Thursday, December 15, 2011

Self Control


Our natural instinct is rarely the right actions to follow for other’s sake.  Our natural instinct is to love those who love us, but it is also to hurt those that we perceive as hurting us.  And maybe to hurt them a little more.  We may think with our desires and drives.  Self-control is taking time to consider the best course of action.  And loving self-control is considering what would be beneficial for another in a certain circumstance.  To love is to take time to think what is good for all, not just to react.

Opposite: To be impulsive and to defend that impulse no matter who we hurt.

Do we ever take time to really meditate about what others need or how we can help them?  Is love only something we do on impulse?  Are our impulses mostly self-serving or other-serving?  How can we create habits that would assist others on a regular basis?  

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