I wish you wouldn't feel guilty. What if all 8 billion of us had miserable war-torn lives? Life would not be worth living then, for anyone. There has to be something to strive for, and for many people that's peace, and family, and safety, which unless you experience it you won't long for it when things go bad. The dice fall how they will, and none of us get to control these things either for ourselves or for other people.
Also, up until technology really started advancing we were all very ignorant of most wars and conflicts and natural disasters. We went about our lives while others were suffering, and we didn't know anything about it. Knowing about it and not being able to do anything about it, or going about life blissfully ignorant, neither are a crime or anything to feel guilty about. That's what being alive entails.
As recently as the 80s we may not have heard about that hurricane in Mexico until we got the Sunday paper, and then what was there to do except say, "Oh those poor people" and maybe donate or join a mission trip to
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I think a lot of people are doing soul searching right now with all the terrible news we are constantly exposed to. My way is to try to live my own life and not add to the confusion. I don’t actually feel guilty (as far as I know I didn’t cause this - except for the fact that all my life I’ve used plastics and burned oil and gas and added to the earth’s burden - so in a way I did cause it). But so much of what is going on just doesn’t seem fair, or sane. Probably a natural reaction is to have a little “survivors guilt”.
I wonder, sometimes, whether we don't feel guilty not for having it as good as we have it here----something like eighty percent (or higher) of the world's population, it is said, wakes up every morning Yet, we are discontent with our lives, and we complain, and I suspect that down deep that's why we feel guilty.
Regarding other countries' wars---and I'm not saying those wars don't impact us---we may feel powerless.
As we started to pull out from the Covid-19 lock-down and to begin to recover a little bit from the impact of the virus on the world, Russia invaded Ukraine. There were 22 (twenty-two) other wars already ongoing before Hamas attacked Israel.
Understand. Be compassionate. Be generous. Be grateful (while we,
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It’s very hard to live a totally harmless life when so much of our entire lifestyle has us using and eating things that harm the environment. Change takes time!
i've dipped into other philosophies and spirtualities by now i can't remember who said what
but what i took away was that the good of one person can influence the collective good somehow - in ways that rationality may discount - good can multiply
so all small can become larger GOOD which make an individuals life important it's a contribution
your happy chicken your art work done with joy a meal made for enjoyment it all counts
time spent in peace wanting the good of others it counts!
"time spent in peace - wanting the good of others - it counts!" Yes, that's what I truly believe. One more happy, kind person makes the world an all-over happier, kinder place.
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I wish you wouldn't feel guilty. What if all 8 billion of us had miserable war-torn lives? Life would not be worth living then, for anyone. There has to be something to strive for, and for many people that's peace, and family, and safety, which unless you experience it you won't long for it when things go bad. The dice fall how they will, and none of us get to control these things either for ourselves or for other people.
Also, up until technology really started advancing we were all very ignorant of most wars and conflicts and natural disasters. We went about our lives while others were suffering, and we didn't know anything about it. Knowing about it and not being able to do anything about it, or going about life blissfully ignorant, neither are a crime or anything to feel guilty about. That's what being alive entails.
As recently as the 80s we may not have heard about that hurricane in Mexico until we got the Sunday paper, and then what was there to do except say, "Oh those poor people" and maybe donate or join a mission trip to ( ... )
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I wonder, sometimes, whether we don't feel guilty not for having it as good as we have it here----something like eighty percent (or higher) of the world's population, it is said, wakes up every morning
Yet, we are discontent with our lives, and we complain, and I suspect that down deep that's why we feel guilty.
Regarding other countries' wars---and I'm not saying those wars don't impact us---we may feel powerless.
As we started to pull out from the Covid-19 lock-down and to begin to recover a little bit from the impact of the virus on the world, Russia invaded Ukraine. There were 22 (twenty-two) other wars already ongoing before Hamas attacked Israel.
Understand. Be compassionate. Be generous. Be grateful (while we, ( ... )
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by now i can't remember who said what
but what i took away was that the good of one person can influence the collective good
somehow - in ways that rationality may discount - good can multiply
so all small can become larger GOOD
which make an individuals life important
it's a contribution
your happy chicken
your art work done with joy
a meal made for enjoyment
it all counts
time spent in peace
wanting the good of others
it counts!
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"time spent in peace - wanting the good of others - it counts!" Yes, that's what I truly believe. One more happy, kind person makes the world an all-over happier, kinder place.
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It's far more offensive to live in comparative luxury, but not appreciate it by making the most of it. *hugs*
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True! We need to have gratitude and compassion.
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