Cultivating Unity

Quoting from Mohandas Gandhi, “An eye for eye only ends up making the whole world blind.” It is so vitally important that we forgive each other and that we cultivate unity with our fellow men. If we as humans strike back when somebody does something to us, it makes both people in the situation blind. And unless one of us backs out of the situation then there is no hope for overcoming the darkness that blinds us.

Again quoting Gandhi, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow, learn as if you were to live forever.” Don’t be stuck in your track by not being open and honest with someone, you never know where it will lead your relationship with them. Be honest and truthful in your dealings with you fellow men. Be happy for what you have been given and rejoice in the fact that you are still given much in life. A friendship starts out like a rosebud if planted and taken care of correctly it will make beautiful roses.

Be a solution in any miscommunication not another equation to overcome. Using Stephen Covey’s theory of the emotional bank account. Don’t be a withdrawal in your relationships but rather than a deposit into their emotional bank account. Be that positive effect and strive to be that deposit that can make your relationship with others even better.

Quote of the week by Elder Joseph B Wirthlin: “Seek for the internal you may feel singled out when adversity enters your life, you may shake your head and wonder why me, but the dial on the wheel of sorrow eventual points to each of us. At one time or another ever must experience sorrow no one is exempt…..Learning to endure times of disappointment, and suffering and sorrow is part of the on the job training these experience while often difficult to bear at the time are precisely the kinds of experiences that stretch our understanding, build our character and increase our compassion for others.”