Goodness
Some people, like my partner and my daughter, are good people, all the way down, all the way out, in every way.
They think of others, first.
They will rise to an occasion, as needed, doing whatever they can.
They do not lie, cheat, deceive, abuse, gaslight, manipulate, or disrespect.
In their presence, we know we are held, loved and safe.
Just by being kind, good and considerate, we, those graced with their presence, become better people.
In my moments of meanness, or petty anger, my partner reaches for the tool of comedy to shake the ick off me. He usually succeeds. Sometimes, I hang onto my petty grievance, marinating in my righteous indignation just a little too long. He has more patience than I.
When others cross him, you would have to know him very well to detect the anger. Politeness is a default, even then.
Goodness in people is such a precious experience to behold. Against a sea of lies and deception, nasty people doing cruel things to others, violence enacted on the majority of the world in one form or another – goodness is to be cherished.
Goodness that refuses to turn sour against overwhelming odds of a system designed to break down any expression of goodness.
I look for goodness in others. I seek to live goodness in myself.
To persistently act with goodness is a living prayer to a future we hope for.
Photo Taken December 18th 2024, Article written December 18th 2024
