Sometimes it might be lying right in front of our faces and
we may fail to recognize it. When life throws certain episodes at us, our
visual range gets selective and most often, cynical and dismissive. In these
cases, humungous evidence from the farthest quadrant to our presumptions can
sometimes fall short to widen our horizons.
I was given such a chance when I started life as a collegiate
for the second time. A weather worn, street smart (as I would like to think) and
world wise professional, looking for a break from the cares of corporate life.
And unexpectedly, life threw such goodness and innocence at me that I was
almost not prepared for it. We get so used to question and suspect ulterior
motives when so much obvious goodness hits us on the face. And that’s exactly
what I was tempted to do when this girl came into my life. Because at her age,
with her qualities, there is no reason for someone to be as unsure, insecure
and shy as she turned out to be. It was a misplaced sense of less than par self
worth. For someone like her to be able to trust and believe in someone like me
with that much tenacity was a boon. A boon that acted as a slow balm to wounds
that were age old and that helped me to trust the good in this world and to be
naïve again.
Sometimes I think she is Lucifer personified due to her
astuteness in gauging the deepest desires of people. I wish for her sake and
for mine that life doesn’t trick her out of her goodness and naivete that
providence has allowed her to nurture all these years. They say goodness lies
in not only being able to identify it in others but also in trusting that
goodness to stand the test of time. I hope we are able to find that space in
which we can be there for each other through years of evolution and growth!
God Bless!
