The truthabout the truth

OK, let us take a closer look at this thing called truth. I wish, here, to give my compliments to you, for continuing on to learn more about something that literally scares the hell out of most folks of the world, today.

For Most, the day consists of getting up in the morning, catching some news, coffee, and/or breakfast before setting off for the days adventures. ( Not necessarily in that particular order!)

Concerning the news part of the day, included is any extraneous information that comes into our senses every moment. We even subconsciously take information that lies out there in the world. A perfect example was yesterday, when a dear friend that works for a well known donut chain, was

asked by her boss to go out to the small parking lot around the building and pick up trash. As she proceeded to fill en entire large trash bag full of the disgusting scraps, butts, and lord knows what!, she came to the obvious conclusion that people are pigs.

I silently sat thinking to myself, * some * people are pigs. People like you and your boss make the difference to try and correct the former fact. So, in my silence, I believe she got a hold of the same thought, because she quickly noted that she also noticed that so many people driving by in the drive thru were giving her a thumbs up and a smile and thanks. How ironic, huh? Not *everybody* is a pig.

It is so important, in my opinion to be careful of how we perceive the world. Regardless of the state of the world, there are countless good things happening simultaneously. What if we also consider that perhaps the deed of my friend going out there with her trash stick, everyday, may prompt a few of the pigs that do exist to take notice and be forced to think before dropping that donut wrapper, or dumping an ashtray full of butts out on the pavement. Just maybe.

So my standing story sticks when I say there are three sides to every story

Your side, my side and the truth.

In the case of the dirty donut joint, the employee's side is all people are pigs; my side is that only some people are pigs, and the truth is that the pigs themselves usually don't even care or realize that they are pigs!

The pigs have long ago lost the ability to see that everything that they do has an effect on the world.

Ornery people have no idea, sad people have no idea, angry people have no idea, and the list goes on and on. Never the less, each one has an effect of their behavior left on the world.

It's a physical and natural law that a cause has an effect. The cause of Someone's dirty habits has an effect on people’s opinion of the whole world, and it just makes things ugly.

The cause of someone picking up someone's trash has the effect of making some others think twice about being pigs and it makes the place look nicer.

I believe people's hopelessness of how the world works has been spiraling downward for so long. To the naked eye, it still seems hopeless, but if we use another sense...

The law of attraction. The Secret. power of intention. All go along the lines of this law. What you cause, you will create. What you truly believe is what comes into being.

When my friend sensed the world like it was chock full of pigs, it looked pretty bad. When she sensed it like people were appreciating her contribution, the world looked better and she was able to look at the finally clean parking lot with a sense of accomplishment and pride. Like she had made a difference.

Man, it's so simple and there are countless examples of this exact thing everywhere around us.

If we take the time to do and become a part of the solution, we will each stop being a part of the problem.

Take the day today, and try to consciously sense when you feel those constant feelings of hopelessness or anger. Sense the frustration of so many around us that feel the same way. Sense that by your taking a different approach, you also help calm those around you.

Turn it around and think of how you can do something to change someone else's perception of the truth.

When a sales clerk or customer service representative seems to be giving you an attitude today, take the time to *kindly*say that you are very sorry they are having a bad day, but “I am not sure what caused your frustration. Please, could we start again, and I will explain what I would like

you to do to help me. and I'll be on my way. And don't forget to smile. It really throws them for a loop

and usually turns the situation around in a hurry.

We all react to anger and frustration the same way. We react with the same emotions in defense of our own feelings.

We should take the time to remember that whatever made that person be in the mood they are in, probably has nothing to do with you. More than likely, they had a spat with their spouse, or had an

irate boss come at them that day, or countless other things that may be going on in that person’s life.
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I'm not saying we can excuse anyone for bad behavior, but we can make an attempt to help that person recognize that they may be acting inappropriately
It is very important to remember to do everything in a kind way. Trying to make anyone listen to your thoughts with the use of anger or sarcasm will not get the message across. It will only add to the effect of the negative cause.

So simple. Think it over today, when you feel your mind going to that negative place in it's view of the world. Think about how your negative thoughts add to the whole mix, whether we care about it or not.


Most often the person has no clue that their actions are affecting you so badly.

A million and one reasons make a person act the way they do, and our own reason that we are offended is definitely not a good enough one to change that person over night. But, we can plant a seed, and one at a time we can all begin to see the truth of the world.


It made a difference for that one

By Andy Thomas

One morning, I went out for my daily sunrise walk on the beach. Off in the distance, I could see someone pick something up off the beach, wade a little
ways into the ocean and then toss the object into the water.

Then, the person, who appeared to be a small boy, picked up another object and tossed it also into the sea. He continued to do this as I walked. As I approached,
I saw that he was picking up starfish. I stopped and asked him why he was doing this. The boy explained that the starfish were stranded and that in another
hour or two they would dry up and die. He was saving their lives.

The innocence of youth, I thought. I told him that there were thousands of starfish on the beach, and he couldn't possibly make a difference. The kid stopped
and looked down, as if to study the water that washed over our bare feet. Then He walked over and picked up another starfish, waded into the sea and tossed
it in.

"Sir," he said, pointing into the sea. "Yes," I answered. He continued, "It made a difference for that one."

"It made a difference for that one" By Andy Thomas



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