"It's not what you pay a man, but what he costs you that counts."
Will Rogers, 1879-1935, American Humorist and Entertainer
The personal cost of every encounter, with our fellow man, is worth so much more than any amount of cash involved. Some people bankrupt on all levels; some cost only in coin, but deposit freely in ways much too precious to calculate. The possible combinations are limitless in number and as unique from one another as snowflakes.
There is no way to assess beforehand just what kind of outcome will occur at any given time. The mystery is part of the driving force that moves us toward one another. Our own personal needs figure into it too; if brain surgery is needed calling a plumber is asking for a bad outcome. Seeking the proper assistance is half the battle won, and most of the war guaranteed.
Nowadays with the anonymity of the internet we are often out on a limb before we even hear the saw cutting into our perch. I was badly burned, but it did not stop me from believing in my fellow-man. It did not shake my confidence in myself either; all it did was prove that in this one case I paid a staggering price for NOTHING. Hell, that happens to all of us from time-to-time.
Learning from it then traveling on is the only way to get rid of the bitter taste. Faith has proved me right, often enough to allow me the honor of controlling the final cost of each encounter. I refuse to add to the bill by giving into negatives. Disappointment is only important in the lessons it teaches, so in a twisted way it pays its own price for its brief journey inside my orbit.
I thank God every day for that bitter disillusionment and the price I paid. If I had held onto that dead horse, I would have been in the wrong place to discover what I possess now. God bless the broken road that led me here. Travel swiftly through the bitter times, they hold nothing worth keeping once the lesson is fully learned. A better tomorrow is fairly earned by living through all the less than perfect yesterdays.
THINK ABOUT IT
LET IT GROW
THEN DECIDE
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