What if you could trade places?
With somebody who has never been in your position?
Would that be a bad thing?
What if, just what if, you met somebody today who said to you
That, “let’s trade places” for just one day?
Would you do it?
What if you could get yourself in a place of having nothing and poverty
From a place of having everything and abundance…
Could you do it?
Just imagine, one day, that water and fire said to one another…
“Let’s trade places”
Wouldn’t that be interesting to witness?
Picture this….life and death had a chat, one day
And they sort of came to an “understanding” that they should swap sides,
Would that be nice?
The possibilities that can be paired together here are so many, I admit
And that’s the other nice part about it all…being able to see everything for what it is
And looking at it’s direct opposite!
Photo credit: Oyster Pointer
In this life, I believe we all must be able to feel another’s pain
If we are to truly live remarkable lives
Otherwise, we are simply travelers without a clue where our journey on the road leads us!
In that quick or long span of a moment, we must be able to “trade places” with another
Leaving behind all that we know and get into a world where everything works differently from what we are used to
That’s the only way we can say we truly learned about life and all the things that make up life and how our actions lead to the consequences that they lead to!
Who knows, we just might become more compassionate, more kind and more listening to the plight of others
Who knows, we could become more empathetic and less ruthless with other people
Who knows, we just might become better human beings, after all
It starts with us trying it out!
Hey,
Are you up for it?
Let’s trade places….
Come here and let me go there!
I would not want to give up my life. However, trading places for a day or two could be very interesting. Looking at life from different perspectives is a great learning experience.
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I think a way to have more empathy and understanding is to travel and volunteer. It is nice to ponder the idea of trading places though.
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I think empathy is something that’s sorely lacking in the world right now. I actually wish we COULD trade places with others for a while so we could really experience their stories.
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I think it would be great if we could magically live another person’s life. That way we could really see what their life is.
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I would be open to trading places with someone. I think it’s important to see how others live and know that everyone has struggles.
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I would only trade places in certain circumstance and IF I could take my family and friends with me. They might not want to trade though… so I’d have to stay. 🙂
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This was a discussion earlier between me and my colleagues. I come from a developing country where there is a huge gap between poor and rich. The middle-class have little power here because we are also very few. Anyway, we were talking about a rich political family and we were imagining how it’s like to have both money and power.
😩😩 yyeeeaaahhhhh…
Yes, trading places for a day would be a great idea. It is always good to see how others live, what they go through each day. It would be a great learning experience.
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I can’t imagine myself living in different parts of the world. Maybe as a tourist but not really migrating. It’s difficult.
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I can see myself trying out trading places with someone, it’s good to be open-minded and see from a different perspective in life. What an interesting post and thanks for the share.
😍😍👏🏿👏🏿 you’re welcome.