#mistreated

[howifeltabouthim]

They took his patience under their thoughtlessness for granted; they didn't seem aware that he had feelings to hurt or interests to injure, and some of them talked together as freely in his presence as if he wasn't there.

L. P. Hartley, from The Hireling

[jt1674]

[blackrosesandwhump]

March of Pain Day 27: Food

CW: hunger, um...that's about it this time

As the sunset cast golden light through the window above the sink, the servant boy finished scraping the plates into his wooden bowl. The royals had eaten almost everything, leaving him with a small mound of scraps and crumbs. Mostly bones. He would give those to the dogs. But for him, there wasn’t much. He was used to it; it came with the territory of being a kitchen boy. Granted, he wasn’t just a kitchen boy. But no one knew that except him.

He set the bowl aside for later and started washing. Behind him, the cook hummed tunelessly as he put his pots away. The woodcutter lumbered in with the last pile of wood for the night. The queen’s maid slipped in for her majesty’s nightly hot drink. And the kitchen boy kept washing. Plate after plate, bowl after bowl, he scrubbed and rinsed, casting the occasional glance at the meager bowl waiting for him when he was finished.

If only they knew. If only they knew who I really am.

He had taken the job easily: get a position in the castle in disguise, and keep an eye on the royal family’s movements. Not the most honorable thing he had ever done. But there was more than just his own honor at stake.

They can’t know. Not yet. Not until the job is done.

With the stack of dirty dishes finally depleted, the kitchen boy turned at last to his bowl of leftovers. One taste, and he dumped the rest into a trough for the pigs. Even worse than he expected. Stale bread would have to be enough for tonight’s supper after all.

Not the way to treat a knight. He should be sitting at the high table, dining next to the rest of the royal family’s courtiers.

But for now, until he accomplished his mission, stale bread would have to do.

That, and the dagger he always wore concealed in his cast-off boots.

@marchofpain

[drpepper-lovers-blog]

Deep Purple - Mistreated 1974 Live Video Sound HQ

Ngl this in on the top 10 deep purple song and DP with david coverdale was an banger

[k-i-l-l-e-r-b-e-e-6-9]

𝔊𝔯𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔡𝔥𝔬𝔤𝔰 – 𝔐𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡

[rastronomicals]

6:34 AM EST January 8, 2024:

Rainbow - "Mistreated" From the album Live in Dusseldorf 1976 (February 12, 2007)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Archival

[monsieurenjlolras]

you've heard of "quiet quitting," now I'd like to introduce you to the next level, The French Work Ethic:

Do exactly what you're paid for and nothing more

Absolutely refuse to be available to contact when you're off the clock

Never prioritize work over your own health, wellbeing, or family because that would be insane, it's just a job.

Have a little glass of wine

Take as long as you feel like for lunch

Deeply understand that work doesn't matter

Make sure your boss knows they're always your second priority ❤️

[s-o-a-p-ing]

HEBREWS S.O.A.P. ~ CHAPTER 11

Friday, 4/18/2025 (Good Friday)

SCRIPTURE:

He chose to be mistreated with God’s people instead of having the temporary pleasures of sin. ~ Hebrews 11:25

OBSERVATION:

Well, here we are on Good Friday, and this verse "spoke" to me, a seemingly perfect selection for what Jesus went through - did - for me...

Once again, how's this for "coincidence" 

He chose to be mistreated...

He was tempted to avoid all of it...

...including and especially being mistreated...

...and yet He chose it...

...for me!

...instead of the temporary pleasures of sin...

All the brain science about addiction "proves" sin is temporary...

...has to be repeated...

...has to be fed...

...creates physical and psychological cravings - needs - that have to be met...

...that the distractions of what's going on around me remind me of and lure my focus and commitment from...

It seems that part is "permanent" - ongoing - nonstop...

...as is His grace...

If I'll accept it...

...and ask His forgiveness for giving in to my weaknesses...

...my distractions...

...my addictions...

...to my wants and willfulness...

APPLICATION:

Draw near to God...try to find Him (verse 6)

Obey when called to go... without knowing where He's sending me... (verse 8)

Remember the pleasures of sin are temporary...

PRAYER:

Father of mercy and grace - I confess to being permanently addicted to temporary things - to not always seeking Your power and loving strength in facing my willfulness to follow my distractions instead of Your will and Word in and for my life... Thank You for Jesus's choice to be mistreated on my behalf, in my place, for my choices - May I not only be reminded to draw near and obey, but to actually do it - in full faith in Your all-knowing and loving-kindness for what is permanently and eternally for my good and Your honor... Worshipfully in Jesus's Name...

So, if I may, this was (also "coincidentally"?), in my inbox this morning... 

In Eden, God declared, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him” (Gen 2:18).  Needing help is not a flaw — it’s part of God’s design.  If that was true before sin entered the world, how much more so after the fall?  Refusing to seek help is rejecting God’s design. ~ Eric Schumacher || Common Good

Needing - Him - and His help...𝖌

<))><

[ddlc3177]

[howifeltabouthim]

'I miss our conversations.' She pulled her arm away from his grasp. 'Then I guess you shouldn't have treated me like you did.'

Curtis Sittenfeld, from Eligible

[afaithfulsower]

When Mistreated, Be Better, Not Bitter

Scripture encourages us to respond with kindness to persecution, echoing God's instructions to be at peace with all individuals despite their treatment toward us. Click or tap the link to read more. #afaithfulsower #christianity #Bible #Jesus #dailydevotion

“If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all people.” ~ Romans 12:18 Have you ever encountered someone who would go out of their way to avoid you, not make eye contact, or give you the time of day, someone who disliked you for no apparent reason? When someone mistreats or misjudges us, our human instinct, our sinful nature, tells us to get angry and to get even, but God’s…

[foldingfittedsheets]

When I was young my dad offhandedly told me he thought people treated fish with so much casual cruelty because fish can’t scream.

The words branded themselves across my soul.

As an adult I think he may have been joking. He payed no especial attention to any indignities fish suffered in our household but I could never forget. I saw fish in a different light after that.

Fish kept in tiny bowls, breathing their own poisons, dying by inches. Fish kept in cold tanks, casually disposed of. Fish touted as being short lived when they could outlive the better loved family dog if only they could breathe. Fish casually won and discarded in cheap plastic bags, thrown away a week later.

How they would scream, if they could.

[holiestache]

i don’t need you to promise me

i need you to prove to me you can treat me better

i don’t need elaborate apologies

or elaborate making ups and letters

i don’t want to explain to you

how to treat me right

i’m too tired to fight for good treatment

i just need you to prove to me you can be kind.

[rastronomicals]

2:38 AM EST February 25, 2025:

Rainbow - "Mistreated" From the album Live in Dusseldorf 1976 (February 12, 2007)

Last song scrobbled from iTunes at Last.fm

File under: Archival

[petnews2day]

Reward for info on dog found duct-taped in Omaha dumpster up to $10,000

New Post has been published on https://petn.ws/UjmJl

Reward for info on dog found duct-taped in Omaha dumpster up to $10,000

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[yamamiya]

Crystal Murray