WE ARE INVOLVED IN DAILY WORLD
By OLIVENE GODFREY
I suppose all of us at one time or another harbor thoughts of becoming a hermit, isolating ourselves from the world But, whether we want to be or not, we're all involved in the great events of our time. We are a part of humanity, in what is happening, and we can't dissociate our self from the world around us. John Donne reminded us that, "No man is an island, entire of itself..." And, if our involvement isn't physical or active it is a spiritual involvement.
But, say a public official in your community behaves in a way that you think is wrong. You start thinking critically about him and his actions. Eventually, you may vote against him. And, so you have become involved in the world around you. If you don't vote against the official you are also acting, in a negative way,and you are actually condoning what he is doing.
The extent of our involvement in any situation is up to each of us individually. If we choose to be physically involved, we can try to act in constructive ways and try to change what we believe is wrong.
If we don't choose to be physically involved, we often only criticize or condemn. This is easy to do. Some people say to criticize is only human. But, actually it's just an acquired habit that too many don't try to break. Now, in many cases criticism is helpful and needed. But, it's difficult to be able to criticize in a constructive manner. There seems to be much truth in the old adage, " you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."
While some people spend all of their time fault-finding, there is another extreme--that is to waste your talent of praise. If you go around complimenting everyone indiscriminately
your compliments will be of little value. You can bless and praise without reservation about most human beings. Most people aren't all bad or all good. Actually, the spreading of good will and harmony is a chain-reaction process. One person who does have love in his heart can change the life of one other person or persons. And they will, in turn, affect a few more and so on, in ever widening circles of good will.
What ever happens in our community, our state, our nation. in the world, will produce some reaction within your mind and heart. And it's really up to each of us, what kind of world we will have tomorrow. Solving problems positively, you involve yourself in what happens, to day, tomorrow, and every day.
See you next time.
By OLIVENE GODFREY
I suppose all of us at one time or another harbor thoughts of becoming a hermit, isolating ourselves from the world But, whether we want to be or not, we're all involved in the great events of our time. We are a part of humanity, in what is happening, and we can't dissociate our self from the world around us. John Donne reminded us that, "No man is an island, entire of itself..." And, if our involvement isn't physical or active it is a spiritual involvement.
But, say a public official in your community behaves in a way that you think is wrong. You start thinking critically about him and his actions. Eventually, you may vote against him. And, so you have become involved in the world around you. If you don't vote against the official you are also acting, in a negative way,and you are actually condoning what he is doing.
The extent of our involvement in any situation is up to each of us individually. If we choose to be physically involved, we can try to act in constructive ways and try to change what we believe is wrong.
If we don't choose to be physically involved, we often only criticize or condemn. This is easy to do. Some people say to criticize is only human. But, actually it's just an acquired habit that too many don't try to break. Now, in many cases criticism is helpful and needed. But, it's difficult to be able to criticize in a constructive manner. There seems to be much truth in the old adage, " you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."
While some people spend all of their time fault-finding, there is another extreme--that is to waste your talent of praise. If you go around complimenting everyone indiscriminately
your compliments will be of little value. You can bless and praise without reservation about most human beings. Most people aren't all bad or all good. Actually, the spreading of good will and harmony is a chain-reaction process. One person who does have love in his heart can change the life of one other person or persons. And they will, in turn, affect a few more and so on, in ever widening circles of good will.
What ever happens in our community, our state, our nation. in the world, will produce some reaction within your mind and heart. And it's really up to each of us, what kind of world we will have tomorrow. Solving problems positively, you involve yourself in what happens, to day, tomorrow, and every day.
See you next time.
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