To be a real human being, you must try... 1. To care about someone and something more than yourself. 2. To accept help from someone even when you believe you dont need anyone. 3. To cheer people up and bring them simple joy in times when it seems hardest to smile. 4. To bring loving comfort and sincere hugs in the midst of violence, pain, and suffering. 5. To recognize your own shortcomings and failings before lashing out at anothers weakness. 6. To have true compassion when someones in a bad mood, with the understanding that they might be going through a hardship youre not aware of. 7. To constantly remember that life is a fragile and precious miracle which requires all our collective effort to protect. 8. To humbly work to improve our own defects and and cut everyone else a little more slack. 9. To remember that being a loving and positive person isnt always easy, but its always worth it. 10. And lastly, to never give up on the power of humanity and on your own potential to be a caring, loving person. At the end of the day, just try your hardest to be nice. Fighting and arguing is usually not very nice. Not everyone deserves to be treated nicely, but those moments are there to test our commitment to our belief in loving kindness. The goal is still to live in a world of peace, liberty, and light. We cannot allow ourselves to give into our lowest urges and darkest capacities for cruelty and violence. Nor can we let ourselves grow so cynical and exhausted that we believe our human race can never get better. If we dont cling to life and love, we go hurdling into the depths of our despair and destruction. We may not achieve perfect harmony in this lifetime, but it must remain our ultimate aspiration, for it is in believing in the best of ourselves and our highest potential that we find the necessary inspiration and strength to keep living and loving for another day. For this day. For the only thing we have -- each other. -Andrew W.K.
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 03:21:24 +0000