Can-dling Instructions

Can-dling Instructions

I prefer being treated gently,
  although I can be rather hard.

It's because I hold in highest esteem
  that I am a creation of God.

Don't lessen me to a fixation, 
  something to temporarily suit your cause.

Treat me like life means something-
  like you know there is a God.

"Can-dling Instructions" is the introductory poem to Candidreams: I Remember the Beginning.

About "Can-dling Instructions"

Wanting and or demanding to be treated correctly should be a rather simple concept. If that is so, then why do we at times, allow others to treat us badly? That is the difficult part, trying to figure out why we put up with others' bad behavior.
I've stopped trying to figure out the why's. Once you've let someone know that you won't tolerate the negativity they are throwing your way, it's up to them to figure out the source of their misdeeds.
I don't have to be treated like a queen. I don't need to be put on a pedestal or otherwise propped up. What I do need is to maintain my inner peace and self respect. Therefore, I must be treated correctly and there is no better way to treat a person than to acknowledge that they too are a child of the King.