| | Hi people. I love to quote other people (yea, i dun usually have thoughts of ma own)  I don't even know if i am quoting in a logical sequence, or what point i am getting at. But once i have heard... that we need friends that would invite the goodness from within us, and thats how the goodness in us are nurtured and may grow strong. And i think we do treasure people, or circumstances that bring out the good qualities in us ay?
Well, of course the opposite of that is when we are 'triggered' to re-act out of bad intentions/feelings. Its probably true that, its really not the fault of the other person/ situations, as much as it is our liking and hating of what we make of it (?)
It is a great gain to be in the company of a wise person, who would point out our faults to us. And we should cherish such a person as if s/he were pointing out to us a hidden treasure (!) But, if we can't find such a person
(yet) or can't find a person thats on par with us, even so, we should not keep company with fools/ evil people/ or the morally debased. And why? because not only could they cause harm to us (to benefit themselves), but even worse, we would be dragged down to their level of debaseness.
Also, another thing i read before and reflected upon, was that if we are not quick to do good, or nourish our good qualities, then we would be prone to do evil. Thats a food for thought
I think the moral that can be drawn here is to be very careful of the company we keep. So that we encourage the goodness within to take root, before we are better able to act strongly, lovingly.
For me, also, i find that i want to exterminate the 'bad stuff' that i think i possess. This is self-hate. But it ain't making those bad qualities go away, at all (!) Then i read somewhere that we can, even, allow those things to be. That they too belong, that they too need our love.
Now, that's not to say that we shouldn't discriminate between what is good and what is not good. But, that we are careful not to act on those feelings that we know would cause harm to (equally) ourselves and others.
So also we do not create more problems around existing problems.
Okay, this session of preaching should be ended on a note of reflection...  ... Human beings have a moral agreement, to keep by moral values, so that there is a level of trust that you will not cause me harm, and i will also not harm you. This trust gives a sense of ease and security, which is the basis of all peace that may come to be. And that is the basics of HappyLiving101 haha (am i preaching or what?! man!.. Anyway..) without this basis, you can't find God, because you would not have embodied His words. Therefore we should be careful with all our actions and speech, reflecting before doing.
[I hope, while writing the above, i have have gained more understanding of what i have written...  ]
OK, updates on ME: stressful period, various factors including DATELINES (i was gonna type DEADLINES, yea it implies something!  ) Fell sick a couple of days ago. Which is probably due to having neglected eating (uhuh) i was on a (unintended) fast (puasa) period for ... i think its been about 2 weeks? So, must sayang my body back la. so i am ending here to go home and cook a proper dinner Take care people, (another quote) we all want to be happy, but sometimes that doesn't seem to reflect in our behaviours or attitudes. Lets ponder upon that |