Posted by 10derHeart on June 9, 2009, at 20:01:58
In reply to What do we owe other people?, posted by SLS on June 9, 2009, at 5:50:06
Others?
Love and kindness. Particularly those we might view as not so lovable or deserving of kindness.
For me, I try not to think of "owe," just that I was made for this, and all my lesser impulses come from...well, a a bad place. Digging for the love and kindness every day is a "simple" request and a command from the Almighty, that's anything *but* simple, which He knows and I sure do, too.
Myself? Maybe the same, but that's even harder. We can all be pretty harsh on ourselves.
A life that stands for something, in the end?
Working toward any of these is a lifelong journey, with pitfalls, slides back and forward, even falls off cliffs sometimes. I know it's worth it, in my heart, but my head sure likes to rebel.....
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