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RE: "All things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them." #LightTheWorld day 13

in #lighttheworld7 years ago

Thank you so much @gavvet I am encouraged to even go out of my way to do good and reach out to people who usually are neglected. These days of #lighttheworld has really changed how i see people and things. Nothing is more noble than reaching out to the unreached.
If everyone followed it, laws would be unnecessary. Quality of life would skyrocket for everyone. We can all objectively agree that the more people who follow this philosophy, the better the world we live in becomes. But how many people do you know that actually make a true effort to practice it in real life?

If we all believe it, why don’t we all do it?

I believe there are two main things holding us back: Laziness and fear.

Laziness holds us back in the form of short-term thinking. Deep down, we know what is best for us and for the whole alike. But sometimes, we just don’t feel like putting in the effort to do it. Taking the time to really think about how another living being might experience reality in order to empathize with them is too often an unfortunate casualty of fast-paced cultures.
I really was glad when you talked about reaching out to people being bullied. I’ve gone straight to a bully and asked them to stop. Some people don’t see themselves as bullies, and will say,

“I only said…” until you explain to them that what they said is, indeed, bullying, especially in light of the differences in size and intellect between them and their prey.
Matthew 7:12
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.