I
would like to assure you that we are making progress. We have traveled through
four episodes, which have shown us a few things about human nuances. You have
learned exactly what can happen to you when you become careless. You will bring
your credibility into question. A human being is only as strong as he thinks he
stands. We have obstacles in every corner that we see. A human being is weak.
He can fall anytime. But that is not what we are here to do today. We don’t
want you to fall. We want you to be strong. To become better, and beat the
challenges that weaken the human soul.
The
human soul is let down, to an extent that it has nothing else to clutch on, but
fall. We sometimes lead ourselves to this pitfall. We forget about so many
things in a short amount of time. When people get what they have been fighting
for, they easily forget that a few minutes ago, they were struggling. People go
ahead, and feed themselves to obesity. Some go ahead, and corrupt their
beautiful soul. And often times, the things that take us from the glory are
temporary. We never think about temporary when we approve temporary. It is
usually the greed, or desire to have more that drive us to far.
I
would like to remind you to be responsible. Responsibility defines every angle
of human progress. You have to be willing to lift a certain amount of weight.
You must be willing to do something in order to get somewhere. Every good son
or daughter begins his, or her life journey by sweeping around them. Make your
bed. Allow your common sense to shape your actions. Get stuff where they are
supposed to be. Don’t litter as you go. Clean the dirt around your environment.
At this point it does not matter who made the environment dirt in the first
place.
The
mere fact that you are in the environment, means you can also help clean it. I
know you have excuses. But find a broom or anything, and clean the dirt. I also
know, that is not how you want to spend your time. But still, find a broom, and
clean that environment. Young people in this generation must learn to find the
broom, and clean the dirt. You too must
learn to find the broom, and clean the dirt. I know you can pay someone to do
it. But find the broom, and do it yourself this time round.
Courtesy
The
courtesy I am talking about goes beyond, “Good Morning Neighbor!” I don’t say
“good morning neighbor” myself all the time. In fact, the number of times I
have said hello to my neighbors can be counted. Does that make me a bad person?
And when people actually invest their time saying “hello, good morning, and how
are you doing,” are they usually interested in the actual well-being of the
people they are greeting or pretending to care about? I know courtesy begins
with a simple greeting, or nod that you recognize the people in your community.
However, beyond those simple nods, and greetings, do you care about the welfare
of other people? Do you treat people well overall? Or greetings are only
important to you when you want something from them.
Societal
stereotypes suggest that people should acknowledge each other through
greetings. Those simple activities according to stereotypes make us normal,
harmonious people. However, beyond those greetings, and everything else that
society tells us to do, do we really care about other people? Are you a modest
person? Or you are only modest when it serves you. The fake smiles, and fake
concerns. Get over the fakeness. Be real. Say “hello” when you actually want to
say it, not because you deem it an obligation to acknowledge every person you
see.
Our
burden as human beings is indeed, lighter until we complicate it. Your ideal
burden is to think about yourself, and your actions. How do your actions impact
the lives of other people? Do they harm, or nourish? This is the line of
thinking a human being should follow. And from this angle, one can explore
other relationships within our environment. But is this what we do every day?
Think about ourselves, and our actions? Instead, we like overstepping.
Stepping
on the toes of other people, and look the other way. However, if, we just
remain focused on our burdens, this world could really be the dream world for
all of us. But look at us now. We are greedy. We just want to keep taking until
there is no more to take. We don’t care about the needs of other people.
Politicians want power, and ordinary people want to create hell for their next
door neighbor. Where is your modesty? Where is your courtesy? Think about it.
How do your actions, and decisions affecting other people? Are you a good
person to yourself? Think about it.
Integrity
Are
you honest? Do you do as you say? Are you reliable? Can you be trusted? This is
important. We live in a corrupted world. And that makes many of us corrupt too.
We lie a lot. And we don’t care. Lying has been normalized in our everyday
activities. You know you cannot go, but you say you are coming. You don’t care
about the inconvenience you cause to the person waiting. You promise to do
something but again, you don’t follow through your words. And that hurts some
people who were trusting you to do something. Why are you this way? Who made
you this way? Did you forget the value of speaking the truth after your fifth
grade?
It is becoming increasingly impossible for
people to just speak the truth, especially in our current societies. People
have lost themselves somewhere in their minds, and they cannot trace their way
back. Remember your integrity. Do what you say, you will do. Give back the five
dollars you promised to give. Clean the dishes if you said so. Let other people
trust you. Be reliable. Be honest. If, you don’t want to do something, you
don’t have to say yes to look good. Say no. Remember your integrity.
Stop
being comfortable with little lies. It is those little lies that destroy a
mustard seed. Don’t destroy your mustard seed. You can do better. You can grow
better. You can change the world. Be intentional about being honest. Don’t be
strategic. You just need to remember the person that you are, or want to
become. What is in your depths? What is coming out of your mouth? What are you
saying to the world? And how long do you intent to continue being compromised.
Decide to get tired of being compromised. Be the real you. The real you, has
something good hidden somewhere. Remember your integrity.
Tolerance
The
willingness to work despite the differences in opinion. How do you respond when
you differ with other people? Are you violent? Are you calm? There are so many
things that can easily upset you in this modern society. Are you tolerant with
those things? Are tolerant with life events that throws you out of proportion?
Think about it. How do you go about your everyday activities, and the people
you encounter in the process of doing those activities? Do you continue
working? The most important wisdom that you can keep at the back of your mind, is
that, people will always differ with each other. We are different people
altogether. What you want is not what I want. How do we make progress when we
get to such points? Do we start little
wars? Displace other people? Hurt other people? And cause an unnecessary damage?
I
think you fully understand what intolerance can do. There is a war somewhere,
where thousands of people have been displaced for mere reasons that a certain
country, and its leader do not agree with the line of thought of another
country. So the best way forward is to attack a sovereign country. A country
that is independent, and can make its own decisions as a free country. People
are suffering now. You do not need to get here. There is the best way to all
our differences. And one of those best way is to think about it. On a second
thought, you won’t do what you could have done in the heat of anger or rage. Be
tolerant.
Respect
Showing
honor to other people, and treating them with high esteem. Do you do that? Do
you respect other people? You don’t have to know them. These are your fellow
human beings. They deserve the best as you deserve the best. Do you allow them
to get the best? Do you have respect for yourself? Do you recognize the dignity
of other people for the mere fact that they are human beings, and nothing else?
We are selfish. But do you recognize the existence of other people as equal
opportunity members of this society?
They
deserve a clean environment as you do. They deserve good things as you deserve
them. Why then does your ego takeover? We bring a lot of petty ego. When those
petty egos are injured, we forget respect. We want to get back. We respond with
rage, hatred, and violence. We forget that we are Americans. We buy guns, and
some end up in mass shootings. We forget that people in the mass shootings are
human beings too. Hatred has taken over because our petty ego is injured. Did
you forget that other people have their problems too, and they don’t react to
their problems by picking a gun? Where is your respect for human dignity?
Obedience
Do
you act as commanded or you look at who is commanding? You want to look at who
is commanding to decide whether you will obey or not. We have these struggles.
We just don’t want to follow simple instructions. A simple instruction as
indicated that you close the gate. But you don’t close the gate as you go out
or come in. What is going on with you? Why are you disregarding these simple
instructions? Whom do you have a problem with? Yourself, or the person issuing
the directive?
Do
you even know the person issuing the directive? Do you know what led to creation
of the directive? Or you are just the
type of person who has normalized disobedience, and you are comfortable? Where
is this behavior of disobedience leading you or making you? Why are you
struggling with following simple instructions? We are looking for order, and
smooth operations. Your actions are creating chaos. You are putting the lives
of other people in danger. And you cannot handle the responsibility. Did you
even think about the responsibility part, and the consequences of your actions?
Love
Being
ready to support those in need. Do you support people in need? They don’t have
to be the poor. There are many needs in life. Those people who need a hand
here, and there. Do you support them? Do you identify them? You can start
leading with love. This is the type of love, which is empathetic. It cares
about the needs of other people. And you are willing to put your best foot
forward to find a solution for people in need? It makes us more human to find
solutions to problems, which have nothing to do with us. You do not have to be
the direct beneficiary of the solution. That is the kind of love God has for
His incessant sinning children. But you are not God. But still you can try
creating solutions.
Unity
Let
the world work together in peace, and harmony. Let the people work together in
peace, and harmony. There are so many things that divide us. You can decide to
focus on the things that divide humanity, or focus on things that unite. It is
a big world with many things. Pick your little thing. Pick unity. Don’t start
fires. Work together with those who want to cooperate. Unite as you make
progress.
Perseverance
What
is your limit? When is enough, enough? What breaks you? What strengthens you?
What is your spirit or soul made of? As a normal human being, you only have
enough strength. Things can break you if you allow them to break you. However,
the same things that can break you, can also be your strength. Muscle up your
endurance. The world is full of pain, and suffering. And you cannot be the one
crying every day. You must learn to fight, and stay in the fight until you win.
It does not matter how fierce the fight has become. The only thing that
matters, is how long? You might not win in the first round. But you might win
in the fifth round. What strength will get you to the fifth round? Think about
it?
Chastity
The
purity of mind, and body. Do you have it? And how many injustices have you
committed against your mind, and body? It is hard to be chaste in a busy,
somewhat corrupted world. But can you try? Have you ever tried? Having pure
mind, and body? How does being chaste make you feel? How would the world look
like, with a few more chaste people? Will it still be evil? Would you be
corrupt? Will you still get lost somewhere in your mind? What do purity of
mind, and body mean to you? Do we have something like chastity in our modern
societies? And who stole it anyway? And who will bring it back? The purity of
mind, and body is important to us as human beings. You can decide to make it
important to you as well. The mere fact that we live in a bad world, does not
necessarily mean that you should also be corrupt or bad. You can choose your
values. And still be normal.
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