When I'm Sad, My Heart Bleeds (But Not For Long...)
When I'm sad, my heart bleeds. When I'm in tears, I cry for universal justice where all people are equal, peaceful and understanding. But not for long. ~Jennie S. Bev
I'm sad when I meet people whom I respect but don't respect themselves. I'm sad when they don't understand the true values of being a humane individual. I'm sad when I see that those people have the potential to escalate their moral and spiritual level, but don't know where to look for the pathways. I cry when there are so many beautiful beads in front of them, yet all they see are the tiny dirt holes in between the beads and thought that they have seen everything.
These are the four things that can definitely causing me to shed tears. I've experienced thousands or even millions of times of such occurrences in my lifetime, yet my soul can easily cry when they recur.
On self-respect. Since our childhood, we have been respecting our own selves. If we haven't, we wouldn't have been living the life we have today. Self-respect is the father of all virtues. If we respect ourselves, we'll know what to do next. We know how other people see us. Above all, we know how to balance out and keep our inner peace.
Self-respect constitutes strong positive mental attitudes, courage to move on to the next level and, above all, keeping our personal inner peace in tact regardless of what is happening at the moment. In my daily prayers, I always ask for "strength, peace and independence," which are the genuine attributes of self-respect. They are my pillars, my hopes and sources of aspiration.
On the true values of being a (humane) individual. When we hear the term "humane," what's the first thing that pops up in our mind? A charismatic spiritual leader? A humble priest or nun? A Green Peace activist? Well, they are good examples, but we don't need to become any of them to be a humane individual. After all, we're already born with it.
The only difference is that we might not notice the humane qualities we have due to our current circumstances. We're born with a special skill: to observe. Most of us use this skill limited to the job and other duties required to survive. Not many of us learned how to sharpen it and use it to an optimal level, but failed.
The observation skill I refer to is the ability to capture the essence of an event, a person or a material. Everybody can learn it by sharpening their perception skills, by being fully aware of what's going on around them, and by fully understanding the effects and consequences of their actions and thoughts.
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