When values are clear .....
The world around does not look like a very happy place these days.
And its not just me.....I struggle to find a really happy and peaceful face as I look around.
But I am not a negative person and will not be - I continue to look for my "drops of blues" - acts of kindness, compassion, love, affection that trigger happy feelings and remind me that all is not lost...yet. There is still goodness around - however scarce it may be getting.
Today's post is about one of my close connects - who reminds me that life can still be beautiful....
He has taught me new meanings of "responsibility", "commitment" and "a sense of duty".... that to live for others is as important as to live for one's self... that to give, far in excess of what you receive, is a higher state of being...that its not about "maths".
While I still differ with his opinions a lot, I am proud of him - of my connect with such a person.
And thankfully, there are still many around, like him.
In Life, such lofty human values are becoming increasingly rare ..... and so when I see him being acknowledged and appreciated by his own, I am happy - happy that there is still hope around, that there is still humanity - we just have to look harder.
Nowadays, we tend to make commitments way too soon at times and then, when the winds change their direction, we struggle to keep to the chosen path.... most compromise, some don't and shift their directions. But a sense of resentment or discontent tends to build up from within - we wish things were different.....
Yet, I also see that there are still some people whose value systems are strong enough to help them tackle these rough winds and stay on the track they chose long ago, from a sense of responsibility, of duty, of commitment ...... I salute them.
Indeed, times are bad these days .... economies are hit, polities struggle, natural and man-made disasters abound, relationships are crumbling like a pack of cards, human values are dismissed like used napkins...... could it get worse?
And yet through it all, when you really look around - you will surely find goodness ...still....you can see that life is not only about despair, but there are things - however small and far in between - that make life beautiful....still.
Look hard. You will still find good. I truly believe so.
So, here's to you, my dear friend....may your tribe increase!
And its not just me.....I struggle to find a really happy and peaceful face as I look around.
But I am not a negative person and will not be - I continue to look for my "drops of blues" - acts of kindness, compassion, love, affection that trigger happy feelings and remind me that all is not lost...yet. There is still goodness around - however scarce it may be getting.
Today's post is about one of my close connects - who reminds me that life can still be beautiful....
He has taught me new meanings of "responsibility", "commitment" and "a sense of duty".... that to live for others is as important as to live for one's self... that to give, far in excess of what you receive, is a higher state of being...that its not about "maths".
While I still differ with his opinions a lot, I am proud of him - of my connect with such a person.
And thankfully, there are still many around, like him.
In Life, such lofty human values are becoming increasingly rare ..... and so when I see him being acknowledged and appreciated by his own, I am happy - happy that there is still hope around, that there is still humanity - we just have to look harder.
Nowadays, we tend to make commitments way too soon at times and then, when the winds change their direction, we struggle to keep to the chosen path.... most compromise, some don't and shift their directions. But a sense of resentment or discontent tends to build up from within - we wish things were different.....
Yet, I also see that there are still some people whose value systems are strong enough to help them tackle these rough winds and stay on the track they chose long ago, from a sense of responsibility, of duty, of commitment ...... I salute them.
Indeed, times are bad these days .... economies are hit, polities struggle, natural and man-made disasters abound, relationships are crumbling like a pack of cards, human values are dismissed like used napkins...... could it get worse?
And yet through it all, when you really look around - you will surely find goodness ...still....you can see that life is not only about despair, but there are things - however small and far in between - that make life beautiful....still.
Look hard. You will still find good. I truly believe so.
So, here's to you, my dear friend....may your tribe increase!
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