Hear or Listen.

Who 

qualifies and disqualifies

you?

Who tells you 

who you are

and

who you are not?

Who decides

what you can do

and

what you cannot do?

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Past week, 

I was surrounded by 

you-can't-do-it 

speeches, conversations and messages.

These are made up of

words

that tries to 

rob your confidence,

discourage

and

disconcert 

you.

They are the buckets of cold water

that are flung over your head

by people.

I'm no longer surprised

from whose mouths 

these could pour from.

They could be from 

anybody,

even yourself.

These words rained

on me for awhile

but 

I didn't 

let it 

to drench me out,

I didn't 

allow it

to quench my faith and hope.

It was wet.

Uncomfortable.

Frustrating.

But 

I know

 there's something I can do about it

and

I did.

I peeled away 

the sticky stuff

and

 kicked them in the bin.

I wrung my soul

dry from the 

heaviness 

it brought down on me.

I scrub the muck off

and 

make myself clean.

You can't predict

when will

people rain on you.

But 

you can decide

whether it has the power to 

stop you from 

doing 

what you can do,

giving 

what you can give,

and 

being 

who you can be.

We can't help our ears

from 

hearing

the words that rain on us

but 

we can help 

ourselves what and who we 

listen to.

Pop the brolly 

over your head.

It could pelt down on you

whenever it wishes

but 

they could only 

bounce off 

you.

It won't have its way,

it won't drench you

if 

you don't surrender to it.

You can hear the 
cruelest words

but 

You can choose 
not to submit and obey

them.

Why should 
you?

Why does it deserve your 

attention and obedience?

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Only the person 

who qualifies me

is the person

who is able to 

disqualify me;

is the person

I ALLOW

to 

disqualify,

validate

and define 
me.

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