Love yourself, hurt no one and sow well wherever you go
What you read in the title are three fundamental life tips for being happy and not hurting anyone at the same time. Let’s explain them one by one to see if we really follow them or at least understand what they consist of.
Love yourself
Nowadays it is easy to get distracted and stop focusing on oneself. We have many chores to do every day and our free time is often absorbed by television, social networks or even other people. Consequently, it is quite difficult to spend time with ourselves, to meditate, to reflect and to do what we like.
It is alarming to see how we go from the cradle to the grave without any awareness of our own existence, we immerse ourselves in habits and a routine that distances us more and more from ourselves. It is time to get to know each other, to set aside quality time for ourselves, because only when we know each other can we come to really love each other.
When you love yourself, you seek your good even beyond satisfaction. For example, eating a whole jar of ice cream is apparently delicious, but that satisfaction means nothing when you love yourself and want the best for your body and your vital organs. So, you learn to eat the right portion. Of course you indulge yourself, but always taking care of yourself. This also applies to ephemeral and toxic loves, friendships that don’t fit and compromises that wear you out. You only take what is really good for you, in the right measure.
Don’t hurt anyone.
These days, empathy is one of the values that is most widely campaigned for in social networks, but it happens to be the one that is least practiced. If you had empathy you wouldn’t make the biting comment, you wouldn’t shoot arrows to attack your opponent’s weaknesses or take pride in being better at something or being right.
Empathy is putting yourself in the other person’s shoes, respecting, not falling into arguments that go nowhere. If you are an animalist and have deep-rooted values, good for you, not everyone should be made to fit you. If you are a feminist and want to deconstruct many paradigms, good for you, but not everyone has to agree with you. And also if you belong to a religion it can be wonderful, but your faith should not be a judgment on others.
One piece of life advice is that whenever you act or speak, do so with respect and empathy.
Sow well wherever you go
Now, many times people are ungrateful, rude, gossipy and malicious towards us. But the Bible says that we should not pay evil for evil, but instead sow good. This is very wise advice if you think about it, because the bible also says that each one of us reaps what we sow. Sow well and you will reap the fruits of goodness.
At work, at school, in the family, with friends, do not sow strife and gossip, try to sow good. In that way, without knowing it or pretending it, you will attract blessing after blessing to your life, because they are the fruit of your actions.