The tipping point occurs when you no longer take the wickedness of others personally.
When their words stopped fracturing your heart,
Rather than feeling the tearing pain of the wounded man rising within you
You notice another suffering, much deeper.
More powerful, you see its deep roots, its hold on the ground, the tense anchor it presents,
More tender, you will want to embrace, to heal the other from their locked-up state.
More courageous, you feel capable of receiving everything, of hearing everything,
Since you now understand you are not the actual recipient.
What are these words, these acts of wickedness in reality?
Stay tall, you’ll need it to reach out a helping hand
The man sitting too much, stunned, knocked by the blows of the words
Cannot help anyone.
Notes & Silence 