The world's greatest religions have taught that enlightened individuals show loving kindness towards others.
Here is a two-thousand year old definition of loving kindness:
"Love is patient
Love is kind
Love does not envy
Love does not boast
Love is not proud
Love is not rude
Love is not self-seeking
Love is not easily angered
Love keeps no record of wrongs
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth
Love always protects
Love always trusts
Love always hopes
Love always perseveres"
Emotional Maturity
The ancients understood that immature individuals found it very hard to show loving kindness. Nevertheless, they believed that emotional maturity was possible:
"When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me."
Our hope is that our community members will strive to show loving kindness in all their interactions with our other members.
History has shown that, if a family or community lacks loving kindness, it ceases to exist.
Thank you for this post, It has become quite a "messy" environment here lately and I find myself logging on to to view the latest dysfunction rather than seek or give comfort the reason I believe the site was intended....
I guess it easier to concentrate on the distraction than focus on my own pain, not quite sure but I know all the chaos is not a substitute for kindness and support and I log off still feeling empty and alone.
I have no idea if this type of behavior and blame will continue or will fizzle out in time, but will time let me forget the fear I have of seeking comfort without my words being scrutinised, judged or inappropriate?
You see Sir, I have nowhere to go for human interaction except the occasional 40 minute therapy session and now I dont even know who's blogs I am welcome to visit....All this started because I didn't know the site ediqite of where I should post...
I have no offers of solution, I only know that for myself and others this is the only outlet for their feelings and pain, a sounding board for one worries and struggles and I feel that is in jeopardy.
Loving Kindness
Posted - 02/12/2012 : 02:37:28
