be okay, pt. III

you don't have total control over how others feel.

that's the reality.

yes, your actions can certainly contribute;

thus, be Christlike in how you treat others, as you are commanded.

love.  forgive.  speak truth.

seek reconciliation where it has yet to be found.

go as far as it depends on you -

and there's the thing.  at a point, it won't depend on you any longer.

people may still want to see the world burn, and you with it.

people may still want to darken your days with a monstrous grudge.

at that point, it's on them.

you know full well.  you've been on that side of things before.

don't let anyone's malice ensnare your joy.

He took that hit a couple thousand years ago

and saved you from it.

do be sensitive of the feelings of others,

but don't live, breathe, or swear by them.

seal yourself instead to your place

as a child of the most royal royalty, ever.

then, be okay,

because you can and will be.