrid unexpected.  Our routine is off.  Our lives are off.  Our homes are off.  Nothing looks or feels the same.  We stand and stare at what was while wondering what will be.  It takes time to assimilate all the change.  Too much in such a short amount of time.  Where to go?  What to do?  How to make sense of all of this?

And then the beauty of people begins to pour into lives.  People stop their daily routines to offer help.  People take time off from work to comfort.  People write checks that will be used for food, clothes, lodging.   People offer to pick up debris.  People comfort.  People call friends and organize ways to meet the most basic needs.  People open homes, churches, businesses.  And the beauty of it all is overwhelming.

When storms rage into our lives, we are forced to think outside that routine that we love so much.  We struggle with no routine or trying to establish something that reminds us of our routine.  We know we are different from the inside out.  We know that from this moment forward, we will see life through a new lens.

Those lovely souls who show up to support and help teach us once again about the beauty of people.  For the most part, people are so good.  They reach out to help others because they sincerely care.  They feel sorrow for the losses of those in pain.  They desire to help pave a new way.

Yes, people are beautiful.

Sure, it is certainly possible to list all the ways that people are not supportive or helpful.  But, why?  Why spend time thinking about those who have not learned to love others.  Let us spend our time loving those who see the need and go towards it.  

I will say it again--people are truly beautiful.