MAKEDA's BLOG

The men walk in a single line on the face
of the earth. 
Each of them has a bag placed on his chest
and a bag on his back. 

In the first bag we place our qualities.
In the second we place our shortcomings.
Each man has his own criteria for deciding
both shortcoming and advantages or qualities.

During this long march that we call life,
We keep our eyes fixed on our front bag
We keep our eyes on our front bag, although
we aren't quite at our final destination,
but we feel we shall arrive there soon.

During this time, on our backs we still
have the weight of our vices which hang
miserably.
We pretend to ignore it, because we are
too busy.

  We consider our duty to reproach the
defect of our companions, people around us,
which are in front of us and we are free
to see that they have a bag of drawbacks.

We consider that we are better then him,
forgetting that those who walk behind us
can also see our bag of drawbacks. Those
also consider us less deserving and do not
give us the respect we need.
   
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  Isn't this the situation we live every day?
   
This short text should remind us that our
position is relative among men: we are not
better or worst then other around us.
We should give our companion the benefit
of doubt and give him the chance to change
for the better, without reproaching his
shortcomings.