Younger and Wiser

Wise souls are the ones we seek out when out life spirals out of control. I find them everywhere; usually in the most unexpected places. Sometimes by chance, sometimes by a little searching, sometimes face to face; more often by reading. Where would we readers be if we could no longer pick up a book or web hop?

The anger welled up in my throat again this morning. I found a piece of good advice from SIMPLICITY, the link to the right of this. Good advice is good. Thank you J.M.

This is the last paragraph from his THE WORST THING ABOUT THINKING THE WORST IN OTHERS: "The best route is to avoid situations of thinking ill of others by enacting exemplar behaviors yourself. You are likely to be in a better position as you are in a better mood and more resilient to adopting negative behavior -- thus affecting your surrounds with the positive energy necessary to do amazing things in this world."

And this is what I grew up with: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." I am so thankful for parents that set this before me, not that I can live up to it. Perhaps the striving for it is the hope one needs.