People are amazing

The more people I meet, the more I am convinced that everyone has the potential to be amazing.

great term - 'New men' C.S. Lewis describes them best.
"Every now and then one meets them. Their very voices and
faces are different from ours; stronger, quieter, happier, more radiant.
They begin where most of us leave off. They are, I say, recognisable; but
you must know what to look for. They will not be very like the idea of
"religious people" which you have formed from your general reading. They do
not draw attention to themselves. You tend to think that you are being kind
to them when they are really being kind to you. They love you more than
other men do, but they need you less. . .They will usually seem to have a lot of time: you will wonder where it comes from. When you have recognised one of them, you will recognise the next one much more easily. And I strongly suspect (but how should I know?) that they recognise one another immediately and
infallibly, across every barrier of colour, sex, class, age, and even of
creeds. In that way, to become holy is rather like joining a secret society.
To put it at the very lowest, it must be great fun."

Did reading this make you think of someone you know? Are there those you know who can be like this? Those who, when they are at their very best are just like this, but as soon as life gets to them they change. I believe that the majority of 'new men' we know are not always that way. I know that everyone has the potential to become good, better, and best.

True Resonance
True Resonance in people (or 'ringing true') , as I define it, is: When, for a moment, all destructive emotions disappear from a person, and they feel "real" or true. Note that I didn't say all negative emotions. These people can be: happy, without putting others down. Concerned and worried, but without fear. Competitive without pride or anger. Or sad without resentment, blaming, or anger.
There are times when I don't feel real. Usually it is when I am talking with someone. Speaking with others is not my natural 'resonance' and I have a hard time talking at all sometimes, especially with those who know me well, because I feel like I can't be who I really am. Music is one of the things that causes me to feel 'real' When I play my violin, or listen to someone perform (I don't know a single performer who doesn't resonate with their music) I resonate as well and then, and the time just following, I feel like I can be the real me completely. Some people resonate with communicating with others, serving, singing, playing sports, drawing, acting, laughing, and many others.

Have you ever known someone, who others are wary of or blatantly dislike, but you know something about them that causes you to love them anyways? Sometimes it is because you know where they have been, and agree with where they are going. Other times, or in addition, you have shared a moment with them when they have "resonated true". When you are privileged enough to get a glimpse of how amazing they really are. At first you are surprised at what you see in them (no matter how many people you have seen before), and that one moment their eyes and face shine, you can't see a trace of their self doubt (just hope), and you're natural reaction is to smile and laugh(even if they are singing a sad song). They just radiate good emotions (sadness is not always a bad thing if in moderation), and they don't usually even realize what they are doing, or what caused it. Then as quick as it came, it disappears, with just a slight after-glow.

You can't properly explain what you experienced to those who weren't there, or were not paying attention. So when others who have a problem with a person ask you why you don't, there is not much you can say to them. Sometimes they just need the time to learn, and sometimes they can't or refuse to see these moments. But, hopefully, you are beyond being affected about what others think. Everyone, and I really mean EVERYONE, has a potential that you can't even comprehend or understand. There those that are very, very 'out of tune' and are those you have to be weary of to not be affected by. No one is perfectly 'in tune' and every person is capable of being just as 'in tune' as anyone or anything you can think of. I love people!

Look out for those 'new men' and those 'true resonance' moments that happen around you all the time. Being a 'new person' is not a destination, it is a process that is not very easy, and you won't be able to recognise yourself as one of them.