Looking Beyond The Obvious

I am associated with quite a few individuals through church, pre-school, and community happenings that have gotten me to thinking about people in general and why they do what they do.  What I have discovered is that what you see in people's lives is rarely the whole story.  We can often get caught up in what we think is going on with people and miss what's going on in their lives. 

Just like a laptop looks simple from the outside, so do people.  On the outside the laptop is only a screen and keyboard, inside are circuits, receptors and all kinds of gizmos I don't understand.  When dealing with people their lives may appear simple but when we get to know them better we come to know the challenges they face, their struggles and what they've overcome to get where they are.  So the next time you find yourself wondering about someone, give them the benefit of the doubt, what you see is rarely the whole story.