Saturday 11 February 2017

anti or pro



In the last few weeks, I have been reading too much news, I think.
There is a part inside of me that is worried, 
really worried about what Donald Trump will do to the world. 
I have been reading news more, much more than usual and even been 
getting half "addicted" to shows/videos ridiculing Trump and his administration.

Did it give me peace of mind?
It almost ruined my usual level of peace of mind!
Did it help me in any way?
Can not think of ANY benefits of spending hours reading all of the nonsense,
seeing all these videos highlighting politics 

All i can see is that it created more hatred in myself 
For long I have tried to remove hatred from my heart 
and practice at a level at least a bit closer to the ideal level of unconditional love
Well, all my attention to the news and the parodies and cynicism coming from the USA
has brought me not a bit closer but perhaps a lot further from such an ideal.

When before, I let the news come to me, rather then me going to the news,
I think I did not miss out on any of the major happenings in the world. 
Sometimes I heard things on the radio or from friends, a few hours or even a day late,
but I was aware at large of what was happening in the world. 
It gave me lots of time for reflection, for reading, for actively pursuing peace of mind

Rather than letting news inundate us with negativity,
(and I think there has been more negative in the air than ever)
we can search for positive things in this world.
And if you sincerely look around at how much love and charity and kindness
you can find in your own neighborhood, in your own city,
you will be able to see that there are more good things happening than ever too.

It is important to remain focused on what we want
Mother Teresa never participated in ANTI-war rallies.
She claimed: organize a pro-peace rally and I will be there.

The more attention we give to what we do not want,
the more attention the media give to, let's say, war, or Trump,
the stronger they become. 

So let us get focused 
focused on love and kindness. 
The upcoming week is the international week of RAK
Random Acts of Kindness.
Let us do our part, publicize this important week appropriately 
and love and be kind to everyone we meet.
Remain focused on that.
I will do that instead of swallowing passively all news that wants to inundate my mind.
Are you with me in that?




5 comments:

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