There is this popular clichéd idiom which states as follows every house has its cross. Which translates to every household has their own burdens and their own set of problems. Some of us just assume that it is only within the household where there is problems or burdens. But have we ever considered that every individual in that household or for a matter of fact every individual in this world is sitting with their very own burden, their own set of problems. Every individual in this world is sitting with their own cross. Some of them do not even know that they have one bigger than what they know of.
The big thing when it comes to burdens is the fact that we do not realise we do not have to carry them alone. We were given friends, family and people whom we can trust to confide in. These people might also need that one person they can ask to help carry their burden to lighten the weight on their shoulders.
The same goes for when we judge someone, it is a human instinct to judge someone before we know them. We judge their looks, we create our own picture of that person and what we think they might look like before we have even heard the entire story. Sometimes we need to let our emotions and feelings towards others go so that we can lend them a hand in their struggles with life and to help them carry their cross.
I have learned that people dear to me wear the same scars as me for different reasons, some of them carry emotion burdens which some people just cannot comprehend. I have had the privilege to be able to help in some of their burdens. The reason I say I was privileged is the fact that they allowed me into their lives and they shared and confided to me for me to lend them my shoulders so that I can help them lift their chin to see the world again.
I think it is time we need to lower our noses and our egos and see the real struggles everyone is going through. These struggles can be anything from a person’s health and well-being, to sexuality, depression, to a person whom have hit rock bottom, to someone who is reaching their breaking point. Sometimes you might just find someone who is carrying the same cross as what you are carrying. It’s time we unite take hands and realise we are not alone.
