He left her for another woman...SMH

Perception. Here's a concept.

We all heard this or something like this before.

"How could you do that to me? I thought you were my friend? Why didn't you listen to me? Why did you lie to me? Why would you cheat on me? Why did you have to break my heart? Why do you want to hurt me? Why did you say it like that?"

I could go on and on with this.

While I was on the phone with this person, she was telling me how hurt she was that her husband of almost 30 years left her with 4 kids to go with another woman and take care of her and her kid... She didn't stop one minute talking about all the memories, plans, projects that she had for them. How they would grow old together. And because they we're a few of years away from retirement, how they would travel and see the world.

When he left, she promised herself that she would remain strong for her and her kids. She didn't even try to get him back. Even if, she still cries herself to sleep every night. It's been 5 years now. She's retirering next year.

Now, that same woman, for whom he left her for, is making her life miserable. Calling her. Sending bad, disgusting things to her door, to her life...SMH...

Before we hung up the phone, the last thing she said was: " For all my life, I've tried to live by Gods teaching. Never hurting no one. Took care of my home, my husband and my kids. I just don't understand why anyone would want to hurt me?

The big question. WHY would anyone want to hurt you? Really why?

It's simple. In their freaking mind they think that you've hurt them too!!!!

The Bitch (the other woman), is not having a good time. Because the A**hole (the husband) won't commit to her. In the Bitch's mind, she thinks that the Wife is the reason why her relationship to the A**hole is not working! Go figure! Mind you, the Wife and the A**hole are still married! So the Bitch is making the Wife's life miserable.

Perception.

An accident that happened at corner street, will not be described exactly the same way by the witnesses. Everybody has their own perception of the accident.

That's life. Everybody has their own perception of it. Of things. You may think you didn't do anything wrong but the someone you "wronged", will not see it the same way. If everyone would take the time to acknowlegde that we may not have the same perceptions, things would be less difficult. As we don't take our inspirations, decisions from the same pool of values; We are all different; We all don't see or process things the same way.

Who's right? Who's wrong? Who knows!

Perceptions. We all have them. Let's not be victims of them.