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Handle With Loving Care, For Fragile Contest

Born with a complex like a tormented fugitive in a constant flight from a life of acceptance, his Life is filled with questions and complexities. There is no room for blame. In a secret place, he was crafted skillfully; non are the same.* Stored away in my garage are many items of relative values. Some have little to no value and are pleading for me to tossed them. Others are just put in containers relative to their size and shape. Some totes contain various items with distinct labels of identity. Some are boxed; some are in totes; some are very clearly 'marked'. Fragile people are Like boxes of beautiful jars and choice pottery. Such ones must be cushioned and shielded, with postings, signs, and markings, less they be broken in a thousand pieces. There is a Divine Mandate requiring us to be sensitive and protective of them. To do less is to be a lesser human. Always present is that inability to stand up to conflict and withstand insensitive people. He cries easily and hurts badly. He requires special touches of love and human kindness. The 'marked ones' are so designated, not because he is more important; but rather, because he is so very fragile, and must be handled with care. The one who would dare to bully or mistreat him will himself be uncovered and revealed as one with much disfunction and sickness. No elasticity; No bouncing ability; No flexibility; as if crafted in a sea of glass. He is entrenched with fragility. Finished and matured glass is highly useful, but is very vulnerable and easily cracked and broken. Some of us are strong and solid like a rock. Some of us are weak and vulnerable like sheets of glass. We all are made in God's image and likeness. You and I have an intrinsic worth of high and equal value. May we be as HE who notices every falling bird**, and embraces us as HIS friends. 10132017 PS Contest, Fragility, Hamilton,5P *Psalm 139:15, **Matthew 10:39

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Date: 10/25/2017 5:12:00 PM
Very insightful and intelligent - best wishes and congratulations on your well-deserved win, my friend! :-) write, Curtis
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Date: 10/18/2017 10:26:00 PM
Enjoyed this a lot CJ, congrats on a fine placement!
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Date: 10/15/2017 6:07:00 AM
You covered it all curtis--fragility in life well illustrated--and good advice--best for a win!
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