Humans should come with a warning label
Warning!
My computer blinked for my attention. “You have used 75% of the storage in your mailbox.” Too bad my bank account didn’t offer the same warning when it was low on funds: “Judy, just a little note to warn you you’re almost out of money.”
Or even better, what if people wore little temperament storage meters? Mine could measure my patience and give little warnings:
“Your patience level is at a critically low level. Do not attempt to interact with children at this level.”
Or, “You have no common sense remaining in your account. Please do not make critical decisions today.”
You can see some people’s “capacity levels” even without a meter; you can just tell by looking at them. They fret and flitter from here to there, never ever being quite all there.
Others shine.
Wilma Schumaker’s “Compassion Level” would always record: “You are at full capacity. Please enlarge your heart and keep on going!”
Kendra Winter’s “Caring Level” would always read: “Currently in Use.”
Konnie Harrington’s “Laugh Meter” would always need to be recharged from overuse.
These people just glow. They are themselves through and through. They are always just as they seem because they work at keeping their levels at 100 percent.
When my e-mail mailbox was full, I was left with two options: delete some old messages or get a bigger box and keep stuffing more junk in it. I chose the first option. Once I deleted unnecessary messages, I found I had plenty of room for new messages.
When our emotional levels are low, we, too, have two options:
We can delete old emotions and worries taking up too much space in our hearts or we can “buy” a bigger heart and shove more worries into it.
When I cleanse my heart and mind of old thoughts bogging me down, I find renewed strength to face the day’s challenges.
Perhaps you will, too. Try it today. Forgive someone needing forgiveness and see what happens to your meter.
“Let no one come to you without leaving better.” — Mother Teresa
Now there’s a philosophy to live by.