Even though we must sometimes oppose each other, what does it hurt to genuinely wish the best for everyone? Rather than hope for someone’s suffering, this view—even from a selfish standpoint—provides the most reward for me, as I don’t have to maintain those exhausting stores of malice. Though circumstance may dictate that I destroy or hurt people (and in that case I’ll tap that monstrous but natural part of myself that society falsely labels as ugly) I feel that to wish someone the best is an easily given thing, one that provides infinite returns.
Malice best destroys the soul that contains it, I think.
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I think if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all.
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It’s like with religion. I’m not going to force others to walk my path. Instead, when we cross paths, I want to help them along their path. Our paths may cross, they may run together for a time and then separate, but helping each other brings out the very best qualities within us.
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Sometimes helping people means destroying/injuring them, but yes, I think we can still wish the ultimate best for them.
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It also ensures that the best will be received. Investing in people will always yield the highest return. I really love your thoughts!
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Thank You So Much! 🙂
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Practice makes you perfect. The first time your ego fights you then slowly it is dissolved away by the conscious act of love. It is a relief to let go of ego’s stories. ❤️❤️👿❤️❤️❤️
(smothered ego)
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Totally agree. And then there’s that feeling of dumbfoundedness when I realize that “ego” was never this separate demon, just a part of me that I’d let run amuck.
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Exactly – just everything is something we need or created by those thoughts and words.
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Too true. There is a reason we separated in the first place from something greater
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It takes a real effort to open your mind to accepting others. We’re just hardwired to be tribalists.
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It’s definitely an evolutionary advantage concerning our ancestors, but as we keep evolving, advantage skews to new, nobler ways of thinking (IMHO)
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