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RE: I am a patriot but cannot be an ostrich!

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But there are people who associate condemning any good or bad thing with patriotism and then questions are raised on you that it must be your fault, or you spread hatred and negativity and this is what should happen to you, etc. But the thing is that in most of the situations no one wants to wake up until something big is escalated, and when someone does something big then on the contrary he is put in the dock.
Some people want to hear their praise but are not ready for criticism, which is the biggest obstacle in improving anything. I don't know why it is so difficult to understand the value of someone's life.

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You know, I think that such a poor view, that there is about the importance of other people's lives, as well as the way of judging people in a ruthless and destructive way, comes from a position, egocentric and of superiority.
Since there are people who believe themselves to be more and better than others, and that happens for different reasons, such as social, political, economic, religious, because of the place of origin among many others. Many times we see a person with a disability and we feel more and better than that person, but it does not occur to us that if we suffer an accident, we may be the same or worse than them in the near future.
Or we see the poor person badly, since we are doing well financially today, but we forget that everything happens and that life is in a big wheel, where one day we can be up and another down.
And I think we do all that, and we see it that way, because of the values scales that are imposed on us, and I mean imposed on us, since many times they are not those that come from our family and our education, but they are those that are imposed by social conventions, networks and politics.
That is why it is so important to make a constructive criticism, that is why it is so important to speak and promote personal ethics and universal values of harmony, respect, tolerance, inclusion and others that help us to be more human and less materialistic.
That will make us grow as people, and so we will not judge others so cheerfully and contemptuously. That is what I believe, my dear friend, and I also believe that with our contribution and that of all conscious people, things can be changed, from simple points of view and actions, such as saying good morning, or treating people with respect.
With that, without going too far, we are teaching the people who are next to us, to change the world, with a change of attitude towards life.
That's what I believe and what I try to practice, although I often fail in the process, but when I become aware of my mistake I start again.
Best wishes to you and your family.