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How is it that we find forgiveness? We speak of forgiveness as being a virtue. That being able to forgive is healing, but what if we never got to forgiveness because we never judged? For there to be forgiveness there has to be judgement. If I have not judged a behavior or action as bad or wrong I have no need to forgive. To forgive the person doing the forgiving comes from a superior point of view. I am better than you therefore I have the ability to pass judgement on you and then can conclude that you are wrong and then forgive you. I contend we need to work toward teaching that acceptance is the accepted behavior and that forgiveness should be reserved for the self. I.e. I forgive myself for passing judgement on someone else and thinking I can forgive them. The height of arrogance would be the idea that I have the ability to judge you and your behaviors. We could be creating a world of acceptance instead of judgement. Where understanding there are difference between us and that is OK, that those differences are not something to be judged and then forgiven. We can take on this thinking where ever we happen to be in our offices, at temple or at a Mauritius luxury hotel. The movement away for tolerance I believe to be important. Understanding that the subtle or overt act of judgement isn’t ours or our business. We can relieve ourselves of a lot of stress and tension by acceptance. Acceptance equals understanding – understanding there are differences between us where tolerance equals judgement – lack of understanding that there are differences and the belief that my way, my beliefs are right and other beliefs are wrong. Can we focus on acceptance? Can we move toward understanding? I think do however I think we need to move away from tolerance too.

We have so much to be grateful for on so many levels. We certainly have downside to modern life, but when playing those up we negate what we have that we should be grateful of. So man y convince come int he day and age. we can turn on the faucet and out comes running water no hauling up from a well or pumping up from the ground and caring it to where it will be used. Instead instantly like magic the water is there where you planned it and need it. Additionally not only does the water flow freely you can get it hot too. Taken for granted today but what a convince not have to heat buckets of water over a fire to heat your water. I know I try to be aware and grateful every-time I shower. I have a shower, it is reliable I have hot and cold running water etc. I also try to be aware of being grateful of being able to shower, actually perform the task. It is not like I have been inured or have or had a disease it is awareness that we are different and grateful for where I get to benefit. I.e. with the good health to be able to perform the task. Gratefulness requires awareness of what one has in a positive light . When preforming house hold tasks I prefer not to feel burdened with the task but to look at it as a privilege to have a house that is mine to take care of. There are plenty of folks I would not want to trade places with loosing their houses ans the like. So I am happy to have a place to clean, and able bodied enough to clean it. This is not to say I don’t sometimes think how nice it would be to have the cash flow to be able to hire the cleaning out. There is nothing wrong with a little dreaming. And if you can afford the luxuries this life has to offer doing so in gratitude will make it all the more fun! Your time relaxing somewhere exotic like a five star Kolata hotels would be a deeper experience by far. So be aware and be grateful for what we have and not focus on the lack of things