| If you imagine the picture we typically associate with | | | | or very smart in most cases. What I am talking about |
| Justice you will probably see a blindfolded woman | | | | is being kind to your wife or your boyfriend when |
| holding a scale. (Justice is blind) With that scale in mind, | | | | having a misunderstanding. Being kind instead of right. |
| when trying to become an Enlightened being, if you | | | | How many times every day do you argue a point with |
| have a large helping of Gratitude and an equally | | | | someone just so you can be right when the argument |
| heaping portion of Kindness on your scale you will | | | | is over. Frequently you are still only right in your own |
| without question find yourself much further along the | | | | mind because the other person is convinced that you |
| path than anyone you encounter without those | | | | are hallucinating. That other person is often someone |
| qualities. Regardless of the virtues they possess | | | | that you say you love. How difficult would it be to just |
| kindness and gratitude are the Twin Pillars of spirituality. | | | | acquiesce and let them be right and in the process be |
| Gratitude is being grateful for being alive, for having a | | | | Kind? As often as not the argument was about what |
| place to live, a country like the one we live in to call our | | | | color socks you wore to a business meeting two |
| home. Having transportation to get around, even if it is | | | | weeks ago last Thursday anyway. Who Cares Be |
| a bus. Think of all the millions of people who don't have | | | | Kind instead of right. |
| a way to get from one place to another. The people | | | | These things are so simple to correct and would |
| who can't get simple medical attention because there | | | | change the complexion of society if we all put a little |
| is no way of getting to where it is offered. Many | | | | effort into them. This is not going to be something that |
| couldn't get help anyway even if they could get there | | | | the vast majority of the people in the world are going |
| because there is no way to pay for it. | | | | to start doing, Gratitude and Kindness is not the focus |
| How many people die every day from starvation in a | | | | of most. If one day it enough people do start thinking |
| world where thousands of meals are thrown away | | | | this way and a critical mass is reached this too will |
| everyday because they have passed their expiration | | | | become the way of the world. |
| date in one-way or the other? Do we give thanks that | | | | (Read The Hundredth Monkey Phenomenon By Ken |
| we are among the lucky individuals that have more | | | | Keys Jr.) |
| than enough or are we complaining because we just | | | | Think about that. A world where the majority of the |
| can't find anything that we really want to watch on our | | | | people were grateful for what they have and just |
| television this evening with a hundred stations available | | | | naturally kind to everyone they encountered. I actually |
| to us at the flick of a switch. Of course we are | | | | think Nastradamus predicted a world like that and 1000 |
| watching that television in our warm home with in door | | | | years of peace. These things are not so hard to do |
| plumbing. | | | | and we can start right now. Maybe you are the |
| How many times do you thank the Universe that you | | | | Hundredth Monkey. |
| are in that group? It would be just as easy for you to | | | | Be kind instead of right just once today on purpose |
| have been born in total and complete poverty with | | | | and give thanks for something as well. |
| absolutely no chance of ever getting out of it. | | | | Meister Eckhart said; |
| How about Kindness? I am not talking about finding a | | | | " If The Only Prayer You Ever Said In Your Life was |
| homeless person and offering to give him a room in | | | | THANK YOU It Would Suffice. |
| your house. That would be very kind but not very likely | | | | |