|
Today's
Meditation:
Am
I contributing to the downfall of the world? Am I
providing a role model for others of someone who stands by
my beliefs and is willing to support other people who are
being abused and manipulated, or am I providing a role model
of someone who is completely self-interested, without a
thought given to others? And remember, even if we do
think of others often, we can't be a role model through
thought alone-- people can see only what we do, not what we
think.
I'm
not sure that I believe that the world is
"perishing," but I do know that the world
situation isn't nearly as positive as it could be, and many
people suffer needlessly at the hands of others. There
are many injustices that we could do something about if we
made the effort.
On
the other hand, we all have only so much time in each day,
and we all have responsibilities and obligations that may
prevent us from devoting time to things that demand our
courage. I remember a Dickens novel-- Bleak House,
I believe, in which a woman spent most of her time trying to
raise money for the poor children of some far-away
undeveloped country, while her own children were completely
neglected, with clothes that were falling apart and having
to make their own meals.
Sometimes,
it takes the greater courage to toil away in silence,
unnoticed, as we make sure that the people we love don't
suffer from our neglect. One day we'll send them out
into the world, and the type of persons we send out-- those who
will contribute to the love and peace of the world or those who will contribute to the greed and enmity of the
world-- depends on our willingness to stick to our resolve to
provide.
|
