:: Friday Morning, Fragile Heart ::
The pain of responsibility.
Just hours ago I was given the power
To pass a sentence.
To decide on the fate of an outcome.
Would I allow my innocent friend to be sacrificed, to save a nation?
Would I euthanise my dog, terminally ill, to ease his current suffering?
Would I lock my drug addict son, pleading for freedom, to wean him to safety?
Would I?
Would you?
Pain is when I have the power to decide
To hurt someone, for a greater good.
It's not easy. It's especially not easy because
I have to stand on my ground and be firm.
And not falter.
And not let my emotions get the better of me.
And so, in my mind,
My friend is sacrified,
My dog dies, and
My son gets locked up in his cell.
And so I turned and carried on walking,
Eyes affixed to the horizon.
My pace slower than usual, without doubt,
But soon I'll gather pace once more.
Take care
Cheer up.
No matter what decision you make, make sure u don't regret it.
Even though the person may hate you for life or may not agree with your decision.
hugs* dun think so much.
maybe someone had to make a choice.. and u chose to be the one ..
gather ur pace soon.
take care, and know that you had made the decision with a pure and concerned heart, for all the best that you could give. hugs.
likewise, what is suitable in one culture is more often than not unfitting in the other
truth is ironically subjective and unfortunately always debatable
as long as oneself can justify his actions and is willing to bear his OWN responsibility
people who love him or her should learn to let go
the key word here, imo, is trust
Of which's lost, maybe found....
Cheers.....:o)
dilemmas as such
Choices
Or did he make the decision?
If someone does something and it results in him being caught and punished, who started the process?
Is the judge responsible for the punishment? Or is he merely acting within the rule of law?
Are the people who created THE LAW responsible?
Are the people who put the judge on the bench responsible?
Where does the chain of responsibility begin and end? Does it?
As you rise in authority, power, etc, you are given various tasks.
Use your powers of intuition and feel if what you are doing is appropriate to the situation.
Take the YOU out of the circumstance and act as you deem fit.
Imagine how God must feel in every moment for all eternity, given all the things he/she can do to "prevent" things from going "wrong" compounded by his/her infinite compassion.
Then dilute this much BIGGER picture way way down to one decision that one is asked to make that affects another person's life.
Contemplate
Namaste
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*idea!*
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I want to complain.
ho ho ho..
Thanks and happy holidays!
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