You might rewrite a message to a colleague three times, making sure none of your words could hurt them.. Then reply sharply to someone you love, trusting they will understand how tired you are!
You sincerely apologize for being a little late to a meeting.. Yet keep postponing a conversation someone you love has been waiting days to have with you.
Sometimes, we feel so secure in someone’s love that we forget to make the effort we once made to earn it.. And the person who understands our excuses the most becomes the one who sees our kindness the least.
A question worth pausing for in the rush of life:
Do those closest to you get the best of you, or only what’s left of you?
Salem Bin Ahmed