Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Anger
In life we need to let some things go. I’ve wronged many people, but people have wronged me as well. Over the last year or so, I’ve gone out of my way to apologize to those that deserved an apology. I’ve been able to find most of the people and through the good and ugly made my peace. I’ve made peace with myself, accepting that I’m not responsible for others actions and will most likely never receive an apology from the offenders. Instead of having anger for those people I feel pity for them. It is a waste of my time to continue being upset. So it stopped. Life is good.
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Is feeling pity any better than feeling anger?
Both seem motivated by ego.
Oh, yes, ego: that silly affectation that is so simple to dispose of :)
Well...
Subdue your ego and a whole lot of other things get subdued too.
Once successful, one is free from automatically making comparisons between anything and everything.
One of the more difficult skills a human may strive to acquire.
Perhaps it isn't any better, but the misery of low self esteem and viciousness feels terrible. Having spent many years there and now being here if a little ego is involved with pity I am okay with it at this point.
It's the longest journey.
A ladder to the stars, that has no end.
Here is better than there, but here is not much further along than there was.
Still, here is where we are, now, and that's where we find ourselves.
We must congratulate ourselves on even noticing the ladder exists.
It's going to be a long climb!
The Crow's words are wise indeed . . . . .
Where you are right now is where you are meant to be my friend Mr. Methodic, and it's Ok, no probs. You've made peace with those you've wronged and you have made peace with yourself the best you can for now? Great, but as The Crow said:
"Is feeling pity any better than feeling anger?
Both seem motivated by ego."
In my experience there comes a point where one lets go of the 'I-Ego', what I refer to as the 'Conditioned Personality', and when that happens all is seen with clarity. The Climb? Well it felt like one for many a year, but even that turned out to be an illusion created within the confines of my conditioned mind . . .
Okay, I understand better now what Crow is saying. Looks like I'm in a different place than I thought. Thanks for the comments, they more accurately help plot my path.
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