[::.."To Be; Or Not To Be..."..::]

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives. I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.
We habitually erect a barrier called ‘blame’ that keeps us from communicating genuinely with others, and we fortify it with our concepts of who's right and who's wrong. We do that with the people who are closest to us and we do it with such neglects, with all kinds of things that we don't like about our family, friends or our society. It is a very common, ancient, well-perfected device for trying to feel better. Blame others. Blaming is a way to protect your heart, trying to protect what is soft and open and tender in yourself. Rather than own that pain, we scramble to find some comfortable ground. Suppose we were able to share meanings freely without a compulsive urge to impose our view or conform to those of others and without distortion and self-deception. Would this not constitute a real revolution in culture? Deception is another matter, and sometimes we have reason to object to it, though sometimes we have no business knowing the truth, even about how someone really feels about us. We don't want to tell people what we think of them, and we don't want to hear from them what they think of us, though we are happy to surmise their thoughts and feelings, and to have them surmise ours, at least up to a point. Compassionate action starts with seeing yourself when you start to make yourself right and when you start to make yourself wrong. At that point you could just contemplate the fact that there is a larger alternative to either of those, a more tender, shaky kind of place where you could live.
Do I ever despair? Yes. It pains me sometimes to see our lack of moral sensitivity and graces. We have the tendency to take one another for granted; we are sometimes too engrossed in our pursuit of the insignificance to look out for one another. It really costs nothing to be happy for others.
If we can inculcate in our society the sense that we are all vulnerable and that we must all listen and reach out, we will be so much better off. And when we can all reach out in compassion and empathy, not only will you light up the life of another person, you will light up the whole world.
Our selfishness remains the root of all the animosities and conflicts. We often want and covet things, even those that do not belong to us. We can also be self-centered, we sometimes think ourselves better than and more superior to others. We cannot tolerate opinions different from ours.
Jealousy and ego breed hatred that can lead many to take misguided courses of actions. To attain peace, we only have to ask ourselves this question. Have we tried hard enough to cultivate compassion, magnanimity and respect for others?
People can have different points of views and opinions, but we have to be bound by a similar agenda to address certain issues. No matter how conflicting the opinions may be, it is imperative to remind ourselves that every matter of personal opinion has its own fair values.
Being human, I sometimes feel sad too, because a lot of the pain and resentment I see is self-inflicted. If we are truly sincere with our need to help others, we must give each other space and practice understanding and tolerance.
I despair when people can’t seem to accept or appreciate others who do not share the same opinions. We may not agree but we have to learn to respect – it is very important. We don’t have to hate them or look down on others because they think differently.
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of GOD in my life. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our faith in ‘QADAK Dan QADAR’ ...I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you ...we are in charge of our desires, our needs and all of our flawed judgment. One has no need to be told that God's presence is not the place in which to stand on one's dignity. No matter how proud we may be of ourselves, let us not stand too tall, or draw ourselves to its full height, or throw back our head and shoulders and say with every part of our bodies “I am better, bigger and more important than anybody.” If it is worth and substance in life that we pray for, then we should sacrifice half our height and bow down before GOD in deepest reverence.
I know it’s easier said than done. I myself have this annoying tendencies to micro analyze small problem into smaller fractions. Especially when my rights are compromised and my privacy violated, it’s much easier for me to say FUCK YOU than to feel sorry. Remember… I am only human, I sometimes feel sad too.
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