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I've been a little complicated lately. I should really start writing more down, but I guess I've been too busy...man, I need to start carrying my journal around with me everywhere. But I disgress.
I've thought about honesty and truthfullness a fair bit. They seem more important than I think most people realize. I mean, sure, we're taught that its good to be honest, and I think most people would agree that it's good to be honest. Yet think about it. If everyone was absolutely honest in everything they did, how different a world we'd have.
And what about community? What if we all cared about each other as much as we cared about ourselves? Or, even, if we were more inclusive, kind, and conducted our lives more about what's good for everyone, and not just good for ourselves.
Purity. Purity of thoughts, and more important of deeds, is, I think, one of the most important things in this time. The reason behind how we act. Do I help people because I think it's right, because I've been taught to think like that, or because I genuinely feel an urgent need to help people? I think we need to really analyze the purity of both our thoughts and our actions, and being aware, and working towards that purity can go a long way.
Man, I can hear the labels being slapped on me now. Idealist. Dreamer. Baha'i.
What does a Baha'i, a Musician, and an Educator have in common? Me...and a lot more than you'd think. Expect more on that later. I think my thoughts are just starting to take flight, and I need to organize them. Much more than I can right now, or in this blog. Just some thoughts for the night.
I've thought about honesty and truthfullness a fair bit. They seem more important than I think most people realize. I mean, sure, we're taught that its good to be honest, and I think most people would agree that it's good to be honest. Yet think about it. If everyone was absolutely honest in everything they did, how different a world we'd have.
And what about community? What if we all cared about each other as much as we cared about ourselves? Or, even, if we were more inclusive, kind, and conducted our lives more about what's good for everyone, and not just good for ourselves.
Purity. Purity of thoughts, and more important of deeds, is, I think, one of the most important things in this time. The reason behind how we act. Do I help people because I think it's right, because I've been taught to think like that, or because I genuinely feel an urgent need to help people? I think we need to really analyze the purity of both our thoughts and our actions, and being aware, and working towards that purity can go a long way.
Man, I can hear the labels being slapped on me now. Idealist. Dreamer. Baha'i.
What does a Baha'i, a Musician, and an Educator have in common? Me...and a lot more than you'd think. Expect more on that later. I think my thoughts are just starting to take flight, and I need to organize them. Much more than I can right now, or in this blog. Just some thoughts for the night.