The big picture is not looking good. It is overwhelming. There are people in this world who are very powerful and only care about their interests.
This is what I have come up with and I think it works for me...for now. I am one person. I have the choice to make this world a better place by the time I leave it or make it worse. I choose to make it better. I am one person. I can live differently even if others don't or say it is stupid the way I live. People have lost the meaning of chershing life and seeing God in one another. What has happened to "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."? What if people lived this way? What if people loved God and loved People? Instead of use God and use Peope?!
Too many people tell others that it is ok in certain circumstances to kill. I disagree. People kill with direct actions and indirect actions. Someone tells someone to kill someone or they will kill them. Just like rebel groups. What if the kids said no, I will not kill. They will probably be killed but still they didn't kill. Gangs in America kill others for street cred. and it is accepted. It's ok to kill in war. American soldiers are "hero's" for killing. Has there ever been a good war or a bad peace? Why do we kill people who kill people to show that killing people is wrong?
All I got to say is that another world is possible. Things have been going wrong for far too long. It IS overwhelming.
I am one person and you are one person. What does this mean? To me it means that I can fight for change. I can fight for justice. I can love people, no matter what. I can give up my life for someone else but I won't take a life. I am capable of doing what is within my means. Even if this world gets worse I can say that I did what I could to make this world a better place. and in a way you have. You have affected lives. You have loved with a love that doesn't make sense to this world.
This quote is on my wall, "when we treat others with love, we help them to see God. When others treat us with love, it reminds us of how God loves us. One of the greatest things we can do to remain in God and to remain aware of God's love for us is to simply love each other."
Look at the way people interact with one another on a daily basis. This is becoming hard to find. People have become complacent and don't genuinely care about others. People look our for their own selfish gain. This needs to change. But first we have to change it in ourselves and then it may ripple towards others.
Too many people in America are concerned with the American dream. They want the luxuries, the tight ride, the big house and the retirement. What if we sacrificed that? What if financially we "loved our neighbors as ourself"? How different would things look? People buy homes and give hundreds of thousands of dollars to banks in INTEREST! and many many "christians" have fallen into this load of crap!
overall: we can change ourselves. We can't feel responsible for changing others. If we felt that way we would be belittling God. If God is as big and powerful as we hear then He is the one that can and does change hearts. even without us. Learn to live selfless. Don't deceive yourself. Leave this world a better place with the way you choose to live life. That to me is worshipping God.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Life transformation: selfish to selfless
Last night I watched a movie and it has caused me to think about the meaning of human life. Many of our current actions towards others come from past situations. Many people react due to past pain, suffering, and at times even happiness. I always ask myself, “Do I care so much for others that I will give myself up for them?” This is a simple question to ask but not as simple to do. I believe the action of this comes from the conditioning of our hearts. Through the years I have seen many hearts hardened from past experiences. Through this humans have become disconnected.
The movie I watched focused on a man who lived through a painfully tragic situation. He felt responsible for the death of seven people. When you watch the scene of the accident one might say that he was selfish. The definition of selfish is:
concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for other
While driving his car he seemed to be more concerned with the message on his phone then with the safety of his wife or even other possible drivers on the road.
Through this tragic event his life changed and I saw his heart change. It was as if he became a humanitarian:
1. One who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms; a philanthropist.
2. a person who has the interests of mankind at heart
The story line followed his journey of finding people, good people, to help. He felt as though he took seven lives and because of this he felt like he needed to change seven lives to make things right. He gave up his needs and interests for others. He gave up body parts for others to be well. He once was selfish but then he became selfless:
1. Having no regard to self; unselfish.
2. putting other people's interests before one's own
Through all of his experiences I saw meaningful relationships formed; lives being changed. In his heart he was more concerned with the interests of mankind over anything else. He gave up his life for others.
Relationships are important. People are important. More important than we can even imagine. Imagine if we all lived somewhat like this? Imagine how much of a transformation in this world we would see. Imagine mass amounts of pain turned into joy and happiness. I can see it.
Why aren’t we all humanitarians? People who have the interests of mankind at heart. Instead of being concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself: seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for other.
Many times I have heard that it’s great that I am a humanitarian. I think why aren’t we all? Is it really not meant for all people? To me that thought is crazy.
A little while back I was talking to my friend and she told me about a friend of hers who was showing a group of friends his pictures from his military tour of Iraq. He told her she shouldn’t look at a certain picture because she is a humanitarian. The picture was of a soldier holding an Iraqi head, no body attached.
Like I said before: why aren’t all people humanitarians? What will it take to see all people living in a way where they put other people’s interests before their own? Many might say this is impossible. I say, “why?” I say, “It is possible.”
Do you care so much for others that you will give yourself up for them?
The movie I watched focused on a man who lived through a painfully tragic situation. He felt responsible for the death of seven people. When you watch the scene of the accident one might say that he was selfish. The definition of selfish is:
concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself : seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for other
While driving his car he seemed to be more concerned with the message on his phone then with the safety of his wife or even other possible drivers on the road.
Through this tragic event his life changed and I saw his heart change. It was as if he became a humanitarian:
1. One who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms; a philanthropist.
2. a person who has the interests of mankind at heart
The story line followed his journey of finding people, good people, to help. He felt as though he took seven lives and because of this he felt like he needed to change seven lives to make things right. He gave up his needs and interests for others. He gave up body parts for others to be well. He once was selfish but then he became selfless:
1. Having no regard to self; unselfish.
2. putting other people's interests before one's own
Through all of his experiences I saw meaningful relationships formed; lives being changed. In his heart he was more concerned with the interests of mankind over anything else. He gave up his life for others.
Relationships are important. People are important. More important than we can even imagine. Imagine if we all lived somewhat like this? Imagine how much of a transformation in this world we would see. Imagine mass amounts of pain turned into joy and happiness. I can see it.
Why aren’t we all humanitarians? People who have the interests of mankind at heart. Instead of being concerned excessively or exclusively with oneself: seeking or concentrating on one's own advantage, pleasure, or well-being without regard for other.
Many times I have heard that it’s great that I am a humanitarian. I think why aren’t we all? Is it really not meant for all people? To me that thought is crazy.
A little while back I was talking to my friend and she told me about a friend of hers who was showing a group of friends his pictures from his military tour of Iraq. He told her she shouldn’t look at a certain picture because she is a humanitarian. The picture was of a soldier holding an Iraqi head, no body attached.
Like I said before: why aren’t all people humanitarians? What will it take to see all people living in a way where they put other people’s interests before their own? Many might say this is impossible. I say, “why?” I say, “It is possible.”
Do you care so much for others that you will give yourself up for them?
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