Each & everyone of us makes mistakes daily. We all mess up. We don't always have good intentions. We say things to hurt. We even do things to hurt. We have feelings and those feelings get stepped on. Therefore, we are vengeful. We get our hearts broken. We are a self-seeking society. We make poor decisions. We don't always learn from mistakes & we add to those poor decisions. How do we get off-track? What gets us in these situations? We are human. We are SO imperfect. We are SO undeserving. We walk this earth with our hands and our hearts extended out. We always want more. Our hearts long to be loved by people who are never capable of loving. While all of these things seem disheartening, it's dropping to another level below any kind of general mistakes or bad attitudes.
This world is changing, my friends. Anything goes. Literally - anything. I am having a hard time adjusting to this. Commitments & promises have lost all value. Standards & morals are practically non-existent. Devilish offers & invitations are gladly accepted among those whom you would never imagine. Those who are closest to you. It is gut-wrenching. People you love turn against you and scrape below the surface of the earth. Betrayal & rejection are two emotions that way too many good people here in this world are getting double-doses of. Does anyone have any self-value?
It seems as if everything is changing all around us. Perhaps it seems abundantly clear to me because of some of the circumstances I have (unfortunately) been exposed to. But as Jake & I were just discussing last night, "What ever happened to morality?" Could you guys help me out and explain what EVER happened to morality? Why are the most immoral acts to mankind suddenly acceptable & popular? When did people simply become objects? What happened to respect & compassion? What makes us think we can abuse what God has so graciously blessed us with? If you can't find any self-respect, where is your pride? There is absolutely no shame. Discouraging, to say the least.
Monday, December 22, 2008
"Compassion is the basis of all morality." Arthur Schopenhauer
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WOW!!! Now that's really deep for a Monday morning. I think one problem is that we can rationalize for every cruel or immoral act. Even the Grinch could rationalize his evil acts upon Whoville until his heart grew big---Heah, maybe we all need bigger hearts.
It is a lesson, it is a test, God is preparing you. You need to follow that path instead of hurting and blaming yourself for someone else's laziness, disrespect to life family children and loved ones. You can't change people who are morally corrupt, they will never change! They will never give you the love you need, they are too selfish.
Sounds like you are in a dark place right now and I'm sorry. While I don't know that I can answer your question(s), I can say that are still some good people out there, there's good one's, good friends, boyfriends, husbands and wives. I know it.
sounds like you, not n hawthorne, wrote "the minister's black veil." there's a whole lot more good people in the world than bad. it's just that we notice the bad ones.
2009 is a NEW year! :)
I guess its just a cycle where good people get tired or are not strong enough to stay good and become bad because of what has been done to them in the past. I guess that's why we need the grace of God in order to remain good and on path for whatever he has intented for us. I am glad you wrote this I kind of needed it since I have been feeling the same way... Thanks.
Frank
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