{"id":5501,"date":"2015-04-06T20:35:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T02:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/?p=5501"},"modified":"2015-04-06T20:37:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-07T02:37:08","slug":"someday-well-all-have-perfect-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amyreesanderson.com\/blog\/someday-well-all-have-perfect-wings\/","title":{"rendered":"Someday We&#8217;ll All Have Perfect Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I would guess most of us have either heard of or seen the bumper stickers which read, &#8220;Mean People Suck&#8221;. I happen to agree with that sentiment. When someone treats another person mean I really struggle with it. When I hear stories of bullying in our young people, or see people taking pot shots, or making fun of, or slandering others, it makes my stomach sick. There is no justification for anyone to be mean to someone else. We can be frustrated, disappointed, or even disapprove of someone, but there is never justification to be downright mean. It is unnecessary and unproductive, and\u00a0it\u00a0reflects the worst on is the person who is being mean rather than the person they are tearing down. Years ago I heard a song playing on the radio called, &#8220;Don&#8217;t Laugh At Me&#8221; by Mark Wills. I am not one to cry at songs on the radio, but this one definitely made me teary. The message was so powerful in this song that I couldn&#8217;t shake it, so I went home and gathered images off the internet and compiled them into a video that played to the music of the song and I used this video to teach a class to a group of young women I was teaching. \u00a0I had forgotten about it until today when I watched it again for the first time in awhile and it touched me again so strongly that I decided to share it with all of you as well. It&#8217;s a short video with a message worth watching&#8230;for adults and children alike:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ow0V1LgNzyA\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hopefully you can see why I wanted to share this with all of you and I hope it touched your life the way it touched mine. We could all stand to be a little more kind, a little more tolerant, and a little more loving to one another. \u00a0None of us are perfect but we are all equally valued in God&#8217;s eyes and we must never forget that. Have a wonderful day tomorrow everyone. And in case you wanted the lyrics to the song I have transcribed them below for you.<\/p>\n<p>~Amy (see lyrics to song below)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Don\u2019t Laugh At Me<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m a little boy with glasses<br \/>\nThe one they call the geek<br \/>\nA little girl who never smiles<br \/>\n&#8216;Cause I&#8217;ve got braces on my teeth<br \/>\nAnd I know how it feels<br \/>\nTo cry myself to sleep<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m that kid on every playground<br \/>\nWho&#8217;s always chosen last<br \/>\nA single teenage mother<br \/>\nTryin&#8217; to overcome my past<br \/>\nYou don&#8217;t have to be my friend<br \/>\nBut is it too much to ask<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t laugh at me<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t call me names<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t get your pleasure from my pain<br \/>\nIn God&#8217;s eyes we&#8217;re all the same<br \/>\nSomeday we&#8217;ll all have perfect wings<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t laugh at me<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m the cripple on the corner<br \/>\nYou&#8217;ve passed me on the street<br \/>\nAnd I wouldn&#8217;t be out here beggin&#8217;<br \/>\nIf I had enough to eat<br \/>\nAnd don&#8217;t think I don&#8217;t notice<br \/>\nThat our eyes never meet<\/p>\n<p>I lost my wife and little boy when<br \/>\nSomeone crossed that yellow line<br \/>\nThe day we laid them in the ground<br \/>\nIs the day I lost my mind<br \/>\nAnd right now I&#8217;m down to holdin&#8217;<br \/>\nThis little cardboard sign&#8230;so<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t laugh at me<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t call me names<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t get your pleasure from my pain<br \/>\nIn God&#8217;s eyes we&#8217;re all the same<br \/>\nSomeday we&#8217;ll all have perfect wings<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t laugh at me<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m fat, I&#8217;m thin, I&#8217;m short, I&#8217;m tall<br \/>\nI&#8217;m deaf, I&#8217;m blind, hey, aren&#8217;t we all<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t laugh at me<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t call me names<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t get your pleasure from my pain<br \/>\nIn God&#8217;s eyes we&#8217;re all the same<br \/>\nSomeday we&#8217;ll all have perfect wings<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t laugh at me<\/p>\n<p>-Mark Wills<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would guess most of us have either heard of or seen the bumper stickers which read, &#8220;Mean People Suck&#8221;. 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