What is good, right, and true?
I think this goes back to my idea of God. God is love. When we love, when we give of ourselves, we are part of God. When we don't, we are not evil, but we are not a part of the universal spirit. We cut ourselves off from the connecting, loving, pulsating energy of the universe.
The good is working for that community, for that universal spirit. I'm reminded of the Walt Whitman quote: "the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." You can add to the spirit, or you can diminish it. (To take from it is different: we all have times when we need to receive rather than give. To diminish it is something else.)
It's where I'm going, and how I like to look at things: be someone who solves and who contributes. Don't complain until you've tried to fix something. Look for how you can turn a situation around and make a connection. See if you can find a way to be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a tough battle: you can make it worse, or you can make it better.
For me, this is an uphill battle. Still, I want to be someone who adds something to your day, someone who makes you feel better because you ran into them. That's the ideal, anyway... I know I don't live up to it, and might never, but that's where I want to go.
My measuring stick, then, for what is good, right and true is whether it helps or hinders. Does it make the world better, even in a small way? Does it solve a problem, or create one? Does it come from of love?
I suppose this may come across as unbelievable naive. So be it. I will set my course to love.
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