Sunday, 7 September 2014

To really know someone



We all need to know someone. Maybe for a job, to be friends with, to work with or even car pool with and most importantly to spend your life with.

There is only so much you can put on a CV or your online social profile. The more information you look for the more information you will need to get a better picture. My maternal uncle uses this phrase very often ' a specialist is a person who knows more and more about less and less'. 

But humans are not an object they are a species who can differ from their entire population. The worlds most fierce dictators were students of fine art, but their cruelty was not taught in schools. A human's identity can not be determined by his name, qualification, job or ambition and maybe not even by the company he keeps. You won't judge a jail's warden to be evil because of the inmates he guards and spends most of his day with. Sure he is a gate keeper but who is he really stopping from crossing over. Lotus grow in mud, diamonds are found in the black pits of the earth, a saint is born amongst the corrupt. 

Humans don't just cut trees, they can burn them for fuel, make weapons to hunt, carve them into piece of art, make homes, or simply do it for someone else. It is not important to know what he does it is important to know what he does it for.

My advice don't google them, ask the person directly, if he is lying to your face, then what assurance is it that he is telling the truth online. Trust your instinct before you trust the source, if God is with you he won't let you choose wrong. :)