It Could Be You

The world has become harsh and cruel,

human compassion absent in too many.

So quick to look down on others,

without stopping to truly see.

Do they ever think about how it might be,

to spend time in another's shoes?

One wonders as they observe the less fortunate,

do they believe it could never be them.

Rushing to judge and criticize,

to target and ridicule in public,

As if by pointing a finger at another,

makes them look superior in some way.

Unexpected things happen in our lives,

that we never believed could be.

Plan as we may events occur,

that we could not have foreseen.

None of us are immune,

from the twists and turns of life.

In the blink of an eye all could change,

and take our blessings away.

The next time that you want to look down upon those less fortunate than you,

Take a lesson from the old adage which says,

"There but for the Grace of God go I".