Justice

It's funny, I used to have this idea that there was justice in the world. That somehow everything found balance over time and that people who had done wrong but seemingly got away with it, would eventually suffer justice at the hands of fate.

I really don't see that this is true. There isn't always balance. Good fortune and success can come and quite often comes to those who are not deserving. People who work hard and treat others fairly may never prosper and may only find burden and failure and inequity while those who intentionally harm, slander and deceive others can find success and happiness; even contentment.

Fairness shouldn't be something we think about. If it is an expectation, we will always be disappointed. It's best to ignore any concept of fairness and concentrate on our own happiness and goals and live knowing that we never intentionally harmed another along the way.

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I Know

Love is about "giving", not taking.

Nothing is further away than a moment ago.

Hell is when you hurt the ones you love.

There are things that you can take, but can never give back.

Selfishness is a subtle corruption.

The only way to live is to care for the ones you love and focus on
their happiness. To give of yourself and forgive yourself for your
faults and failures.

Learn from your mistakes. Know yourself and seek self improvement. You
will never be perfect but you will always be better having tried.

Be sincere and truthful. Do not be casual with other peoples feelings,
trust or affections.

Every statement I make here, I know to be true. Regardless of it being
10,000 B..C or the year 5683, these things are true and universally
apply to every human being. Every statement is my own thought and
reflection. I had a perfect life and couldn't find any of these truths
when I looked for them.
I destroyed my life and revelations sweep through my thoughts daily
now. Everyone lives with their own set of truths but sometimes they
are false or selfish. All real truths don't involve your own benefit.
They are for the benefit of others; those you love.

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Heart and Soul

I don't have a complete thought or a lesson to teach, but I think I
have found the point where pschology ends and spirituality begins, within me.
I have never experienced more emotional pain in my life than I have in the past year and last 3 months, in perticular. There must be some lesson to all of this. I cannot find peace within myself but I think I certainly have discovered what love truly is.

While I was in Iraq I became concerned that I may leave this world and never pass along important life lessons to my children. I wondered what I could write down for them. But I didn't want to write down things that only pertained to this point in time. I wanted them to be lessons that would pertain to their adult lives well into the future.
I wanted to pass on timeless, universal truths. When I posed that question to myself; what do I know as universally true? I didn't really have an answer for myself. I couldn't think of anything that was true regardless of it being 10,000 B.C. or 2483 A.D.

That was in 2006 and I never found the universal truths that I was looking for until now. My universal truths are:

1) Love is giving; not taking.
2) Nothing is further away than a moment ago.

I know it may not seem like "shazam!" But these are truths that I have been looking for, for my entire life. To FEEL those truths is the most significant thing. To feel it makes you embrace honesty, patience and sincerity and makes you never want to hold back a tear or a smile.

All of the problems of my life are FAR from solved, but I know these
truths will guide my actions.