we are not humans having a spiritual experience, we are spirits having a human experience
2007-12-18 00:53:33
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answer #1
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answered by 01101001 3
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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
2007-12-18 09:20:54
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answer #2
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answered by Anonymous
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I have an honest confession to make here. I have been typing my mind out in this section without even knowing the meaning of philosophy. So can anybody explain that to me first, may be then I can be in a better position to answer u'r question.
2007-12-18 08:51:41
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answer #3
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answered by 666 4
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i use to think along time ago. to turn the other cheek and don't worry about things as much.. to try to do whats right to treat others the way God would want me to...
i have had alot of pain in my life and only wish to show people love and happiness and no more pain, to put a smile on my face in hard times and to show others that there is someone that cares. no matter what....
life is hard and if i can make it better just a little then i am great......
2007-12-18 10:26:44
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answer #4
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answered by Anonymous
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Philosophy is your meaning or your standards of living. Your idea of a subject, for instance, my philosophy on certain issues: If it isnt broke, dont try to fix it...Leave well enough alone.
2007-12-18 09:04:43
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answer #5
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answered by sprng4ward 3
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Philosophy:
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality and existence.
If any given person at any point in time begins to question things(and we all do at some point, in some way.), the chances are good that they will stumble into philosophical grounds.
2007-12-18 09:06:43
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answer #6
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answered by existenceisrelative 4
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My life is like a tree planted in the earth. Learn to grow and bear fruit where I am in the seasons and weather conditions of life. Cherish the time gained in getting wisdom and then reproduce in kind. Be thankful to God in all things, for He does all things well.
2007-12-19 03:02:08
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answer #7
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answered by Uncle Remus 54 7
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Know what is the 10% of the critical stuff, and act on it.
Let 90% of the population deal with the 90% of non-critical stuff.
2007-12-19 02:05:40
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answer #8
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answered by Tuna-San 5
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Without the unattractive, we could not appreciate the attractive. However, perhaps this is only to validate myself in society because I’m missing a nose..
2007-12-18 20:26:05
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answer #9
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answered by lithisium 1
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"Life goes by pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
2007-12-18 08:48:32
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answer #10
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answered by Rocketman 6
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