The other day I was talking to my mom and she fleetingly said something that really got me thinking.
She said it in a conversation, probably without thinking about it, but she is right.
No one's feelings are invalid.
Who are we to say whether a person has the right to feel a certain way about situations. Whether a person is facing a break-up, a loss of someone, or even of a pet. Whether someone is upset because of a losing a job or ripping their favorite jeans. Who am I to say their feelings don't matter? Or that my feelings are worse than theirs? I'm not anyone. I can't say that, and no one else can either.
Feelings are real. Very real. The Lord gave them to us for a reason. We have feelings so we can experience the good with the bad. The happy with the sad. We have the ability to swell up when we hear someone we love say I love you back. We feel pain. But we also feel joy. Feelings are important. They mean something.
They mean that you are capable of living life to the fullest. They mean you can empathisize with someone going through a difficult time. They mean that you can love so much that your heart feels like bursting.
I think the Lord for the feelings he gave me. Even if I feel as though I can't handle the pain any longer and then I look at my family, and I swell up because I love them so much.
So the next time you have the urge to dismiss someone's feelings because the situation seems so petty, stop yourself. We should make it an effort to be kind to everyone we meet and know. You never know what kind of pain someone is in. And the pain they feel that you think is so silly? well that could be the worst pain they've ever felt.
They may need someone.
and that person may be you.
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