fact is, i've been feeling uninspired blogwise, and therefore considering whether its worth continuing with it. but then a recommendation happens, and the world gets bigger again. i've often noticed that when life gets uninspiring, or more melancholic than usual, or even mildly depressing, the worst place to go for help is yourself. yourself is so small in the world, and when you're not feeling good about yourself or life, yourself is no place to look for resources. all you tend to find when you look inside yourself is something resembling an old downward-leading spiral staircase, heading off into somewhere dark that has the smell of an ancient dungeon full of hopelesness.
a better place to go is outside where other people are, and these days, that even includes cyber-space. other people make the world bigger. other people see the world in ways that i don't. other people know god in ways that i find helpful. other people is where i find resources to live. other people is where i find who i am. i become more fully human as i relate to other people.
i think that's where jesus is genius, coz he said, 'love god with all you've got, and love your neighbour as yourself'. and even if you don't love yourself, his words are not a cop-out for not being with others, coz he also said, 'do to others as you would have them do to you'. that's about being proactive with other people, rather than the reactive attitude that says, 'don't do anything to others that you wouldn't want done to yourself'.
when mark mossa, s.j. (society of jesus) recommended my blog (and therefore me), he proactively did what jesus said to do and without realising it has blessed me and made me feel a little more human and worthwhile in my humanity. thank you mark.
why don't you pay mark a visit, or ring up a friend, or even take some flowers around and bless them too. we could all do with being a little more human, don't you think?
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i love your blog and check it often
thanks very much.
i wonder who you are.....
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