For me, being the antidote
starts with a willingness to say hello. I look at some people, listen to
some people, am offended by some people so much so that I give up on
them and on moral excellence. But there's never been anything wrong with
virtue as it doesn't have an expiration date. The more we encounter destructive thinking and behavior, the
deeper we should delve into our true ability to be "given against" such
things. Why in the world would we become the thing we revile? Why?
Because there's a little toxin in us all and unlike the body, we get to
choose whether or not we develop the antibodies or not. If we desire, we
can be overrun with the influence of disintegration. Division has an addictive quality to it. But we have within
us the divine capacity to reintegrate.
Every stranger can't be my enemy
and not all my teammates want to take what I have. We've become so
suspicious and prejudiced that the notion of loving one's neighbor as
him/herself is nearly impossible. But still, we are the antidote and the
chemical composition of "us" is basic stuff like: hello, holding the
door for the person behind us, learning someone else' story, doing
things without expecting a thank you and cleaning up messes we've made.
No one questions whether or not it is better to help society live than
die. We question whether or not we play a role in making it live. Yet we
know full well...what we are. Listen intently to your complaints today. Write them, meditate on them, simmer even! Note how they make you feel and then be "given against" them. Ask yourself if your complaints have led you to do what's right simply because it's right. If they've led you elsewhere, just know that your real identity is as ANTIDOTE not venom.
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