There is nothing sadder than seeing an elderly person who is bitter/angry at life & taking it out on others & themselves. What got them to that place? What terrible thing did they go through that gave them so much cynicism? It makes my heart ache for them. It's such an awful thing to imagine looking over your life that you've spent and regretting or hating it. No one should ever have to live like that, either by choice or not knowing any better.
I'm grateful for hope in my Savior. It gets me out of bed in the morning, & because of the good that He is in me I can smile & offer a little kindness in return for a rude comment. Not always, because I'm far from perfect. I wouldn't be able to do that without my Lord because everything in me besides Him is not pretty. Not so much.
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
I don't know who originally wrote that quote, but it's one of my favorites. And I know you can't change everyone's lives, and people choose their own paths. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try
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