Until it happens to you, you think you're too careful to make that mistake, too smart to fall into that trap, too mature to lose control, too private to be exposed, too faithful to drift, or too responsible to fall apart. Life has a way of dismantling every identity built on certainty.
Be kind to people.
Nobody enjoys struggling. Poverty is not a character flaw, and hard times are not always a choice.
If you can help, help. If you cannot, at least do not mock the struggle.
You do not know whose furnace-at-4am season this is, and you do not know how quickly seasons turn.
The person you are tempted to look down on today may be the one hiring your children tomorrow.
Be kind. It costs little and returns much.
Some of us have seen better days, but we've also seen worse. We may not have everything we want, but we're grateful for all that we have. Some mornings, we wake up with aches and pains, yet we still rise. Our lives aren't perfect, but we are truly blessed.