I Used To Think

“I used to think I knew everything. 

I was a "smart person" who "got things done," 

and because of that, the higher I climbed, 

the more I could look down and scoff 

at what seemed silly or simple, even religion. 

But I realized something as I drove home that night: 

that I am neither better nor smarter, only luckier. 

And I should be ashamed of thinking I knew everything 

because you can know the whole world and still feel lost in it. 

So many people are in pain-no matter 

how smart or accomplished-they cry, 

they yearn, they hurt. 

But instead of looking down on things, they look up, 

which is where I should have been looking, too. 

Because when the world quiets to the sound of your own breathing, 

we all want the same things: comfort, love, and a peaceful heart.”

~ Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith: a True Story