" The ultimate source of mental peace can be destroyed only by one's anger and negative thoughts. A wise person will not allow anger or hatred to manifest themselves because noone wants to be unhappy or endure MORE suffering." When anger dominates our minds we sometimes use harsh and unpleasant words to describe our views. Anger is an enemy. It is not useful or reliable, it causes us to lose sleep, appetities and we suffer mentally. It destroys our our sense of judgement, and it manifests itself in the form of Hostility.
Mental peace and happiness are found from within. NO matter what the occurences in our lives may have been, we all desire to be free of suffering and pain. We have all suffered enough pain, humiliation and negativity. To take care of happiness, we must first decide to own it. It is ours, and ours alone. NO MATTER WHAT STRAIGHT MAY HAVE TAUGHT. We have the freedom to rectify the wrongs that have been dealt to us. We have the freedom to choose to make our lives a happier place to be. NO MATTER WHAT STRAIGHT MAY HAVE TAUGHT US. Our survival depends on compassion and love towards one another. It is not a religious thing, it is a matter of survival. We survived the negative thought processing of Straight, and while we may disagree with each other and the opinions posted here, I personally think it is time to get back to the real issues at hand. I, for one, do not believe that we need to project our hostility towards one another. It pollutes our thought processes just like Straight, it is not necessary to continue in that pattern. I believe that it is time to be more accepting of one another, despite all of our differing views of the program, and show a bit more compassion of fellow survivors.
[ This Message was edited by: Majiktrvls on 2002-10-31 22:26 ]