Hi Steemians!!!
The only true merit that can lead us to salvation and tranquility is our capacity for kindness. The only way we can thrive, not as individuals, but as a species, is if we are prepared to forgive.
Man is a creation so full of wonder, magnificence, and potential. Our most distinct characteristics as creatures capable of thought and blessed with free will can lead us to an infinity of horizons, all ready to be discovered in the joyous curiosity of these corporeal and perpetual beings, always fighting and learning and rising to dominate the universe with their grandeur.
But mankind is also so full of folly and madness. Our mistakes and our cruelties have left an irrefutable stain of fear and hatred on the face of history and civilization. Think of where we would be and what we could accomplish were we to simply listen to the lost voice of history that desperately struggles to not have to repeat itself.
In our societies, the fervency of the human endeavor to survive and live life to its fullest makes for a questionable and perplexed realm of morality or what we distinguish as rights and wrongs, and even though there is still so much hope for mankind, their deceitful desires can compel them to become cruel and cowardly, and one can’t help but wonder how we would react if such cruelties were visited on us?
It is unfortunate that we live in a society where the most reasonable course of action in face of cruelty is a swift and utter retaliation. We believe that no wrong deed should go unpunished, and that may be true, but in the process of achieving such reckoning, we are pushed to the edge of losing our humanity.
Hatred breeds hatred, and violence begets violence. When you answer cruelty with cruelty, you are no better than the people who were cruel to you. You are just cruel in your own right and in your own way. But what would happen if you answered the hatred of others with kindness and passion?
You may already be feeling the rush and the compulsion to shout your argument in the face of mine; that we should not forgive those that would do us wrong, justifying our conscience with a fallacious belief that if a crime or wrongdoing goes unpunished, the person who committed it will continue to do so. Well, I am not saying that you should forgive, nor am I denying or approving such argument.
What I am saying is that instead of indulging our gratifying need for retribution, we can find and show a better way to the world. This is not about the other person; for the one who decides to do others wrong has already decided to forsake his own humanity.
Have you ever considered that in the search for retribution, you might also lose something that would only leave you with regret and remorse? For in doing so, you may not seek justice, but to see the suffering of the one who has been cruel to you.
Have we once stopped to consider the consequence of embracing darkness to avenge what others have done to us? Thus begins the cycle of hatred and violence, drowning the human society in its flames and stripping it of its ideal state of peace and prosperity.
We have all gone through pain and suffering in our lives. Endless cruelties have been visited on us and those closest to us, and we will tolerate more and more transgressions until we reach the end of our journey in life.
Ask yourself this: What do we achieve by embracing the crippling darkness of the deeds that have hurt us? Whereas in forgiveness, we show a better way to those around us, and in doing so, set forth the foundations of the ideal society that we have always been dreaming about.
Darkness cannot destroy darkness. Only light can do that.
A BIG HUG!
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Important Note!
I have been working very hard on this blog since the beginning. I have a very busy life but I am giving my best and believe me I have shared experiences that I have been coaching thousands of people and I know that the change of the Mindset should be daily. I am already grateful to see you giving upvotes to each other and you can see this with the fact that many already have 8, 9, 10 upvotes. But I'm sure that with the effort of all of us we will see a community with, 40, 50, 80 upvotes and for that everyone should get engaged so we can make it come true. I believe and we can! Resteem...
***Remember Community: Please, if you commented and upvote on a new post I did, please always go back to the previous one because if someone in the community commented lastly because of time zone differences it will be without your upvote and that would not be fair.
You all know the goal! We can reach: 50+ Upvotes each others!
Attention!!!
I'm reading all the meaningful comments from the posts.
I am here making a list of all of you who have helped build this community by voting for each other who write meaningful comments and soon I will respond to everyone with comment and thank you all because I can already see this spirit being built in this Positive Mindset community and help between all of you.
You will receive my upvote in all material and brief comments I will do this in all the posts I am following very closely and I can see what the people who are generous and contribute to this legacy that I am trying to build with all of you can become reality in a short time.
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First of all, I would like to thank all of you, who are the most active and proactive in this community, showing your generosity and always with meaningful comments. From now on I will always make a list of these incredible people who have helped to expand our goal of growing ever more.
And if you are not on this list, please, after making your comment, write in that comment: Include my profile in the list, because I do or want to be part of all this with all of you!
But I ask that if you are new around here you read many of the previous posts because they make it clear that we are building a community with respect among all, generosity and this blog is for those who really want to start moving their Mindset to positive and moreover be part of the growth of all of us who contribute to this blog. Please do not ask to include you in the list if you are just wanting votes or speculating because we want here people genuinely attuned to growth and good attitudes and as I have always said with Respect as the basis of all, generosity and positivity!
Remember the rules. First leave your comment meaningful and then leave your message that you want to be included in this comment. Everyone is welcome and I hope this list grows exponentially because this will be a reflection of everyone's growth. I really do not want to be able to update the list of so many people that can be included in it. Let's go together towards the 50+ upvotes to recognize the efforts of those who dedicate their time so that we can become stronger and leave a legacy of growth in our lives and in the lives of others!
ABOUT OUR LIST!!! WE NEED GROW THIS LIST! LET'S GO TOGETHER IN THIS COMMUNITY - RESTEEM!
I'm not going to put this list in all the posts because I do not quite understand why, but some people did not like me to tag them even though this list is a list of acknowledgment and thanks from the people I've observed being the ones who write meaningful comments , are generous voting for each other and contribute more to this family we are building here. So stay tuned to the text below and in the next posts.
