“You can be sincere and still be stupid.” --Charles F. Kettering
Hey, we all do stupid shit. Sometimes we do it without malice or ill intent. Chalk it up to participating in the human experience. However on occasion the snarky monster sneaks out. Or the inner bastard bursts from our thoughts.
I read somewhere (I think a book by His Holiness the Dalai Lama) that to insult someone is a sin. However to be insulted is a greater sin. (If it was HHDL, then I am sure the word he used before translation was ‘transgression’.)
Here is my quandary: I want to live a tempered life in which I do no new harm. I want to tell assholes their stupid comments are idiotic. I want to live a life in which I am not acting harshly towards others. I want to be able to hit the delete button and send all SOBs to hell. I want to transcend my urges to harm other human beings. I want to smash their faces under my boot.
I know how I want to be in order to sustain my spiritual health. I know how I want to be in order to seek revenge for a perceived personal slight. Decisions, decisions, decisions.
You might need something stronger than Buddism if you are having urges to harm other human beings and desires to smash people’s faces under your boot and seeking revenge for a “perceived personal slight”. You should seek professional help.
ReplyDeleteApparently the first commenter doesn't quite understand the concept that having dark thoughts is a simple part of being human, and that rising above them is what counts. Said commenter should consider looking to their own mental well-being, if they can't make such a simple connection, and leaving the snark to the grown-ups who can do it properly.
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