TO IGNORE PEOPLE IS TO IGNORE THE COLORS OF LIFE
As the colorblind people say- life is like the rainbow: made of black bands, and white bands. – Anecdote from the life of the color – blind
Not all the inhabitants of the earth equally perceive the whole palette of diversity, which differentiates us. Color perception in humans is different. For example, the inability to distinguish between one or more colors called is called daltonism (colorblindness). Colorblind people can see well, but perceive the colors of the surrounding world differently than other people, they are unable to correctly identify certain colors, as a result, they are disadvantaged. To adequately perceive the world and receive all the joy and benefits, you must have the ability to fully see.
Therefore, people who are not able to correctly identify the different ranges of colors:
- cannot enjoy the wealth of colors around them
- cannot, for example, distinguish between the colors on traffic lights
- more than 150 professions are prohibited for them
A person who cannot differentiate all the color the world has to display, misses a lot in life.
But there is another kind of “color blindness”. There are people that are similar to the colorblind, the only difference is that they do not notice the wealth of every person. At best, these people perceive others in general, not seeing the details of their uniqueness. In the worst instance, they see others simply as a crowd. Anyone who does not notice the differences of colors, loses a lot in life, but even more at a loss is one who does not notice the uniqueness of each person.
Let me ask you a question: how many people did you have time today to compliment? For the whole day, you did not see a single person on whom it was possible to draw your attention? Not a single beautifully made up woman? Not a single well and tastefully dressed man? There was no one person who had a beautiful hairstyle? How could you manage to live a whole day without uttering a compliment?
The fact that we do not compliment people and do not say good words to people, means that, in our society something is out of order and if this continues, we will run into trouble. This occurs from the fact that we were not taught to see the differences. The inability to see the difference in people around us makes us blind. More than that, if we fail to notice the peculiarities of other people, we will not see the most important things in life. ALL THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS IN LIFE ARE IN THE DETAILS, IN LITTLE THINGS. If you can walk past a woman with beautiful hair, good makeup, dressed tastefully and did not notice anything at all then you are unable to see and perceive anything. This means that you are not able to recognize difference.
Once you stop making compliments, you stop seeing and noticing the colors of life. Complimenting OTHERS should become the norm for us, this is what gives you the confirmation that you see the differences in other people and that you not only see this difference but that you also honor and celebrate those differences in others that you distinguish and recognize. When you make compliments to other people, then you are enriched!
The person who doesn’t see advantages in others, lives a poor life
The greatest poverty – is poverty of the heart. – Mother Teresa (1910 – 1997), a Roman Catholic nun and Nobel Peace Prize Winner
When we do not notice the differences in people, we are impoverished, just as much as we see nothing good in people. HE WHO DOES NOT NOTICE THE WEALTH HIDDEN IN OTHER PEOPLE, IS A POOR PERSON.
- Not noticing external beauty, we cannot enjoy it
- Not noticing a person’s knowledge, we cannot learn from them
- Not seeing wisdom, we do not get the necessary advice
- Not noticing and noting the abilities of a person, we will not be able to use them
- Not noticing a person’s sense of humor, we can’t improve our mood thanks to their subtle jokes
In every person, there is something special something that I do not have that can enrich me, if only I can identify these differences in the other person. If I do not see them, then I remain a poor and a constantly depressed person. The richest people are those who look for the differences in others who surround them: in all whom they meet on their way in life. If you set the task to find these differences in people, you are immediately enriched. Disregarding the differences of others, you remain the same as you are – roughly speaking, poor.
A person will become poorer when he ceases to:
- notice the uniqueness, “colors” of people
- give people compliments
Not seeing the uniqueness of others, thinking only about ones’ problems and not noticing the uniqueness of people around us, we
become poor because we do not see the features of wisdom, knowledge, beauty, and cannot make use of them, cannot take advantage of them
we feel that we are crushed under the weight of our problems
depressed psychologically and spiritually
For example, I do not have depression. You want to know why? I not only see people around me but their features. I see details and nuances, even little things about them. That’s why I do not see grayness, but rather a rainbow palette of colors that is in every man. When I get into an audience, then I embrace the whole room looking and seeing each person individually. Whenever I get the chance, I always interest myself in knowing individual people: “Hello! How are you? What are You doing?”, I am interested in knowing what’s inside of this person, I want to hear it, especially if the first time I see him, I want to know his unique story. If I have a chance to talk with another person, I can’t sit standoffish, without noticing them. I want to be “enriched” by them, I want to know how they live, what is inside of them, why is they are so beautiful, why they are so elegant, how they feel.
I look forward in expectation to every man as a vast ocean of treasures, that is not accessible to me and I want to find different ways, find an inlet, to open up this unknown world to me, that this person shares their hidden treasures with me. If I look at a person, I feel and see one kind of beauty, if I look at another I see another kind of beauty. I am captivated by the beauty and uniqueness of others, I am drawn by the specific qualities of others, I am enriched when I hear about the lives of others, what they live for. I would like to meet with everybody! Therefore, whenever an audience gathers, I ask people to introduce themselves, I ask them: “what is your name? Who are you? Where are you from? How are you? What are you doing? Where were you? What is happening in your life? When I interact with people I invite everyone to speak out, I am happy to listen to people.
I am completely enriched and saturating by the uniqueness of each. The more people I see, the more my life displays the rainbow, which consists of a wealth of different colors. I am very interested in discovering and admiring every color of this rainbow, I am always fascinated by people, each person individually. Giving people recognition, compliments, glory, recognizing and celebrating the uniqueness of each, I discover God’s wealth. This is the principle of my life, and this is how I manage to live without depression. BEGIN TO SEE A RAINBOW IN PEOPLE!
How often do you go near people, to get to know them, get acquainted with them? If you are not interested in other people and listening to them, if you are only interested in yourself and sharing only your news, then you are a poor person! If you are sitting in a company where a lot of people are and there is not an urge in you to go and meet someone new and ask questions, or just talk to someone then you are a poor man. You are pathologically not interested in other people, this is not because it is not part of your culture, it’s more personal, it is not part of your values.
To be continued Tomorrow, don’t miss it!
Excerpts from the Book “THE LAW OF DIFFERENCE”. #DSABOOKS
This book can be found on dsabooksplanet.com and Amazon.com
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, CHURCH AND NATION
By Pastor Sunday Adelaja.
