In any country, a rose is a rose, a violet is a violet, people are people
Article by: Ed Murillo
Though they may be called by different names. Each of us is born as a precious entity of life, as a human being…
Noah
Three days ago my heart prompted me to post this message; “YEARS AGO WHEN MY DOG WAS YOUNG, I trained him to do things like fetch the ball, roll over, or shake hands. He wasn’t good at all of these, but one thing he is good at is waiting for me. He faithfully waits for me to come to my office and he walks with me wherever I go. That makes him so dear to my heart. Maybe he does not do much, but he is always there for me, present and waiting. I remember the feeling of a little boy waiting for Papa to come home from work. As soon as he arrives, nothing else mattered anymore. What mattered was that he is home. Let us not become so absorbed for material things and neglect those people waiting for our love, care, and attention.”
Growing in Maturity
I SUPPOSE this is everyone’s concern. We may not openly talk about it, but it’s understood that we all want to attain it. The problem is that the silence about this matter has led us to many other problems – confusion and outright errors, not only doctrinal errors but also clearly moral aberrations – that threaten to create a first-class world disaster.
Temperance
I WONDER whether people nowadays still remember temperance. Worse, I wonder whether they know it at all, whether it is still part of man’s vocabulary today!
MODESTY and RESPECT for others is often lost in transition
Our generation seems to only be interested in monetary success rather than in being a good human. More often than not people would measure how successful they are by their apparent achievem ents in life in a form of physical possessions. Very rarely would you hear someone say “I’m very successful because I help others” or “I’m successful because I have a family, healthy kids and am happy and in love “.
A Perfect Day
A PERFECT DAY does not always happen – something can always go wrong. There will never be a perfect friendship or any relationship for that matter.
Risk
RISK. I have learned that life is a trade off, nothing is balanced. If you want something, you have to sacrifice something else. To get high in life, you have to aim high.
What is Love?
WHAT IS LOVE? The first element of love is RESPECT. The second is TRUST, and the third is GRATITUDE.
Humility
“Oh Lord it’s hard to be humble, when you’re perfect in every way…” – Mac Davis. From my own personal experience, I can understand how difficult it can be for someone who has an inherent inclination to “arrogance” to allow the understanding of humility. It feels like a loss of identity, a sense of deep defeat/failure, a strong feeling of vulnerability and helplessness – in fact, when-ever you get these feelings you can be sure that you are learning a lesson in humility. The mind has a feeling that arrogance is a positive deal and hence it constantly defends this attitude, in fact this arrogance gives you a sense of power and letting it go can feel highly counter-intuitive, and very much against the survival instinct.
Are you bored & lonely?
If man is totally ignorant of anything, it is that he is selfish. Human selfishness has no bounds. It is there in every one of us constantly expressing in subtle and not so subtle ways. Of course there are truly affectionate individuals that are utterly selfless. In such men and woman never mention what they own, or how useful they are to others.
Realities and Possibilities
“Life is often about facing reality without disregarding divine possibilities.” For all of us life is not always as you would like it to be. Life occasionally might well include problems, hard, or even hurtful circumstances. There are times when what you need is more than you have. Everyday life is not a movie, where if you “wish upon a star” all your dreams come true. Life is often about facing reality without disregarding divine possibilities.
Quality time
“A lonely day is God’s way of saying that he wants to spend some quality time with you.” ― Criss Jami
Don’t Take Life So Seriously
Everyone takes themselves and their personal drama way, way too seriously sometimes. So what if someone insulted you? So what if you’ve tried so hard to accomplish something, but when it counted, you failed?
Flat Out… Like a Lizard Drinking!
“Through stillness, each fulfills its destiny.” – Tao Te Ching, Lao Tzu. A good friend Tim just told me that “it takes more energy to be patience and to stay still than being busy running around.”
Bewildered & Overwhelmed
No matter how hard you try to know, no matter how well you prepare or plan, you can never know what’s going to arise in the future. The more you struggle to make yourself secure, the more you live in fear of the future. However, if you simply relax and let go of trying to give yourself some pseudo-security, and are willing to face life in an open way, you will see that your are always fresh in your outlook, you are always coming up with new ideas/inspirations, new solutions, required understanding and clear perceptions, because you are not clinging to your old conditioning/plans.