“The inherent principles of human existence are summed up in the single law of solidarity. This is the golden rule of humanity, and may be formulated thus: no person can recognise or realise his or her own humanity except by recognising it in others and so cooperating for its realisation by each and all. No man can emancipate himself save by emancipating with him all the men about him.”
–Mikhail Bakunin
In other words we’re all in this together. The only way I can transcend is by acknowledging your journey and her journey and his journey and most importantly … see that guy across the way… the one whom I’ve had all that trouble with…man i’ve hated that guy — and you know what— in order to grow, to develop, to self-actualize I need to acknowledge that that is also his destiny and he deserves equal consideration. Sure takes all the fun out of hating… Not that it was ever a lot of fun. We even need to feel compassionate for people who do horrible things to others… Rapists, colonizers , etc, we need to understand them and feel what they’re feeling. Does that mean we have to condone their actions or even allow them. No, but maybe we need to understand them from the inside which just may help us to help them knock it off. It could just mean that we stop what they’re doing but we do it with understanding, that can be the hardest of all.
The Mayans have agreeting En Lak’ech ala k’in which means something along the lines of “You are another me”. If we truly believe this than we can begin to understand. Again that does not mean condone. How many times have we been unbelievably hard on ourselves. It simply acknowledges kinship and understanding.
Blessings, G
Well in a couple of different ways….
How would we perceive kindness and awareness of what we consider good without the contrast of evil?
Does what we consider evil inspire us to become better ourselves?
When we say evil, are we actually saying unevolved in which case evil may one day redeem itself 🙂
Probably more examples i could come up with
Blessings, G
thought provoking – even evil has its reasons?
Looking at things from a whole complete universe, evil not only has its place but loses a bit of its definition….
how so?
Well in a couple of different ways….
How would we perceive kindness and awareness of what we consider good without the contrast of evil?
Does what we consider evil inspire us to become better ourselves?
When we say evil, are we actually saying unevolved in which case evil may one day redeem itself 🙂
Probably more examples i could come up with
Blessings, G