The Happiness and Misery of Others.

Eventful day today. A wake-up call in a way. Today is the day of the general strike in my country. I have already seen reports and photos of people throwing rocks, acting violent, and burning car tires. The situation looks dangerous in the streets. The police force has been seen fully armed, patrolling in many sectors and neighborhoods looking to defuse any incident. Still, I came to work today. Hopefully, the day will end without anything bad happening. Still, this isn’t the event I actually want to talk about.

The thing is, today, something happened to a co-worker of mine. I won’t enter in details because this blog isn’t to divulge the private matters of other people. I will only say that what happened was shocking and sad to me. That person is now in a difficult situation. One I can relate all too well. I couldn’t say anything to him. I could only do one thing. I prayed for his well-being. With this, I understood one thing. We all feel emphatic to people because we see ourselves in them. Let’s be kind to one another. Let’s sustain each other in hard times. 

“I’m sorry, but I don’t want to be an emperor. That’s not my business. I don’t want to rule or conquer anyone. I should like to help everyone if possible – Jew, Gentile – Black Man, White.

We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other’s happiness – not by each other’s misery”. 

The Great Dictator Speech - Charlie Chaplin 

P.S. – If anyone by any chance sees this blog, please do yourself a favor and watch the full speech. It will soothe your soul in times of need. See the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8HdOHrc3OQ