Do we take this saying very literally? The Good Book that says this assures us that if we ask with sincerity and faith, we will be granted our request.
Today, however, the same set of words take on a whole new meaning.
There is a man with a white cane waiting to cross the road, nervousness writ large on his face. Why did I pass him by? I don't know... did he ask me to help? Uh oh. If he had, I would certainly have done just that.
"Ouch" I say as I step gingerly down from an uneven curb to a road that seems a bit lower than my hurt knees can manage. Did I have someone with me that I could have held on to? Well, yes. But did I ask to be helped? No. Well, that explains why my companion has gone ahead and is waiting impatiently.
Get the drift?
Walter Raleigh style chivaly may be as obsolete as the 'Saurus, but... courtesy? Humane empathy?
It exists. Mercifully, it does, in pockets. But, by and large, we need to ask for anything to get done.
Not blaming. Just saying...
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well nothing to blame here really . Your relationship with the world more often than not depends on you. If you reach out, if you ask, if you smile...
Its more the complexities in our mind that make hell on earth. Heaven or hell - its all in our mind - complexities included!
Esp
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