19 March 2015

Morality

Do not do unto others...

Love your neighbor as yourself 
Love your enemy

An it Harm none do what ye will

Put yourself in the other person's shoes 

Even things that are done in private affect others. Especially your future self. 

Though self is an illusion 

Subjective yet universal 

Because people aren't that different
Consequences are eerily similar throughout time 

Live and learn

The hard way through pain to yourself or others?
The easy way by watching and learning from others


12 March 2015

No comprende

It is said that most people don't listen. They just pause and wait for the next time they can speak.

Actually, when people are having a conversation, they are usually just talking to themselves with someone else in the room.
Pay attention one time you get into an argument and find that the topic of your conversation sort of diverged. You'll notice that you and the other person aren't actually talking about the same thing.

11 March 2015

Who does this?

Colossians 3
But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

10 March 2015

Where are the followers of Christ?

Philippians 4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
9 Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.