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Ideally Idyllic...

On living life with optimal consideration of and toward others...

     I CANNOT recall the last time I felt anger, rancor, or ‘hatred’ toward ANYONE; either in my personal life...or, outside of it. The word ‘Hate’ is a bit strong; although, many years ago, I did believe that I did, INDEED, hate a particular-soul, but no longer do I allow myself to feel this way. Over the last decade or so, I have come to realize that there is NO point in allowing these feelings to exist inside of me; along with the fact that I have chosen to see the world through my ‘spiritual-eyes’. When one opts to embrace this way of responding to humankind...to see them through the same ‘eyes of love’ by which God, our Higher-Power and Source of all Love and Light does, one will recognize in each other the spiritual-’sameness’ that resides in ALL. However people act and behave in this lifetime is based upon their own awareness and elevation of ‘spiritual-self’; but this does NOT disregard or negate the fact that the ‘Light of Love’ resides within them, they are, simply, not aware is all and this is very sad. For if all humankind could open their ‘eyes’ to see that we’re ALL the same, in the way it matters MOST, perhaps we might know and enjoy this ‘connection’ in a way that would be life-altering compared to how, on a grand-scale. we live today...so ‘disconnected’..so filled with hatred and anger for one another. Self-admittedly, I live a life filled with ‘ideals’ with regard to how I choose to live and that is ALL I have ‘power’ over...how I opt to live MY life; but...I STILL dream of a day when things will be different, when all of humankind will LOVE each other and show GRACE to one another for recognizing the Light within themselves AND in each other. It’s there...believe me! Just Sayin’...

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