Quote (El Shadday @ Dec 31 2016 09:46pm)
The true good man is one who practices the law of justice, of love and charity, in its highest purity. He questions his conscience about his own acts, asks if he has not violated this law, if he has not done evil, if he has done all the good he could, if he did not willingly let go of an opportunity to be useful, if no one has anything to complain about him , In the end, he did to others what he wanted others to do for him.
Have faith in God, in his goodness, in his justice and in his wisdom; He knows that nothing happens without his permission, and submits himself in all things to his will.
He has faith in the future, and therefore puts spiritual goods above temporal goods.
He knows that all the vicissitudes of life, all pains, all disappointments, are proofs or atonement, and he accepts them without murmuring.
The man possessed by the feeling of charity and love of neighbor does good for good, without expecting reward, pays evil for good, defends the weak against the strong, and always sacrifices his interest to justice.
He finds satisfaction in the benefits he distributes, in the services he provides, in the ventures he promotes, in the tears that he lets dry, in the consolations that lead to the afflicted. His first impulse is to think of others, rather than of himself, of treating the interests of others rather than of his own. The selfish, on the contrary, calculates the profits and losses of each generous action.
He is good, humane and benevolent to all, without distinction of race or belief, because he sees all men as brothers.
He respects in others all sincere convictions, and does not throw an anathema to those who do not think like him.
In all circumstances, charity is your guide. He considers that he who harms others with malicious words, who injures the susceptibility of others with his pride and his disdain, which does not retreat to the idea of causing suffering, a contrariety, although slight, when he can avoid it, lack of duty Of love to one's neighbor and does not merit the mercy of the Lord.
He has no hatred, no rancor, no desire for revenge. Like Jesus, he forgives and forgets offenses, and remembers only the benefits. Because he knows that he will be forgiven, as he has forgiven.
He is indulgent to the weaknesses of others, because he knows that he himself needs indulgence, and he remembers these words of Christ: "Let him who is without sin cast the first stone."
He is not happy to look for the faults of others, nor to put them in evidence. If necessity obliges you to do so, always seek the good that can alleviate evil.
He studies his own imperfections, and works ceaselessly in combating them. All his efforts tend to allow him to say, tomorrow, that he brings something better in him than he had the day before.
He does not try to assert his spirit, nor his talents, at the expense of others. On the contrary, he takes every opportunity to emphasize the advantages of others.
He does not become content with his lot, nor with his personal predicates, because he knows that everything given him can be withdrawn.
He uses but does not abuse the goods that are granted to him, because he knows that it is a deposit, which he must account for, and that the most harmful work he can do for them is to put them to the satisfaction of Your passions.
If in social relations some men find themselves in their dependence, treat them with kindness and benevolence, because they are their equals before God. He uses his authority to raise their morals, not to crush them with their pride, and avoids all that could make their subaltern position more difficult.
The subordinate, in turn, understands the duties of his position, and has the scruples of trying to consciously fulfill them.
The good man, in the end, respects in his peers all the rights that are guaranteed to them by the laws of nature, as he would wish that theirs were respected.
This is not the full relation of the qualities that distinguish good man, but whoever strives to possess them will be on the path leading to others.
No desire for revenge? Oh man, do I really need to quote the whole 'massacre those m'fuckers who fucked you over when you escaped Egypt' passage?
Also, I think Josef Fritzl's daughter may disagree with your idea that her ordeal was payment for a debt she was born with
This post was edited by GetOnYourKnees on Dec 31 2016 04:11pm
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