Wisdoms from the Journey - Vol IV (Nov 2011 thru Apr 2012)

Luv, mo betta …
(01/17/2012)
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that …
Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism
or trudge through the darkness of destructive selfishness.”
~ inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. King was right — not only because he took the stand that was
“moral”, but also because he took the stand that functioned …
He and those who courageously followed his example proved that it is
both practical & effective to extend Love to those who are harming us — he
& his proved that “evil” people (or those who are “abusive” &/or
“dysfunctional”) are not looking for our energy or our pain, but rather are
looking for our anger or our sadness or our fear. They are looking for
victims. And when we choose to give them compassionate Love instead,
they ultimately have no choice but to look for their “victims” elsewhere …
What is truly fantastic about Dr. King’s example of Peace-fullness is
that it not only works against the injustice of political oppression; it not only
works in large groups — It works just as well in ALL our relationships!
When our loved ones or our family members or our coworkers or our
bosses or our classmates or even life’s strangers are harming us consciously,
the one thing they cannot stand to receive in return is unconditional Love.
And if we have the strength to extend raw, unconditional Kindness in
response to their selfishness, and when we have the courage to persist in
doing so (not to “change them for the better, but merely to be Kind to them),
these “dysfunctional” & “abusive” folks are forced to change their
behaviors.
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