trusted with more

If another man rises

and your heart refuses to rise with him,

life takes note.

Because blessings are not just gifts,

they are tests.

Life is watching

how you clap

when the light is not on you.

If your spirit tightens

when someone else is chosen,

life learns

you are not ready

to be chosen.

But if you can smile,

clap,

and say,

“His win does not steal mine,”

then the heavens open wider.

Because the one

who celebrates others

is the one

trusted with more.

If you cannot celebrate someone else’s blessings,

you will never be trusted

with your own.