The Harmless Moralist

Sometimes it is shameful to be a human knowing how immature man is. I've watched grown men and women try and make each other jealous by socially neglecting others from their conversations. These conversations are clearly targeted at people around them. I feel so embarrassed for them. I also feel ashamed that they're human. This helped me to understand the differences between childishness and immaturity. Childishness Nothing is wrong with having fun. It is good for parents to play board and video games with their kids. It is also good for adults to play games with their friends. We all remember what it was like to be a child. Most of the emotions associated with our childhood are still intact. So have fun - as adults. Immaturity Everything is wrong with not acting your age. We graduated from 12th grade for a reason. Think about the message that you're sending out to others. In fact, every message is has a social intention. The only thing in question is its quality of m...

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...

There are families trying to cope with the deaths of loved ones. It is spiritually criminal to steal that mending comfort from them by berating their dearly departed. To have the audacity to reach into their souls and violently shake their aching hearts is irreversibly vicious and pathetic. I get embarrassed when world leaders berate the dead. Cursing and berating the living is embarrassing enough but berating the dead astronomically catapults the concept of tastelessness into an immeasurable stupor. It is an idea that I would encourage my children not to welcome into their beings. People from the past are defenseless. It is an unfair fight. It reminds me of the cowardly beings detonating bombs amid unaware civilians. It reminds me of the bullies who cold-cock their victims from behind. It reminds me of crushing a snail on the sidewalk. It reminds me of who not to be. Inspiring altruists from the past have left the world with enlightenment. Like the people of the world, ...

This post is inspired by an article I read in which a bullied 10 year old girl passed away after a fight with her perpetrator. She'd apparently been having problems with a girl who harassed her for nearly two years. She pleaded with her mother to stay home from school one day. That was the last time her mother saw her alive. "I want to go to school one day so that I can make friends", my four year old said. A few years later,  my son was the victim of playground bullying. Fortunately, I caught it before it was too late. I praise the school for taking quick action on the matter. To be fair, this didn't just happen overnight. I noticed my son's behavior change over months for the worse. He began degrading himself while becoming introverted. Suspicious about his odd behavior, I pressed him for answers regarding his disinterest in attending school one morning. He proceeded to tell me how his "friend" slammed his head into the wall multiple times. I also ...

One thing I tend to avoid with my children is the idea of favoritism. Although they are both different, I find myself loving them both equally. I used to think of my own siblings as one person. This concept applies to my children. The moment one of them accomplishes something, I invite the other to participate in a moment of praise. I then praise the other with something special that they may have done that day. Favoritism hurts. It especially hurts when grandparents spend more time with and pay more attention to other children besides your own. Eventually, the best thing to do is accept it. Sometimes biological families aren’t the best medicine for the soul. Sometimes they'll make you feel bad about yourself by inviting you somewhere that they actually don’t want you to be. It is therefore beneficial to raise your children with close friends, distant cousins and others who share similar qualities. You want your children to feel loved and accepted. It is therefor, up to you ...

A person is a personal thing. A person is not you. They do not belong to you. Your happiness will not flourish over their death. Beheading someone will not make you a better person. Beheading someone will only keep you ignorant because their mind is more beneficial to the knowledge of enlightenment than your criminal hatred. Your criminal hatred can be corrected through the pride of individuality. There is no pride in theft and beheading is theft. Resolution Speak diplomatically with your victim until you reach an agreement which will allow him or her to live. Define the conflict and resolve it. Set a prideful example in the face of your families by justifying crimes in peace. If these people are innocent, again, in they face of your families, let them go. Do not judge the people of this world blindly. Harmless moralists are the best negotiators of life in every matter. We know because the understanding of how to correct all matters before they happen is in our genes. We want ever...

When you think of spirituality, some form of religion comes into mind.  Like others, I too endured my quest in finding the meaning of my existence. Born into a Catholic family, I accepted my religion during which I attended a private Catholic school. My innocence turned into confusion upon the confrontations of a mentally abusive first grade teacher. Words of rage erupted from her thin lips which formed into a satisfied smirk upon the watching me cry. Nobody could help me. I was alone with this monster. Why was God allowing this to happen within his own walls? Matters at home didn't help either since my parents didn't get along. I turned to Heavy Metal music for comfort and soon discovered the theme of witchcraft within its lyrics. Despite the interesting lyrical content of Heavy Metal artists, I figured I'd give religion one more try. A few years after the verbally abusive encounters from my Catholic teacher, I joined a Christian after school program at the recommendatio...

The number one pet peeve of the Harmless Moralist is theft. Theft is often associated with criminals who obtain valuable goods through unlawful acts. Such acts include breaking and entering, armed robbery, purse snatching and pick-pocketing. Yes, of course. It is understandable why such criminals would be considered irritable. You work hard for the things that you earn only for someone else to feel as if it is okay to take it away from you. The fact of the matter is, they do know right from wrong otherwise, they wouldn't commit these crimes. They should understand that the path to laziness is completely valueless not only to society but unto themselves. What pride is associated with theft? Nothing. Other Forms of Theft Adultery The moment you've violated your marriage, you've robbed your partner of their trust. If you have children, you've robbed them of their security. The external party involved is also to blame for their selfishness in sneakily pr...

The Harmless Moralist was created out of my wish to contribute positive ideas in hopes of a better world. As a parent, I feel the constant need to guide my children through obstacles developed through the perplexed sanity of socially challenged people. The best logical answers which I formulate in order for their developing minds to comprehend often deals with "lack of love". A few years ago, I attended a neighborhood watch meeting where I was both disturbed yet empathetic towards a former gang member who admitted to his non-remorseful yearning to kill others due to a lack of love from his mother. This led me to think about others which have similar behavioral problems in society such as serial killers, rapists, thieves, terrorists, and playground bullies. Indeed one may feel remorseful after corrective rehabilitation however, my concern stems from the fact that this is too late for their victims. As a society, we must take proactive preventative measures in order to preserve...