Why do we do wrong? What makes anyone do anything wrong? Is it need? boredom? stubbornness? misjudgment? .....
Or is it just the fact that it feels good? Because let's be honest, it does feel good. It feels good to smoke, when you're bored or tempted, even though you know it's not good for your health, and sometimes your reputation. It feels good to steal when you're in desperate need for money, or too lazy to work for it. It feels good to drink when you're in partying mood, and it certainly feels good to engage in some kind of physical activity with your partner, especially when you're in love. It might not feel so good to lie, but it gets us out of trouble, so at least we feel relieved, right?
But do we ever stop for a second to think of who we're hurting by doing this wrong? It doesn't have to be a direct or physical hurt, but merely a negative impact on some level; an impact that we wouldn't take notice of, that could be too subtle or even silly, but could leave a mark and live for years.
How about we stop and count now, starting from the very inner circle - one's own precious self.
1. Ourselves.
2. People we're doing wrong with, for one of us must have dragged the other into it.
3. People we're doing wrong to.
4. Our parents, their trust in us.
5. Our close community. Now admit it, some of the wrong things we're doing, we're actually preaching against in public, aren't we?.
6. Our religion, we display a wrong image that is unfair to our religion.
7. Our GOD.
Now, you might think it's shameful that I put God at the end of this list. But to be honest, I personally believe that by hurting each of the six people above, we are partly hurting Him too; and that's a bigger shame.
Some people might put God at the beginning of this list, and that's all they need to stop themselves from doing anything wrong to begin with. But I speak from a time when it's not that flowery anymore, or maybe it never has been. We are human beings, we are selfish - yes, we all are selfish; and we're self conscious and we're aware of how people perceive us and how close ones feel about us. It is never going to change, this is the world we live in, this is who we are. Never will the time come when our wrong doings don't affect anyone. They will always affect someone, and you can't predict or control how this effect is going to be.
So I beg you...
Count to SEVEN before you do anything wrong. Think of yourself, your partner in "crime", your "victim", your parents, your close community, your religion and your God... Maybe then you'll feel it's not worth all the pain.
Or is it just the fact that it feels good? Because let's be honest, it does feel good. It feels good to smoke, when you're bored or tempted, even though you know it's not good for your health, and sometimes your reputation. It feels good to steal when you're in desperate need for money, or too lazy to work for it. It feels good to drink when you're in partying mood, and it certainly feels good to engage in some kind of physical activity with your partner, especially when you're in love. It might not feel so good to lie, but it gets us out of trouble, so at least we feel relieved, right?
But do we ever stop for a second to think of who we're hurting by doing this wrong? It doesn't have to be a direct or physical hurt, but merely a negative impact on some level; an impact that we wouldn't take notice of, that could be too subtle or even silly, but could leave a mark and live for years.
How about we stop and count now, starting from the very inner circle - one's own precious self.
1. Ourselves.
2. People we're doing wrong with, for one of us must have dragged the other into it.
3. People we're doing wrong to.
4. Our parents, their trust in us.
5. Our close community. Now admit it, some of the wrong things we're doing, we're actually preaching against in public, aren't we?.
6. Our religion, we display a wrong image that is unfair to our religion.
7. Our GOD.
Now, you might think it's shameful that I put God at the end of this list. But to be honest, I personally believe that by hurting each of the six people above, we are partly hurting Him too; and that's a bigger shame.
Some people might put God at the beginning of this list, and that's all they need to stop themselves from doing anything wrong to begin with. But I speak from a time when it's not that flowery anymore, or maybe it never has been. We are human beings, we are selfish - yes, we all are selfish; and we're self conscious and we're aware of how people perceive us and how close ones feel about us. It is never going to change, this is the world we live in, this is who we are. Never will the time come when our wrong doings don't affect anyone. They will always affect someone, and you can't predict or control how this effect is going to be.
So I beg you...
Count to SEVEN before you do anything wrong. Think of yourself, your partner in "crime", your "victim", your parents, your close community, your religion and your God... Maybe then you'll feel it's not worth all the pain.
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