As we
continue with our daily grind of routine, trying to make a difference to
humanity in an ever-changing world, we need to stop occasionally and look at
ourselves and see if our needs are being met.
We were not made by
our Creator to be miserable and unhappy, but to enjoy our lives here on this
earth plane and to take the lead in our own lives rather than being dictated to
by others.
If we let them, it
is far too easy to give way to family or work colleagues and quietly allow
their behaviour to outrank the common decencies of moral behaviour.
There are many forms
of bullying in schools, families and the workplace, where there are those who
seek to obtain power over others simply because they can and, in some weird way,
they enjoy it and that increases their ego.
It is easy to say
that in these circumstances we should walk away, but before we do we must stand
up for ourselves and not allow ourselves to be beaten into submission.
Where there is bad
behaviour, it falls to all of us to stand up for better standards and not to
allow it to go by simply for a quiet life.
If nobody ever stands up for what they truly believe to be the right and
proper behaviour, then we are ignoring our conscience and abetting the wrongs
that we see around us.
Many of the problems
stem from the family, where the parents tend to give in to their children, time
and time again, for a quiet life. It
needs to be asked as to whether bad behaviour or bad manners matter within the
family, because it affects the growing children all their lives and many will
not be accepted by those who do care.
Going for a job
interview is a case in point that increasing numbers fail to know how to
conduct themselves when applying for a job in the work place. If they are not taught they will not be
accepted or acceptable.
Our Creator gave us
a conscience to know right from wrong and if we listen and are guided we will
make a better life, fulfilled and loved for the Greater Good.
We are reminded of
the words of Buddha, who is quoted as saying: “Peace comes from within. Do not
seek it without.”
It would do us no
harm and maybe do a lot of good, if every soul on this planet reflected daily
on these words of truth and instruction.
Jenny and Michael Ayers
Tuesday, 4th April 2017
