A human being fashions his consequences as surely as he fashions his goods or his dwelling. Nothing that he says, thinks or does is without consequences. -- Norman Cousins
Short form of the above: What goes around, comes around.
My take: Take care to not respond in kind for our reaction will be our bane.
The only one I know for a personal fact who pulls this off without fail is my dog Ruckus. I disrespect him, he thinks it's a new game, he's ready to play it out...I laugh, and we play.
Why don't I remember that when I feel disrespected? Or, more apt, why don't I consistently remember that? I only need remember it long enough to not respond in kind....which gives me that necessary moment to change my mind, to divorce myself from my own reaction. And I have done it enough to know that that is where the gold is.
It's also good to remember that any decision we make to not respond in kind must not have punishment at its core. That's just covering a bad motive with a good one. It fools no one but ourselves and leads to the folly of spiritual arrogance.
Silence is a positive action when spiritual realization is the goal.
Thank You.
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