Maybe We should Try It !

                                                         So you are part of a whole complete one hundred percent happy family unit . You from the moment you were born had brothers and sisters who always had your back in whatever mischief or dangers you might have been exposed to . Your whole world centered around mammy , daddy , and the rest of the family unit . There was never an instance of panic , there was never an instance of downright terror inflicted on your everyday adventures or outdoor pursuits . Your household was happy , it was in tune with all the good things in life , and you prospered . As they would later say in the movies , you became a made man/woman and you thrived .
                                                        So you are part of the most dysfunctional family the world has ever seen . You are zero percent happy , as is the family unit . From the moment you were born , for everyone things always were a struggle , so much so you could never rely with confidence on your siblings . They were always having their own battles , as they tried their best to keep their collective heads above water . Always seemingly getting themselves into preventable trouble . Your days were filled with panic , they were also filled with downright terror as you struggled just to stay out of harms way , and in a lot of instances that meant your father . You looked at your life on a day to day basis , and never considered the possibility of it changing . How could it change ? You were surrounded by abject misery and pain . This was how life was meant to be , and you knew no different .
                                                       Its very hard to even consider  how both of these lives would play out . From the outset , you'd say that family number 2 have a very long and hard road ahead of them due to their circumstances . Family number 1 are simply made . I know the picture of family number 1 seems too perfect to be true , but that's not the point . The point I am trying to make is the huge gulf between family number 1 and family number 2 that is so deep that the possibility of life turning round for number 2 seems virtually impossible .
                                                      We can never truly understand the difficulties people we meet throughout our lives have encountered . We can never truly appreciate the hardships some people have had to endure , and endure them they certainly did . Which brings us to our attitudes towards the less fortunate in life , and how we might behave towards them .They truly deserve a chance , they truly deserve an opportunity to rid themselves of the shackles that have kept them isolated all their lives . But more importantly they deserve our understanding and sympathy that can be lacking when we encounter their position and their pain .
                                                     Its so very hard to just accept that the have's and the have not's is an acceptable part of human nature . We make it acceptable with apathy , and the unintentional lack of

concern when we behave the way we do in similar circumstances . Its not our fault per say , but we have the capacity to change if we can see past our class intolerance . We can be nice people who won't expect thanks when we show someone a little trace of decency . We can be someone who you could be proud to be . Maybe we should try it !