These past few years have been bumpy for me in spots.  The Experience has inspired these thoughts, dedicated to everyone I watch, both far and near.

I Know Your Pain

 

It doesn’t matter that you are rich & famous or if you are poor & lonely… If your talents are world class, or if your abilities seem dull and plain.  In one sense, we are the same.

 

Whether astrophysics is light reading, or simple instructions confuse… There is one understanding that we share.

 

Even if you’ve traveled the world, seeing wonders and cultures abroad, or have only experienced the home of your birth, we share one common experience.

 

For the rich, famous, and infamous, the drama is displayed, out for all to see and feel.  For common folk it’s much more private, but just as real.

 

Suffering comes when there is much wealth and in extreme poverty.  It comes in spite of good health as well as in malady.

 

Some pain is universally felt, experienced and common to all.  Some is unique, known only to you.  Yet, ironically, in this sense, you are unique… just like everyone else.

 

A lifetime pattern of intense people watching, coupled with a pattern of deep thought and contemplation has taught me one thing about you.  Though I don’t know the details, I know your pain.

 

You feel pain of body and anguish in soul, both for self and others.  You’ve suffered loss, endured trials and tribulations, experienced disappointment and defeat.  Fear, doubt and despair have haunted your soul.  What you are made of is tested and tried.

 

Whether glared in the media, or seen in a quite glimpse, when I see your pain, it reflects on my own.  My pain is personal, yet I’m not alone.  Seeing your pain melts my heart of stone.