TATTOOS III

"Condemn none: if you can stretch out a helping hand, do so..." - Swami Vivekananda

Continued:

"Go back and tell him to stay there, that we will be back in fifteen minutes," I told Nick. We hurried to the nearest store: bought our gifts carefully. "It can’t be too heavy," I explained. "He has to be able to carry it around." We settled on our purchases. We rushed back to the spot where we left him, and there he was, still waiting. And still, nobody else was stopping for him. With hands shaking, I grabbed our bags and climbed out of the car, all five of us, each carrying a gift. As we walked up to him, I feared, hoping he wasn’t a serial killer. I looked into his eyes and saw something that startled me: I'd misjudged him. He was fighting to hold back his tears. How long had it been since someone showed this man kindness? He stood there, like a child, and I felt like my small contributions were so inadequate. As he stood up, I looked directly into my eyes: there were so blue, so intense and mine filled with tears as he said, "Ma’am, I don’t know

THE BUMBLEBEE

"You cannot believe in God until you believe in yourself." - Swami Vivekananda

According to scientists, the bumblebee's body is too heavy and its wing span too small. Aerodynamically, the bumblebee cannot fly. But the bumblebee doesn't know that and it keeps flying.

When we don't know our limitations, we go out and surprise everyone, including ourselves. We look around and always find a list of many things we cannot do. It is said that, when Ford, told his people he wanted a V8 engine they told him it couldn't be done, he said to them, "do it anyway." Have you been told you cannot fly? Or have you been told that you're so different from the rest, that you're a failure already even before you start? Were you told no one will marry you the way you are? Welcome to reality. 

No matter how enlightened your opponents are on why they think you cannot do what you've been made to do, make sure you check with your creator to be sure you're hearing right.