We need each other but need ourselves more The self must be in good repair to share To be we need to know what to be for To "be there" for you I must first "be there"
If there exists among us an elect Election is by mutual respect To love my neighbor as myself I must First love myself in order to love you How can I trust you if I cannot trust My own word when I give it you as true ?
We are spirit as sure as we are dust If "hell is other people" heaven too I watch your back because I watch my own We live together but we die alone
Very true...words of wisdom spoken here. You have given others something to think about. If you don't love or respect your self, how then can you love or respect anyone else? Thanks for the words of wisdom.
I epecially like the last paragraph - we are spirit and we are dust and this is truth. If you know Joanne Richardson put her on your prayer list. She is very needy right now.
While Debtors prisons no longer exist, many people continue to be persecuted for crimes related to poverty or inability to repay money owed to municipalities. This practice remains in an injustice that needs to be rectified.
Helen
God Bless,
Lew