MY THOUGHTS 3349
YOUR FAITH, YOUR ETHNICITY, AND YOUR CULTURE ARE YOUR STARTING POINTS FOR YOUR LESSONS IN THIS LIFETIME. THEY ARE THE STARTING POINTS OF YOUR MORAL, ETHICAL, AND CULTURAL VALUES. YOU ARE TO LEARN THEM WELL UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO GROW BEYOND THEM. THEY ARE NOT LESSONS TO ISOLATE YOU FROM OTHERS; THEY ARE LESSON TO TEACH YOU TO RESPECT THOSE OF YOUR FAITH, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE, AS WELL AS, THOSE OF OTHER CULTURES, FAITHS, AND ETHNICITIES. YOU HAVE LEARNED WELL WHEN YOU HAVE COME TO SEE THAT EVERYONE ON THIS PLANET IS YOUR HUMAN BROTHER OR YOUR HUMAN SISTER SEEKING THE SAME LOVE, UNDERSTANDING, AND ACCEPTANCE THAT YOU ARE SEEKING, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SEEKING IT THROUGH DIFFERENT FAITHS, ETHNICITIES, AND CULTURES. EmilKoval©2012
MY THOUGHTS 3350
INSTEAD OF SEEKING EVERYONE TO BE OF THE SAME FAITH, THE SAME CULTURE, AND THE SAME PHILOSOPHY, WHY NOT JUST ACCEPT AND RESPECT THE DIVERSITIES OF ALL FAITHS, ALL CULTURES, AND ALL PHILOSOPHIES. ALL OF THE FAITHS, CULTURES, AND PHILOSOPHIES HAVE DIVIDED INTO FACTIONS OF ONE KIND OR ANOTHER. THIS IS THE ‘NATURAL PROCESS’ OF ALL THINGS. THE EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS IS TO DIVERSIFY IN ORDER TO ADAPT TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND CULTURAL CONDITIONS AND CHANGES. THE GREATER THE UNITY WE SEEK; THE GREATER THE DIVERSIFICATIONS BECOME. IS IT NOT BETTER TO RESPECT ALL FAITHS, ALL CULTURES, AND ALL PHILOSOPHIES WHILE WORKING TOWARD A COMMON GOAL OF HUMAN HEALTH, HUMAN HARMONY, AND HUMAN SHARING. UNITY SHOULD MEAN UNDERSTANDING, ACCEPTING, AND SHARING OUR DIFFERENCES. EmilKoval©2012
MY THOUGHTS 3351
WHICHEVER PATH YOUR ARE ON IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOU FOR THE PRESENT. YOU ARE TO LEARN FROM IT AND, HOPELY, TO GROW BEYOND IT WITH LOVE AND RESPECT FOR WHAT IT HAS TAUGHT YOU ABOUT YOU. REMEMBER THAT IF YOU LEAVE YOUR ORIGINAL FAITH WITH CONTEMPT FOR IT, THEN YOUR HAVE NOT GROWN SPIRITUALLY. EmilKoval©2012
MY THOUGHTS 3352
QUESTION 331: DO YOU TRULY UNDERSTAND THAT THE PRESENT MOMENT IS THE ONLY TRUE REALITY? HOW WILL YOU USE THIS MOMENT TO YOUR BENEFIT AND THE BENEFIT OF OTHERS? EmilKoval©2012
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