It's impossible to love your enemy

Greetings y'all ;

I witnessed my child make some good decision yesterday. Even when he got upset. Seems I neglected to tell his camp instructor something and he was upset about. He was upset for a very brief moment. I apologized and he said its ok my job is to listen to the instructors anyway. I felt that was worthy of letting him dress up as a cow for free Chik-Fil-A on cow appreciation day. I know , I know I spoil him.

After dinner we got in a quick swimming session while it rained lightly. It was rather relaxing and perchance a tad analogous for our week. Twasn't a bad week just seemed to continually drizzle on us as we swam upstream.

I'm actually grateful for the individual that voiced her opinion about Xander. Some folks have a negative outlook, it may work for them but it's not my style. I lean toward cock-eyed optimism and idealism. I try to find the good in folks and in situations. Admittedly I do plenty of face plants attempting that stunt. But I get back up and try again and again and again and....

I am grateful for my friends and those who view me and my progeny with a negative eye. All views are valid and I can learn from every one as Gallileo said " I never met a man so ignorant I couldn't learn something from him" .

You may be wondering why I shy away from using enemy and use those with a negative eye or those who oppose me instead. As H.H. Dalai Lama once said " to love your enemy is impossible because once you love them they are no longer your enemy" so it behooves us to love everyone and find the message they bring.

This brings us to the truth. Is the truth merely our perception of reality? Is the truth what others tell us only if it's what we wish to hear? Is the truth just the negatives we hear? Buddha taught us the middle way. I was once taught that the way we view ourselves is not always the way others view us. Both are valid viewpoints.

I'll leave y'all with one last pithy quote. A quote about truth from our good friend Antisthenes ....
"There are only two people who can tell you the truth about yourself - an enemy who has lost his temper and a friend who loves you dearly."

Go forth and conquer yourselves today, seek and accept the truth from all sources.

Thanks for stopping by .