People complain that the world is degenerating.
Well, what do we expect?
If we're all defiled, evil, wicked, selfish, stingy, greedy, lustful, immoral, unvirtuous, pretentious, sly, cunning, scheming etc,
Naturally, the world will be defiled, evil, wicked, selfish, stingy, greedy, lustful, immoral, unvirtuous, pretentious, sly, cunning, scheming etc.
What do we expect?
In 'The World' - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2010/03/world.html, I said it all depends on each and every one of us to make a difference - To become a better person/being.
In 'The Boss' - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2010/03/boss.html, I said we're in-charge.
We're the ones who make the world what it is today,
The state it is in today.
So, what do we expect?
Important thing is what are we going to do about it?
What can we learn from it?
So that we never repeat it.
Good or bad, it depends on us -
Each and every one of us.
If we want the world to be good,
Then we got to do more good, be good -
Ourselves FIRST.
* Read :
1) "Questions and Answers Part 3 - The Core Of Existence - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2008/12/questions-and-answers-part-3-core-of.html
2) "How Will We Know" - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2006/11/how-will-we-know.html
3) "Life - The Ironies, What Truly Matters, And Its Purpose" - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2007/07/light-ironies-what-truly-matters-and.html
4) "What are we going to do about it Part 1 : Our climate, Our environment, Our Earth and us" - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-are-we-going-to-do-about-it-part-1.html
5) "What are we going to do about it (Part 2) : People Power" - http://maitre-light.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-are-we-going-to-do-about-it-part-2.html.
"If the hearts and minds of the people are evil,
The world will be evil;
BUT, if the hearts and minds of the people are pure,
The world will be pure."
"If ever people should be able to see plainly the results of evil and good kamma (i.e. volitional/intentional actions) as they see other material things,
They would most certainly be horrified at evil kamma and stay away from it,
The same as they dare not touch fire.
They would also be eager to do good which has the power of cooling, and which results in happiness.
There would NOT then be so much trouble and misery as there is in the world today."
- Ajahn Maha Boowa Nanasampanno
"When the ruler of a country is just and good,
The Ministers become just and good.
When the Ministers are just and good,
The higher officials become just and good.
When the higher officials are just and good,
The rank and file become just and good.
When the rank and file are just and good,
The people become just and good."
- The Buddha
"May I have no enmity,
May I have no hurtfulness.
May I have no troubles of mind and body,
May I be able to protect my own happiness.
Whatever beings there are, may they have no enmity.
Whatever beings there are, may they have no hurtfulness.
Whatever beings there are, may they have no troubles of mind and body;
Whatever beings there are, may they be able to protect their own happiness.
May I be at peace, May ALL beings be at peace."
- The Metta Chant
"Mettanca Sabba lokasmin
Let thoughts of boundless love pervade the whole world;
Manasam-bhavaye apari-manam
Above, below and across (and beyond)
Uddham adho ca tiriyanca
Without any obstruction,
Asam-badham averam asa-pattam
Without any hatred, without any enmity."
- The Buddha, The Karaniya Metta Sutta - The Discourse on Loving-Kindness
