I was reading some blog a while ago and the individual who will remain nameless was discussing how they are tired of being hurt by individuals. This person went on to say that they would not trust another person again because of this hurt and betrayal. I started thinking to myself how many times I felt the same way this individual felt when people are constantly hurting me or you or whomever. Then I realized the operative word is people, that's what they are and because of that neither they or I am perfect. People will let us down and we will let them down but at the end of the day we have see people for who they are and respect and forgive them. I am a firm believer that most people don't go out and hurt you intentionally. I was on a train with another person just yesterday as I took a tour of Korea and the person who was on the train with me started talking about how people that she has met in the last six months here have let her down. As I was sitting there listening to her I realized that what do expect for others to be what we want them to be and to act the way we would like for them to act. We must realized that in life situations are not going to go the way we would want but that does not mean that the situation did not go the way it should have gone. Both of these individuals made comments to the point that they were tired of people and that they wanted to be left alone. I have had many of days like that and at one point in my life that was my golden rule because all people where going to do was hurt you and some times they might but not taking a chance to get to know people and yes get to love people not for what you want them to be but for who they are... I am constantly telling my friends here in Korea that everything is a mind frame... so if you say that your life sucks well guess what it will... not trusting and not giving people a chance to hurt you can be a lonely place to be and I know that might sound strange but think about it... if you cut yourself off from people what happens then when you miss that one person who was meant to be there in your life. I commented on the former person that I discussed in this piece blog and I told them that I felt it was worth getting hurt a 100 times if I met that one person who was a true friend on that 101st time then all the other times hurt and pain would have been worth that one time of great joy. The only way in life to fail is not to try....