Seeing the good in everyone is something that I have always questioned. I have met many different types of people throughout my short life, and I have always wondered if I should keep seeing the good in everyone. Is it something that’s right?
There is no right answer to that; we choose what we want to see in somebody. Whether it is our parents, siblings, friends, whoever, we choose what we see in everybody we encounter. You can choose to see the bad in people and stay away, or you can look past that and see the good. I’m not saying to ignore all the bad traits, that means blurring the lines of reality and your idea of someone. I’m saying you can choose to see both sides, and decide what you want to will past and believe in.
Trust me, I always try and see the good in everyone I encounter. I, by no means am naive. I know the difference between a bad and good person, the difference between someone saying they’re different and when they show how they are.
I have had my fair share of wanting to believe the best in someone, and they proved me wrong. I have had a crush on someone, that even when he was hot and cold, or if he played around me, I would still believe in the best of him. It was that goodness I held onto, even if he only talked to me in his free time. That doesn't make him a wholly bad person, he still has his charisma and kindness.
People will prove you wrong, but that doesn’t mean you stop believing in the best of everyone. That just means you have to be careful on who you want to trust and let it. Trusting someone and their intentions will be one of the hardest things you do, and the biggest leap of faith.
Take that leap of faith.
Remember, people can change. They can overcome their bad habits, traits, and become good. People have the power to change, and that is another reason why I choose to see the good in people.
Not everyone will agree with me, it’s fine. I don’t choose to see the good in people for anyone else but myself. I am a human being who has the power to choose what to see in everyone I encounter. Even if the lines may be blurred, and reality may be harsher than my idea of someone, so be it.
You live and you learn.
We so quickly forget that, you live and you learn. You’re always learning about people, their intentions, whether your assumptions about a person were right or wrong, and whether you should assume at all.
So I leave you with this. I may see the good in everyone, but I don’t expect everyone too. I just hope there’s an understatement gained, that seeing the good in everyone might be one of the best things you can do.
What if everything goes wrong, but darling, what if everything goes right?
