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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: E who wrote (25937)11/14/1998 7:39:00 PM
From: Rick Julian  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
Karma is a reflection of the laws of cause and effect. Until people are willing to consider the metaphysical implications of this universal principle they are destined to remain mired in the physical and mental planes of perception--planes which are foggy (if not opaque) windows to higher levels of understanding and growth.

Regarding pity:

When I rue others' situations I deny them their power, and in doing so assign them victim status. To most people, victim status (self-pitying) is quite comforting because it allows them to deflect personal responsibility for their actions on either one or all of the physical, mental, and spiritual planes. People are so willing to take responsibility when "good" things happen to them, but rarely when "bad" occurs. Yet cause and effect rule both situations.

I would never pity Sam. Sam is a Man. Pitying him would disrespect the struggles he overcame on the path to his epiphany. Struggle and work are absolutely necessary for awakening. On some level we choose the form of our struggle. Sam owns the fact that he made choices (smoking, workaholism . . .) which resulted in his health problems. These problems were the crucible for his spiritual evolution. Other people avoid the opportunity Sam took advantage of, and don't fulfill their existential responsibility to evolve their souls.

Sam could have chosen to die. He didn't. He chose to stay and work. Pitying him would dishonor his bravery, his struggle, his work, and the fruit it bore him.

Rick

pity: 1 a : sympathetic sorrow for one suffering, distressed, or unhappy b : capacity to feel pity
2 : something to be regretted
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