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Posted by one under god, Thursday, 21 October 2010 7:23:06 AM
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"Yuyutsu: why improvement? don't u see the wrongs? should we just let the wrongs be wrongs, or try to change it into rights? the opposite?"
So long as we are in life, there is no escape from action. We don't even need a theory of right-and-wrong in order to act, for even animals act without having ever read a philosophy-book or attended a political meeting. So we must act, whether we like it or not. Ideally we should act not because anything is wrong, but simply because it is our duty to do so. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and so are wrongs. Nothing is really wrong, but as long as we perceive things to be wrong, it may be part of our duty to try to fix them. In doing so, it is not as it seems, that we actually fix anything external, but nevertheless, it helps us to improve ourselves. Contentment is a virtue: here is a nice explanation that I found: http://exploringyogawithlaura.blogspot.com/2007/11/santosha-contentment.html Posted by Yuyutsu, Thursday, 21 October 2010 9:06:21 AM
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If you were on an expensive yacht or a dinky fishing boat, and it started to leak, you would obsessively try to find the hole.
In case of political cynicism, when you find something amiss in society, you would want to put a stop to it. And when politicians refuse to touch it, and the breadcrumbs only lead to something that doesn't justify itself, the cynism begins. Same goes for anything; you identify a problem in society and try to trace a breadcrumbs back to the source; Some people are good at this, some people are stupid and will just believe what they are told- this is especially true for people who live in isolation. Also keep in mind, people may have it good here, but in many ways, people may have used to have it better- hence why there is so little optimism often. Of course, some people aren't so well to access the goodness we might have, but are heavily exposed to the bad. Posted by King Hazza, Thursday, 21 October 2010 1:05:16 PM
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Thanks for sharing. Appreciated. I can't think of anything else to write to your responses. I have the choice of spending a little bit of time here to express, or do something that brings me more joy. I choose the later. Have a great weekend everyone! Thank you once again :) I'm off to entertain myself on the internet. Learn more, grow more, help more, make a difference.
Posted by jinny, Friday, 22 October 2010 1:01:41 AM
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<What happened.. that caused you to fear>>.was allways self induced.... so i stopped self inducing it....chose to chosec love not fear
<Fear is something..created in your mind>>i can only agree its much more fun making love ...much beter than making fear,
<<Bad has always an explanation.. always a reason.>>.yet its lack of propper reasoning that allows people to create fear we chose either TO fear or to reject fear
<<Humans are born perfect>>
because we were created by an act of love.
then if not actually by a loving act we are yet sustained by gods love to live
<<There is always a reason:>>
just like there can be a choice derived FROM reason[s]
its a matter of seeing reason then letting go of fear
without becomming hard-hearted or spiritually blind to things as they are ..[at this moment in time]...just because NOW is giving excuse for fear...is no excuse to submit to it
<<something happened..that made them do bad things>> yes action ..then RE-action..they TAKE CONTROL of the reaction ..being their CHOICE ..to not fear
<< They learn, they realize why, most of them>>..yes we are them
...they are us ...we inverted>< becomes me ...
love thy neighbour means find reason ..
to love the one your with...
..even if ..only with/ by yourself