Thursday, October 12, 2006

Pagarbiai apie nepagarbą = respectfully about disrespect


In the first night of Amsterdam
after a busy conference and a walk
in red light district
in the youth hostel
Shelter city (you probably know),
i prayed for the women,
those women at the doors.

I contemplated
How turning their body into profession
THEY DISRESPECT MEN + THEMSELVES.
And the other way around:
MEN, WHO USE THEIR SERVICE,
DISRESPECT WOMEN + THEMSELVES.

This is against God's plan.
He wants men to respect women
and women to respect men.

It's always easy to preach :)
But then it came down to me.

And I realized that I, myself find difficulties
to trust + respect (some) men.

When I think of it, to me,
trust + respect are inseparable elements.

I can distinguish the chain of causes
Which made me suspicious of guys + men.

My disrespect is more a response to guys' disrespect towards girls + women which I've seen, heard from my good friends + relatives & which I experienced myself.

But no matter what the causes, my Shepherd wants me to respect men.
And I want it too.

Yes, God is amazing: He is sending now guys + men, who are very attentive, sincere & respectful towards me, He is teaching me that guys can be worth respect.

I think, what makes a guy/man worth respect is being a man of integrity: being reliable & humbly carrying one's duties, warmth, honesty + complete perception of who a girl/woman is.

Lastly, I have two questions:

1. Is the picture you see showing innocent game or disrespect to a guy? What do you think?

2. If you are truly honest to yourself, do you always respect guys/girls?

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