Thursday, February 9, 2012

A good man.....

..and what is your strongest trait she asked ? " I am a good man"..he answered.
It was the only possible answer.......five simple, plain, beautiful words!
These five words play in my mind ever since I heard them.

What makes a good man or a good person for that matter,  I ask myself?
Sounds simple in words but is really complex in meaning.

....and how does one become or rather remain a good man? It's not easy to answer, is it?
I believe we all have goodness inside us. OF COURSE sometimes life is difficult and ugly and painful..and at times it seems impossible to keep an open mind or an open heart.  If you look hard enough though with all the ugliness you will also see beautiful people and live magic moments. You see, the bad moments come and find us but the good ones we have to find for ourselves.

Unfortunately most of us go through life with our eyes closed. Sad isn't it?

Look around you with eyes and heart wide open. ...with no fear..or prejudice..or hate. These are all man-made ideas that create and maintain a cycle of more hate and more prejudice and more hate.

I imagine that with time, you reach a certain place in your heart and your soul... a certain realization that being a good person is the only possible road to travel. It sounds too simplistic.....but the truth is that it's not so complicated. The more we give, the more our heart gives back to us. It's like walking around with a smile inside you all the time. It's an inner peace that can never be matched by possessions or wealth or fame.

Personally, I prefer to walk around with a smile inside me, it's a lot lighter than the weight of hate on my back!!