I know there was probably a movie about this or something- ever wish you could just put your hands over someone's ears, tell them what you really think, remove your hands from their ears, and then go on as if nothing ever happened. Or maybe you could say a magic word, the person would lose ability to hear, you could give them a unbridled piece of your mind, you could repeat the magic word and then you could both resume life?
The other day I was sitting over at my friend's house drinking tea. One of my other friend's mother-in-law was there as well; a woman who I think was probably around when Galileo was learning to walk. And she's basically completely deaf and thus yells every word during a conversation. She looked at Isaaq who was happily nursing away and yelled at him "Stop nursing! You're too old!" I wanted to yell at her, "It's none of your beeswax, lady!" but I didn't and tried to tell her that I was doing something very good for the life of my son. She couldn't hear a single word I said, but I'm not sure if she could have heard me, she probably wouldn't have changed her mind. She's probably like 212 years old. It's not her fault.
Somedays, I see the world around me, and I feel whispers of despair creeping in. Seriously, will anything ever change here. People here want their lives to change, but they (themselves) don't want to change. Change is scary, requires work, and quite possibly brings ridicule by others who either are too scared or too prideful to change themselves. Sometimes, we may have to admit we were wrong (not me though, just my husband- and hello I'm kidding).
But it's not impossible. I worship an amazing Father who reminds me that all things are possible through Him. I like to tell Him that I think some things are impossible. He likes to tell me that I'm wrong and with Him, it's very possible. I think of how much I've changed over the course of these 28 years of life. And I'm so glad that I have. Wouldn't it be awful, to live, and not hear the wisdom and love of those life songs sounding around us?
Perhaps it comes through a melody we've never heard before, or from a voice we're not expecting to hear. Would I stop today, and listen. Just listen. Maybe there's a message for me. A message just for me.