Measuring him right

"There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing. Have you cried for that boy today? I don't mean for yourself and for the family 'cause we lost the money. I mean for him; what he's been through and what it done to him. Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most; when they done good and made things easy for everybody? Well then, you ain't through learning -- because that ain't the time at all. It's when he's at his lowest and can't believe in hisself 'cause the world done whipped him so. When you starts measuring somebody, measure him right child, measure him right. Make sure you done taken into account what hills and valleys he come through before he got to wherever he is." Lorraine Hansberry [from Raisin in the Sun]

I can't get this quote out of my head lately. It slips into my consciousness at the oddest times. I think it might be some of the best advice ever. It's so much simpler to befriend someone or to continue to be friends with someone who's in a great place. I'm just going to leave this short and sweet because I think the quote says it all. I'm going to keep letting it bring me back to this lesson again and again and I hope it will start popping into your mind when you most need it.