This is the trend lately, we have to share exactly the same thoughts if we want to be civil to each other? Are you kidding me?? My best friends, every single one of them differ with me on something at some point. And yes, we have heated debates, discussions and we are still friends. I would not like it any other way!! So what's going on??? We need to go back to basics and revisit principles and foundations of democracy, liberty, ethics and friendship.
For the good evening or a good day I will just share this favorite poem of mine by Rudyard Kipling. I love every single word and hope other parents would too.
Freedom - right to act, feel or think as one wants.
Right - that what is moral, just and honorable.
Responsibility - having a duty to deal with something, being accountable.
Now that we assigned definition to each, one should conclude that one cannot have any one of these without the other two.
Yes, you have a freedom of speach, that is your right, but it comes with responsibility not to tramp some other rights and freedoms.
That just being one example. Yet we always forget that third vital part of the process - responsibilty. And we should not, as the other two won't work either.
Saying thank you and please will not hurt you. Neither would helping someone no matter how small it would seem. So next time, hold the door to someone, ask somebody if they are ok, tell them they look good and give them a smile. These are all little things that can make somebody's day. Manners matter!
Absence of fear? I don't think so. We all have our fears whether we want to admit it or not. I, myself, have plenty: fear of snakes, spiders, natural disasters, bad people and the greatest one - loosing the people I love. That last and biggest fear comes face to face with the unconditional love I feel towards my family and friends and the fear loses every time. I don't know if that is courage, but it is love.
In the Era of Big Brother the need for mind revolution is important as breathing air. Everybody can easyly find out where we are, what we do and with whom, with our enthusiastic consent.
People who wanted to read books and educate themselves used to be burned on stakes together with books. Nowdays, very few read and have thirst for knowledge and exploration. "The devil" came through a back window and we don't even care. Until ... we have that revolution of the mind.
