2007-09-12 13:31:49 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I am stuck here till I get this right.
A long time ago I thought that love was something that you reserved for some special set of people that you had judged worthy of it.
After a while I got to thinking about what Jesus had said about turning the other cheek and loving our neighbor I put the two together and realized that he had made no exceptions in these statements. It became obvious to me that he intended that we exclude no one from the love that we are supposed to be giving. I started thinking about my idea of love and suddenly realized that I had not been loving anyone at all. I had simply been judging everyone and every thing.
Judging someone worthy of love is not love, it is only judgment. I actually started to cry when I realized this. I saw just how much of my life I had wasted being judgmental, thinking of myself as a Christian, when I was actually doing just the opposite of what Jesus had asked us to do.
I thought about the verse judge not lest ye be judged, and I understood it for the first time.
I realized that I have a lot of catching up to do. So many opportunities were wasted. I now try to apply the love that I have for the world in a universal way like Jesus asks us to do.
If I start to feel afraid and think that I see someone that I should not love because of something I have thought or heard I try to catch my mistake as soon as possible. I tell myself that I have forgot the truth and have fallen for the same old trick that had cost me so many opportunities to be loving in the past. The horror of this realization is often all that is necessary to bring me back to my senses and make me drop the judgmental nonsense I was thinking.
I still have a lot to learn about love, but at least I’m making progress.
Love and blessings
Your brother
don
2007-09-12 14:30:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
People constantly ask about purpose for life and just as constantly, one of the answers near the top will be something like, "why does there have to be a purpose?".
If there is no purpose, then truly our lives are meaningless and therefore worthless. We're forced to invent something to do in life that makes us feel good about ourselves and then deceive ourselves into thinking that it's important (and therefore meaningful). Only those who are real good at self deception can say that they don't need any purpose.
2007-09-12 21:12:47 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know yet. I believe once I have fullfilled that purpose, then it will be time for me to go home. I just have to do what I have to everyday. Every life I touch, may be the life that was waiting for my hand. If I die today, then I will know I have done my job.
2007-09-12 21:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by RuRu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To know God to love Him,to serve Him, in this world and to be happy with Him forever in the next.
2007-09-12 20:48:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"This time around" has implications that, given they are unstated, I am unwilling to stipulate to at this point.
Maintaining such a belief only helps to bring about such cyclical patterns in one's life.
2007-09-12 21:16:15 · answer #5 · answered by guru 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why does there have to be a purpose, and why do you think you "exist"?
2007-09-12 20:36:32 · answer #6 · answered by ushka_wulu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To take very opportunity available to you.
2007-09-12 22:24:16 · answer #7 · answered by Luke C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋