Thoughts/ Excerpts

T H I R T Y

We live in a quite fastidious manner.

So much so, that we don't really notice unless we're left to suffer.

We don't need all of this. It's our greed, our hunger and avariciousness for more, better, bigger, and vaster that makes us believe we can make our way through life with these negative feelings, when in reality, we don't need all of it.

We never need all of what we have. Why is it so hard to understand? Why do we only get it once it's too late? We don't have to suffer to see the reality of our world if we learn how to view the world with our heart, with our souls, instead of the eyes.

Beauty, materialism, success. These are things  that seemingly make our lives better. Why don't you understand? Why aren't you capable of thinking about these things? We don't need all of it if our insides, our very souls, our very beings are rotten and spoiled. 

Because all of it would be futile if we weren't grateful and truthful enough. Why aren't you seeing this? 

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It's what the beholder sees that makes up their very own being. It's what the beholder consists of, that can be identified. If you are disgusted by something, it's not because of what you see in others, it's what you see in yourself.

People are only capable of identifying characteristics they already possess. Nothing more, and nothing less than that.

What you do comes back to you. Compassion and good will can only be found once you're capable of giving it to others yourself. Humans are too accustomed to receiving what they desire that they don't seem to notice. What you do certainly will come back to you, if not now, then in the near future.

If you want to be praised, praise others first. If you want to be comforted, comfort others first. If you want to be loved, love others first. It's the rule of life. It's the key to living. 

Don't give to receive. Give because you have received enough good. The world is so much more than quarreling over petty, fleeting, transitory and mortal things. 

The world is much more than meets the eye. We have to look with our hearts, not with our eyes.