What do you do when someone hurts you?
I am no longer associating myself with possible hurtful people.
Say, if there is someone who hurt you, what would you do?
I don't do anything. I've never done anything so far. I'm quiet. I try to digest the pain and change it into energy.
You don't get angry?
Hmmm. No.
You don't feel you want to hurt them back? At least talk bad about them, call them names?
No, whenever i try to think of an argument, I get this funny feeling in the chest. Perhaps it's in the heart. I'm not sure. That feeling is not a happy feeling.
What do you mean by that? I cannot understand what you're saying.
Well, I've been working very hard to hold the happy feeling in myself. I worked to throw away fear, anger and hatred. That hàppy feeling is light and merry.
OK..
Imagine you're dancing. With your best partner, like swans. Can you feel that?
Yes, it will be awesome.
Imagine someone pushed you down and you don't know who did that. When you get up, embarrassed and in pain, you're standing alone. What would you feel?
Wretched.
If at that wretched point you try to capture the dancing feeling, how will it be?
I guess the bad feeling will disappear.
Bingo! That's what I'm doing. It works wonders. I try to instil this into my children. It's slowly working. Students around me don't fight. They don't hurt each other. Neither verbally nor physically. We live in a happy school. My home is their favorite happy school.
Hmmm. Don't you meet those people who hurt you before?
I do. Sometimes. I try to stay away from people who're hurtful and impatient. Those who miss my presence do make attempts to reconcile. I don't turn my back but i don't get entangled either. I don't want the pain to repeat itself.
Good concept. How do i practice this?
Whenever you do something and the bad feeling creeps into your heart stop that activity. Modify it to doing things that give you merry feelings. Same goes with people. Mingle with those whom you feel comfortable with. Stay away from discomfort. Don't stick to people who are harsh to you.
I guess this is worth practicing.
It is. You have to become the example. Don't be harsh. Discard impatience. Think happy. Life will slowly change. Most importantly...
Yes?
Believe that God observes all the good you do and He will send only what is good your way. The bad will evaporate far away from you.
Amen.
I am no longer associating myself with possible hurtful people.
Say, if there is someone who hurt you, what would you do?
I don't do anything. I've never done anything so far. I'm quiet. I try to digest the pain and change it into energy.
You don't get angry?
Hmmm. No.
You don't feel you want to hurt them back? At least talk bad about them, call them names?
No, whenever i try to think of an argument, I get this funny feeling in the chest. Perhaps it's in the heart. I'm not sure. That feeling is not a happy feeling.
What do you mean by that? I cannot understand what you're saying.
Well, I've been working very hard to hold the happy feeling in myself. I worked to throw away fear, anger and hatred. That hàppy feeling is light and merry.
OK..
Imagine you're dancing. With your best partner, like swans. Can you feel that?
Yes, it will be awesome.
Imagine someone pushed you down and you don't know who did that. When you get up, embarrassed and in pain, you're standing alone. What would you feel?
Wretched.
If at that wretched point you try to capture the dancing feeling, how will it be?
I guess the bad feeling will disappear.
Bingo! That's what I'm doing. It works wonders. I try to instil this into my children. It's slowly working. Students around me don't fight. They don't hurt each other. Neither verbally nor physically. We live in a happy school. My home is their favorite happy school.
Hmmm. Don't you meet those people who hurt you before?
I do. Sometimes. I try to stay away from people who're hurtful and impatient. Those who miss my presence do make attempts to reconcile. I don't turn my back but i don't get entangled either. I don't want the pain to repeat itself.
Good concept. How do i practice this?
Whenever you do something and the bad feeling creeps into your heart stop that activity. Modify it to doing things that give you merry feelings. Same goes with people. Mingle with those whom you feel comfortable with. Stay away from discomfort. Don't stick to people who are harsh to you.
I guess this is worth practicing.
It is. You have to become the example. Don't be harsh. Discard impatience. Think happy. Life will slowly change. Most importantly...
Yes?
Believe that God observes all the good you do and He will send only what is good your way. The bad will evaporate far away from you.
Amen.
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