Driving along the freeway in So Cal today, we’ve listened to some wonderful music that a friend kindly shared with us, some melodic movie themes, some classical.
And you know how, in a movie, you’ll see a platoon of cars all cruising almost as one unit? And then, as the music gentles out, the camera moves in on one little blue, dusty Camry? Or a VW bug from the 60’s or a rusty red jalopy ? And we see inside – one might be a young bearded surfer headed for the beach, or a dad hurrying home to a new baby, or a girl and her new adopted puppy?
Everyone is somebody. Nobody is not a nobody. Everybody’s details matter. No one is a drive- by. No one is not worthy of note.
Everyone at the burger place, where we stop, has a story, -no, better, is a story. No one is in our way, if we think that way.
Can we see this? Do we care? Depends. Is everybody a nobody or a somebody?
God knows. You choose.
Thank you Pam for highlighting the fact that everyone is significant. Even that person in the car in front of you who is supposedly in your way. If no one is not significant, then every one individual is surely significant – to God. So then they must be to me too.
I love this idea that, everyone is somebody. It is so true and there is so much love in this clear message. I will be knowing this as I go about my daily activities.
Thanks again Pam for this sweet message.
This is a beautiful idea!Thank you for writing it. I love your decriptive scenerio of honing in on the individuals in cars like a movie.
I was raised on tv. It was on in my house every day, most of the day when growing up. I didn’t go to preschool but stayed home & watched old Elvis Presley or Shirley Temple movies & old westerns until I was almost 6 & started school. I realized 3 or 4 years ago there was this thought in the world operating that some people are like “x-tra’s” in a movie.They’re nameless & faceless. You don’t get attached to them,they’re not as important or interesting as the main character. & you don’t get sad when they get shot or whatever because thank goodness it just wasn’t your main guy in the movie. Haha, I realized no one is an x-tra! Although I’ve always cared about the person in the shadows, who feel alone or left out of good because I felt like that a lot of my life & haven’t wanted anyone else to feel this way. It was kinda different though. Specific to tv & it’s influence on mine & the worlds thinking. For example look at the poparozzi obsessing on celebrities doing mundane things. Some people just seemed to matter more. I’m posative this waking up came from working with you, being treated like the detals of my life really mattered. & studying Christian Science, realizing I’m important to God, although I also feel like I’ve always known this because I’ve always been cared for. God isn’t unfair & just focussed on the “popular, succsessful kids”. Or just blessing some with health while others are left out of this good & suffer with disease. He is ever present & we each have equal oppportunity for freedom, health & happiness. Why some resist CS I can’t understand at this time. I suppose it requires giving up a false sense of individuality in order to be receptive, & having less dependance on matter & more trust in God. Then again I could ask why don’t I study it more myself?
Yesterday after work I went to Michaels craft store & on the way in there was a man in the parking lot standing with a bike & making really weird sparatic body motions, falling part way over again & again. I waited to see if someone would stop & see if he was ok, & then realized I was that person. I asked him if he was ok. I suspected he was nodding out on drugs but was moved to help him sit in the shade, & get out of the way of cars I got him some water ( it was very hot) & then a burrito after he told me he hadn’t eaten all day. I told him God bless you -God loves you! This isn’t unusual for me to do but I questioned it later because I tend to not give money to someone I know will just get high, & try to avoid being duped by someone who is a drug addict. I’ve been praying about drug addiction & specifically my brother with a new felt compassion the past couple weeks who has struggled with drugs the past 30 years. I have tended to just look away bc it seems he’s been unreceptive to doing it any other way. Later when I questioned helping that man & wondering if the store empolyees who were watching through the window thought I was stupid & got taken advantage of. (They’re next to an area where a lot of drug activity happens). I just felt grateful to shine some love at someone who needed help & to know he felt the love because he said God bless you to me before I left, & your amazing with clarity & enthusiasm. I didn’t think I was amazing, I just felt like he felt the amazingness of divine Love. So it was worth my time, money & effort. I also was thinking I don’t know what that guy will go off & do. If he felt the Christ he may just never do drugs again.
This came to mind from my pin on Pinterest. I wanted to just share the picture but there’s no way to share non text images, so here’s a link. ” God is in the details”
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/485685141049611487/
Beautifully worded. Will love to ponder this!