Monday, March 8, 2010

Sunshine or Salt?


"Love Never Lost" by Dar Freeland
images & text © 1997-2011 Dar Freeland | all rights reserved

When we are in the presence of someone hurting, do we see outside ourselves to their feelings, or do we interrupt our natural response of compassion? If a child were hurting, would we just shake our head and pass by, yelling "hey! suck it up!" or would we stop and with empathy, love the little one until it feels safe and out of pain? What do we do with the children of the mind? In an adult body, or a shorter young body - makes no matter the size. It is a child's pain in an older frame.

So, when faced with a wound - of our loved one, or our own - are we sunshine that heals, or salt that stings?

--dar freeland
faceupstudio.com

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