The Harmless Moralist

The fact of the matter is, the church is a structure for people to congregate. As people, we are social creatures. This is why it hurts our feelings to feel isolated and neglected from social gatherings. Churches have been meticulously crafted for centuries specifically for people with similar beliefs to socialize and worship together. Political Church burnings have been used for political messages. Politics in general are man made tactics fabricated for monetary gain. Unfortunately, this may involve the suffering of people. Marketing Church burnings have been used for marketing purposes. Specifically in Norway. These marketing tactics were then reasoned with politics. This post specifies nobody in particular. It is not concerned with the subjects. It is concerned with the immoral act of church burnings or any structure for that matter. While the harmless moralist believe in individuality, it is also up to the individual to identify with his/her individuality in terms of spirit...

We've all sunk our heads into our shoulders with embarrassment as our parents, colleagues or teachers scolded us. It is a horrible feeling as others look on for either concern or entertainment. It is worse as adults for the mere fact that people actually have the gall to treat us this way. The yearning for lashing out at these intruders of our personal space is understanding. Unfortunately, there are some who enjoy this type of treatment towards others for their false sense of empowerment. The more we react, the more we fuel their purpose. Through my studies of philosophies, I've learned the silence. Silence is loud. I've explained this exercise to my children. The idea is simple. Have a relative or friend yell profanities at you in front of people. Now, yell profanities back. Through this scenario, nothing is achieved. Both sides appear wrong. Now, have a relative or friend yell profanities at you in front of people. Remain silent and stare at them with no emotion. L...

My parents sent me on an errand as the sun began to fall before awakening the night. This was barely my second year driving. My younger brother buckled into the front passenger seat as I pulled out of our driveway. A few blocks south into our drive, we noticed an old lady trying to life herself off of the ground holding a telephone pole cable. We immediately pulled over to assist the ailing lady. My brother grabbed her left arm while I grabbed her right to help her stand up. By brother then draped her left arm over his shoulder. I asked him to walk the elderly lady home while I followed them in the car. After she confirmed her residence nearly ten houses from where she'd fallen, we walked her inside until she called a relative for help. We explained to her relative over the phone that she'd fallen and that she'd been helped back inside. Looking back as an adult now, I am proud of those two young boys for assisting in the safety of the lady. Those boys could've been an...

Acknowledgement is a great source of positive energy. It can motivate people to conquer challenges. It can help their potential beyond their imagination. This motivation is certain to lift your spirits in return. A few years ago, I was on a journalism assignment at a local museum. I was attending to interview the first place winner of a painting contest. Unfortunately, the first place winner didn't attend the competition ceremony. My eyes kept staring at this corner display of photos that ended up actually being paintings. To my surprise, they were the paintings of the second place winner. "Did you paint these?", I asked. "Yes!", the artist replied. "I thought that these were photos. You should've won first place. These are amazing. I'm a journalist. Can I interview you?" I was reminded of how Jan from the Brady Bunch was often overshadowed by the beauty of Marsha. In this case, Jan was the second place winner. As you could imagine, a...

The mind is a shapable thing. Notice how the brain resembles a meticulously modeled abstraction of clay. Our skulls encase its contents collecting knowledge through our senses. Our eyes interpret beauty and ugliness. Our tongues, ears, and flesh interpret these same opinions with their own unique interpretations. Our own personal senses reach a consensus which formulates our beings. Unfortunately, our minds are taken advantage of at early ages by apparently matured minds otherwise known as adults. Some of their decisions however, have also been preconditioned for the better or worse. What's most striking is the repetitive choices that adults make in choosing the wrong decision over what is right. This idea contradicts their hypocritical rhetoric of doing what is right. It Is Not Too Late Part of the strategy in correcting oneself is by piloting your mind like an astronaut would away from a dangerous field of asteroids. Or, to be more realistic, away from icebergs...

Forgiveness is strength. If you have lived up until this point, it is time for you to forgive others entirely at your own will. By willingly forgiving others, you will free yourself from the power that they hold over you. Exercise To do so correctly, imagine the person who has hurt you. Next, feel the grief that they've caused you. Now imagine yourself looking at that person straight in the eyes, smiling and telling them that you forgive them. Tell them that they no longer have any power over you. Explain to them that you will be cordial to them or if you wish, that you want nothing to do with them until they've genuinely become a better person. Explain to them that you will not wait for them to correct themselves since you have a life of your own to nourish with positivity. Understand Every person should be held accountable for the grief which they cause. Forgiving doesn't suggest that people may escape sinful deeds for these deeds continue to burn within their gu...