DaveTrader wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 10:53 pm
Having kindness in your soul is not weakness. That does not mean you need to get rolled over by the "unkind" over and over. Strive to take a moment and realize kindness can take on different forms, from hot soup to a hungry stranger to the perspective you take when dealing with unsavory characters. We can all feel the good v bad duality in and around us. The difficulty is first identifying where the initial gut reaction comes from, then learning/striving for it to come from/"transfer to the good side". Remembering that God does not strive to create push-overs.
You have a great grasp of all of this, especially considering your age. Myself, having the same innate views about these things, write this to my benefit as much as for anyone else's.
...I mean that's all just in case the baseball bat doesn't work
I really like being open and friendly with everyone.
Help more people in need. .but reality hit me hard in the face.
I realize not everyone is kind. And objectively there is a weakness of human nature. .
This changed my view of people. That's why I said it earlier.
Everyone has the potential to become a demon. I am also very afraid of this. .
Not everyone will practice self-discipline and set the bottom line and principles for themselves as human beings.
I believe people can get better. .
But my reality makes me have to take the initiative to filter all kinds of people.
I need to protect myself so that I can protect more people.
Honje
Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth: patiently bearing till he receive the early and latter rain.
Behold, we account them blessed who have endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and you have seen the end of the Lord, that the Lord is merciful and compassionate.