The Cooling Stream

Are you annoyed by people who don't look at you?
Do you feel hurt when they turn their eyes away?
Do you form bad thoughts and feelings about them?
Will you scream and shout at them?

Do your parents or siblings talk to you like that?
Do they look into your eyes?
Do they turn away while giving you only short answers?
Will you get angry, slam the door, and walk out from them?

Do your immediate bosses and superiors ever look at you?
Do you harbor anger and hatred in your heart when they do?
Do you think they do it intentionally?
Do you forgive them because they are busy?

Will it be okay if your spouse or friends do that on you?
Do you get frustrated when they turn their eyes away?
Do you feel hurt and angry because they don't see you?
Will you bear with them and stay with them?

Will you be mad if your children don't look at you?
Will you lecture them and punish them?
Do you think it is alright for them to do what they do?
Do you think you will forgive them because you love them?

Some people think it is okay if the person is busy or preoccupied.
Some people think it is okay if the person is their immediate bosses.
Some people think it is okay if the person is their parents or their siblings.
Some people think it is okay if the person is sick or depressed.

But others think it is not okay;
They demand respect and recognition;
They demand focus and attention;
And they demand love and affection.

So what do you think?
Will you be pleased and think it's okay?
Or will you be annoyed and angry?