I’m taking a guess about human nature here, but I have met and made friends with lots of people, in quite a few different countries. We human beings tend to work diligently for the things that matter to us—up to a point. The problem is not that we are unwilling to work, but the problem is often that we aren’t really focused on what we want.
We want to lead good lives, we want to live comfortably, we want to raise our children in a good environment, and give them a good life, we want the boss not to be upset with us, we want our friends and neighbors to think well of us.
All of those things are good, and they keep us busy in our daily lives. They create demands on our lives that that we have to react to, and hopefully keep ahead of so that they remain demands and not crises.
But it would do us some good to take some time of consideration, of contemplation to decide what we really want out of life, and preferably before we get too old to do anything about it. If we have things that we consider essential to a successful life, we had better go to work on those things (this advice from a prince of procrastinators!).
What do you really want the most for yourself, and for your loved ones?
“I want to be happy!” Well, yes, that’s a good start, but where does that happiness come from? It only takes a brief examination of the lives, and the eyes of those who are wealthy and who can take exotic vacations to know that real happiness does not come from those things.
One important point to remember is that the whole world is yearning for, searching for, and in some cases dying for lack of love. Love is one place that happiness does come from. And love is free! Well, I had better modify that statement… Love doesn’t cost money. It does cost, because you can never find love by looking for it.
You can spend your life looking for someone or someones to love you, and many people do, and you will never be satisfied. Because the secret to love is that in order to receive it, you have to give it.
For those who can’t seem to find love in their lives, I have this suggestion. Start loving everyone around you! Not just the prettiest or most handsome, the coolest or easiest to love, but start giving love where it is needed. Love those who need it the most: those with bad breath, those who don’t have friends, those who can’t boost your social standing. Give love to the others, too, those who are non-persons in your life: the cashier at the supermarket, the bus driver, the janitor. Share a little love with the executives, managers, and business owners, too. They need it more than you can imagine.
We’re all on this Earth together, living a life that has plenty of problems. If you find it difficult to love someone that you’ve never met, or don’t know well, think about all that person has gone through, and will yet go through in their lives. Joys, and deep sorrows; facing both love and rejection; building dreams and often seeing them dashed. We all go through those things, and that is enough to merit love and appreciation from someone who is looking to give some to others.
Ask yourself if you can give a bit more love. Can you invest a bit more into this world that needs so much? Then think about who you know in your life that is the easiest to love. Who do you know that just draws love out of everyone they meet, whom everyone just naturally seems to love? People that I’ve know who are like that are that attractive because they give love wherever they go. People love them, because they have felt loved by them. The lesson is simple. If you want to receive love from others, you have to give love, and they will greatly love you in return.
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