When you get angry at someone or feel hurt by them

You may forget that they are a full person too

That they still have good qualities, that they also feel, that they also hurt and they also want for things in life

Remembering the humanness in the other reminds us to remember the humanness in ourselves

It expands the grounds for compassion and kindness

And can alleviate resentment

That feeling of anger and hate

It really only weighs the one who carry’s it down

As you trudge through your day with its weight on your back

When you open your fists, you open your eyes and so too your heart

And it just kind of feels better to live that way

(It’s a practice, but it’s achievable)