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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina  First of all, if we raised our children with love in their hearts instead of a "take whatever you can get" mentality then people wouldn't commit these acts of murder, rape, etc and then we wouldn't even have to ask the question of what to do with those who commit atrocious crimes because none would be committed. |
I agree with this. But in this current world, it makes it all the more challenging. And it makes
staying on that path even more challenging when others are not adhering to the Golden Rule. And it's even more challenging to convince our children to stay on that path, when it seems that other children are "winning" by not following that rule.
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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina The solution to evil is simply love. Love everyone, treat everyone with kindness, love and respect and expect to be treated the same way. |
Kinda hard to do if they want to destroy you. What to do then? If you let them destroy you, it's hard to be the change, cuz you won't
be anymore.
(not directed to Erin) And as for the places of containment, would this be rewarding bad behavior? Ever work with those less fortunate? It takes thick skin and a tremendous sense of commitment to help those who refuse to be helped. And if they refuse to be helped, should we take care of them forever? If so, why would anyone work, ever?
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Originally Posted by Erin Pavlina How do we begin? With ourselves. A kind word to a stranger. An act of love passed forward to another. I know it sounds simple but if everyone did it we'd be all set. |
That's the thing, not everyone does it. I know, if there are enough of us, we will reach a critical mass at some point to make a difference, but it's very challenging to
stay on the path, when others around us are not, and they seem to get ahead.
All I'm saying is, it's not easy to live by this Golden Rule. And we are often tempted off of it when we see others not following this rule and still getting ahead. And sometimes, the Golden Rule doesn't really apply when it comes to true evil, sometimes, you just have to destroy it. Though it still makes me sad to have to think in terms of that. I'm just saying, keeping the faith is very challenging.