Life is a matter of survival. In this world we meet different people every day. Each of them leaves profound impressions on our lives. Some rub you the wrong way even before they say a word to you. Others bring you joy and happiness never before experienced. Whatever side they show, they affect you and leave you with something to always remember. But, how they affect you depends on who we think they are. Some could be the victims of stereotypes, playing into unwarranted fears, or simply resisting the personal growth that interaction with other persons may offer. On the other hand, sometimes that inexplicable feeling that this person is "bad news" may be your instinctive response to danger or what you are forced to believe and that is what you try to honor, hone and hold on to. Sometimes, our views of people from other cultures are clouded by perceptions we receive from others. And that affects how we could love them or enter relationships of a sort with them. How many times have you found too late that your initial response was valid or invalid? How many times have you come to lately realize you were wrong and said 'I should have listened to my own gut'? Many hearts are always broken by our perceptions that the future with such “other” persons will yield no pleasant fruit. Well, it is not easy to let someone into your life who elicits a gut reaction in people who may tell you to stay away. No one can blame you for being judgmental and unfair too. Life is a matter of survival. But if your love is strong you two could weather every hail and storm no matter the consequences.
A Matter of Survival
It's not all that unusual to
think things with your gut
despite the tendency of men to trust in all things and fail
despite the tendency of men to trust in all things and fail
That visceral response to man
and things keeps you secure
a remnant of survival skills in fact that's what it's for
a remnant of survival skills in fact that's what it's for
In ancient days it honed your
knack to choose to fight or flee
it mattered not if justified by things that you could see
it mattered not if justified by things that you could see
It's not being judgmental, quite
the opposite in fact
it saves you from the weight of thoughts that might keep you off track
it saves you from the weight of thoughts that might keep you off track
So careful to trust in
impression, or trust the way people make you feel
for nine times out of ten you'll find it's borne out as quite unreal.
for nine times out of ten you'll find it's borne out as quite unreal.
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