Character

Watching America's Top Model once again and found a great life lesson...

Tyra Banks, top model, hosts the show and takes the girls through their journey of becoming America's Top Model. This week, there was a girl that seemed to grate on everyone and was in it simply for the win. Tyra addressed it in a way that was so beautiful and able to expand character.

Tyra had the girl sit in front of all the other girls. The other contestants were then to one at a time tell this girl what she had done to grate on them. The girl listened and took all of the criticism in. Tyra then gave the girl a chance to address the other girls. She broke down. Her response was, I'm so sorry! In tears she said how she has been so hurt in her life and has only truly felt loved by her husband and son. Tyra said words of wisdom, "hurt people hurt people". She was able to address the girl and say, you know how it feels to be hurt and yet in defense you hurt others. If you don't get anything else out of this competition, I hope that you will take this away with you.

It made me think... before I "judge" someone for the way that they have treated me or others, I might need to simply stop and think, why did that person act that way? Most people are not cruel just to be cruel. Most times something has happened to them to cause them to act or respond a certain way. Lord, help me to look deeper and see people how You see them and love them.