Love Note January 2011

I would like to think I am a nice person but when I notice not so nice things about others it gets me thinking. How come I recognise this in others if I don’t have it in me? Its always a good thing for me when this happens as it keeps me grounded. It does not allow me to take myself too seriously or to get my ego in a twist about been 'a good person'. I mean, I like to think I am but then that's what everyone will say about themselves-including  serial killers who probably can and will justify their reasons for killing from the same point of view.
 
I mean we live in a world where we are always fighting against something. Where we vote in a leader who uses our name to fight a war that kills millions of people. I know all this does not matter because we are 'nice people' that don’t want to look like weak fools. So it's okay to fight people that want to take advantage of us or hurt our over inflated egos. But are we really nice people? We may only fight when provoked but my question is does that make it any more right? I read a quote which I just have to share ''an eye for an eye makes the whole world blind''. Mahatma Gandhi.
 
I certainly don’t want to be blind so I try to always remember that when I feel I need to be right.  Its' very easy to want revenge, to want to say ''see I told you so, I am right again''. When I’m in that mood I always hope to remember that I would rather be happy than be right. Rather than taking your eyes out too I would rather keep the one that’s left and shape my other senses for a happier lif,e than losing everything else for one remaining eye. Also my family and friend will prefer me with one eye than do without me at all...well, if they don’t, I DO! 
 
When you see something you don’t like in another person, don’t try and change that person. Change the way you look at the person, change you and start the healing process. Start with the person in the mirror as it’s the only person you have control over. Be a master of you. Ask for help if need be, From God or whomever you believe in, and from your family and friends. In the online world,  you can even ask people you have never met and people you may never meet. Be inspired to be a nicer person without any 'buts' or exceptions.
 
Love always
 
B...BE U.   xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx