Has the religious 'right' ever considered that their notion that all are basically evil -- predisposes them to seeing, experiencing, and receiving evil?
ELM
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"The great, dominant, all controlling fact of this IS the innate bias of the human spirit, not towards evil, as the theologists tell us, but towards good. But for this bias, man would never have been man; he would only have been one more species of wild animal ranging a savage, uncultivated globe, the reeking battleground of sheer instinct and appetite."
"The great, dominant, all controlling fact of this IS the innate bias of the human spirit, not towards evil, as the theologists tell us, but towards good. But for this bias, man would never have been man; he would only have been one more species of wild animal ranging a savage, uncultivated globe, the reeking battleground of sheer instinct and appetite."
William Archer
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"I believe that man...will prevail...because he has a soul, a spirit capable of kindness and compassion."
"I believe that man...will prevail...because he has a soul, a spirit capable of kindness and compassion."
William Faulkner
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...One of the great gifts of any act of kindness... it "brings us back,"...makes us feel that we have somehow returned to a place, to a feeling, that is somehow permanent, deeply rooted, and unchanging. Kindness is at the heart of our belief that people are basically good. ... Good will prevail because ultimately we will return to kindness. It is our natural condition, our instinctual impulse to extend a hand. (So true; to not, we have to ignore the impulse.)
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And every hand we extend, every act of kindness we commit, sends a ripple out into the world that is magnified by every life it encounters.
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Kindness is soft and subtle. It permeates everything it comes in contact with,
remains a permanent reminder of what could and should be.
remains a permanent reminder of what could and should be.
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... Acts of kindness toward ourselves...maybe even more important in the long run...refilling the cup. Kindness cannot flow from an empty cup. ... It is crucial that we refuel our own spirits so that we will want to be compassionate to others.
From: "Random Acts of Kindness"
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You will continue to read stories of crookedness and corruption – of policemen who lie and steal, doctors who reap where they do not sew, politicians on the take. Don't be misled. They are news BECAUSE THEY ARE EXCEPTIONS. The evidence suggests that you can trust a lot more people than you think.(Robert Fulghum – "All I Really Need To Know I Learned In Kindergarten")
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