But is this really you? Is the image you project toward others different than the image you believe to be true? Is there a difference? Disparity between the two is a telltale sign that of an imbalance.
Seriously, think
about it. If you want to be compassionate,
which you should, yet you pass those without helping, you may need to reassess
your position. If you think of yourself
as caring and tolerant yet routine cut others off in traffic because you have
to be first, you may need to reconsider future actions.
We should
all hopefully be inspired to aspire to have good qualities. And certainly mistakes will occur. However, when we inherently believe we hold
these qualities without acting upon them, we are being dishonest with
ourselves, others, and the universe. We
are being hypocrites. Instead of
thinking one way and acting another, we should strive to be true. We should endeavor to be greatness of these
noble qualities.
With the
same line of reasoning, we can think about our place of worship. Places of worship routinely teach the merits
of peace, nonviolence, love, truth, charity and compassion. They don’t always live up their
teachings. These congregations are
imbalance.
As you
aspire to bring yourself into balance by manifesting these noble qualities, you
can inspire your friends to strive for betterment, too.
“Be the
change you wish to see in the world.” -Mahatma
Gandhi
