Friday, June 5, 2015

On Being Truly Gentle

By Evan Sanders


Often we think that we must put up our own resistance against a front that some other person creates against us. Being a bit confrontational can be regarded a slightly attractive. But in truth, there's only one thing that breaks down walls: being incredibly.

We are living in a harsh world. No doubt are there major acts of true bravery, fervour, faith and heroism that run throughout the brooks of hate - but the actuality is those acts of hate themselves truly begin to create a drain on our minds. Our past prevents us from living in the present, turns us into pessimistic beings sometimes and our built view continues our story until the moment we or somebody else comes in helping us break out of that cycle. This disbelief about life and humanity can be fantastically hard and damn close to impossible to combat. But that is the point.

You are not supposed to fight it.

You're supposed to have a soft touch.

We really need more people in this world who are strong enough to be incredibly gentle.

To love without condition. To give themselves notwithstanding being ungiven to. To give the world their best, day in and day out without any expectancy of return. We need a whole lot more of those honest people in this world. As I have discovered and found through this journey, life isn't about expecting a return. The times I have felt myself unhappiest were the times when I had great expectations for those around me. Shakespeare himself asserted, "Expectation is the root of all heartache." He appeared to have it right. When we are expecting others to do certain things or act certain ways we are going to set ourselves up to be disappointed. Don't expect. You can only control yourself.

Never let somebody else's approach about life determine your own.

Remember that everybody is going through something or other. It's easy to be hard on people. But I know that's not why I am here. I've been hard on people close to me in the past. But now I'm sure that my only job is to keep to my values and go all through life spreading kindness and light. What other people do is none of my business. Sure some of it "happens" to me, but that makes it even more imperative to stay true to what I'm doing.

You cannot go through life by avoiding having experiences and deep relationships with the people around you. You have got to put your heart on the line and learn. The only way I ever got to this revelation is by trying continuously. No matter how badly things go, you have to keep on going. Allow the negatives to make you more bold.

Don't waste time fretting about things that aren't for you. Not everybody is going to like your brand. If you set a top quality standard for yourself - call yourself Hermes - not everyone will want to buy that. Don't fret about the people that hate on your brand. Continue your journey towards turning into the best person you can presumably be and aim higher and higher. By the day let your goals get larger. Always be contesting with your potential.

Remember - be very gentle with those around you. Love your heart out. Strength is displayed in many ways.




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