Posture for nothing, outer boons or burdens be damned.

Every instance of negativity in people only happens because of some desire from life. Hope for what good may be received, and fear of what bad may happen instead.

The only true positivity you will find is when someone acts without any sort of desire from this world of any kind. Only to give as they already have everything that’s needed from themselves.

Living this way may lead to being praised or condemned. Encouraged or punished. Neither matter because you do not live for what may come from others, but only for what comes from yourself. Love.

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OogieBoogie · F

That's beautiful. I wish it was possible for more people to feel this way.

But not everyone is whole, and has everything they need. Sometimes they don't want what they need .
So many are broken, or damaged, or given so much of themselves they don't have enough left to give freely ....even if they wanted to .

So many are struggling....or think they are.

It's a world of commodities now....even down to our hearts.
I think were losing altruism. We aren't communities any more. There is no feeling of 'do good for goods sake' any more.😔

Reject · 31-35, M

@OogieBoogie That’s true. Most can’t even understand what I’ve written here. They don’t see their own value, so they always seek it somewhere else. I truly believe that everything one needs exists solely with theirselves. However, learning to see personal worth is a complicated process which takes a lot of practice. Expanding feelings toward suffering, seeing the good in everything, a connection with oneself so deep you can always rely on everything you are… these are not skills you achieve overnight.

OogieBoogie · F

@Reject No they're not.
And the world isn't as easy to develop those skills in today. I truly believe there are more energy vampires than before. Not necessarily mean intentional ones ....I mean just those that can't see beyond themselves only because they never learnt to .
So it makes us insular and guarded rather than self aware and open .

Reject · 31-35, M

@OogieBoogie Does this concern you? I tend to see life in terms of opposites. The more difficult others can be, the happier I am with the rare some who aren’t. So in a way, seeing the state of today only promises future happiness.

OogieBoogie · F

@Reject I suppose it's how you see obstacles and what reserves you have.
Some see them as a challenge, some see them as a reminder of past or current hardship.

If you have a deep well to draw from....these things don't seem so bad. Bit of your well is dry...you're running on empty.

Some people's lives are already difficult ...stretched weekly to pay the bills, have enough for food....barely enough time for our responsibilities, let alone extra challenges.🤷

Reject · 31-35, M

@OogieBoogie Everyone’s life has many challenges and obstacles, but these things aren’t problems unless you think they are. As I like to say! The only problem you’ll ever have in life is in the way you think things should be.