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Soundtrack: Cut (Andy Hunter Mix) by Plumb

For the past week or so this song has been echoing around inside my head and my heart. Check out these words that Plumb so passionately states: 'these scars wouldn't be so hidden if you would just look me in the eye.' This sums up so much.

Does this strike a cord with you? How many people have we written off without taking just a moment to look them in the eyes...and truly listen to their story? Have you ever wanted someone to simply just look you in the eyes and listen? How many times have we lost the true value, pain, and experience of someone's life and current place by just seeing their words at face value? What if the things that people really wanted to express where as easy to understand as simply looking into their eyes? What if we cared enough to do it?

So often the eyes are described as 'windows to the soul' (even Jesus made reference to it). What scares us about truly looking into someone's eyes? Are we scared of what we'll see? Do we hide our eyes from others because we don't want them to look in? What if someone took the time to look into the eyes of those kids that have been bullied so much that they took their life to escape the pain? What if someone looked into the eyes of the woman who was in an abusive relationship and she couldn't ask for help? What if someone looked into the eyes of the kid who constantly is told that they're nothing at home and is beginning to believe it? What if someone looked into your eyes at the most painful moment of your life and just...understood...saw...accepted...loved?

Scars are a beautiful thing. Scars show the power of healing. Scars tell the story of pain. Scars can give strangers common ground. Scars can expose the need for change. Scars wouldn't be so hidden if we could just look each other in the eye...