When we fight against the world, it is because we are turning the tide of the battle: the battle that each of us must fight within ourselves. This means that by shifting the responsibility to ourselves, we reinforce the shadows instead of illuminating them. But we must never allow anyone to disrespect us, and the way to avoid this is crucial. The way we react to the stumbling blocks we encounter shows the bridges we have already crossed. When a person respects himself, the universe welcomes him. **Action and reaction**.
If I am respected, it is only because I respect myself
I respect myself by cultivating the flower of virtue in myself. It makes me immune to attacks. It is only the ego that is offended. The stronger the ego, the more fragile the person is, because he/she is more vulnerable to the attitudes of others. If you reduce the size of your shield, the arrows become more difficult to handle. Only those with a lot of pride and vanity feel humiliated. These are two characteristics that make the individual vulnerable. They are like noxious weeds that prevent the flower of virtue from growing.
The flower of virtue is like a daisy. Each petal represents one of the innumerable virtues: humility, simplicity, compassion, mercy, respect, purity, harmony, justice, freedom, common sense, prudence, joy, wisdom, gentleness, patience, etc. At the center of the flower is the virtue of virtue, the one that supports the petals and is included in all the other virtues so that they complement each other: love.
The lack of one virtue can be detrimental to the practice of the others. Respect, for example, is the principle that an individual maintains towards himself to the extent that he perfects his own moral code and, at the same time, increases his conscience and capacity to love. Whoever acts in this way does not care about the disrespectful behavior of others, because he carries with him compassion and realizes that no one can offer what he does not already have in his sacred backpack, in his heart; compassion understands that violation is only disrespectful for the one who gives it; Humility, knowing that it has no perfection to offer, does not ask for it from the world; wisdom knows that the opinions of others define others, never oneself; patience waits for the haste of the caterpillar, little by little, to become the wings of the butterfl.
I do not have the power to shape the world as I wish. I only have power over myself, but that power is unlimited. By constantly improving, I illuminate the dark corners around me with calm and courage, and gradually everything around me begins to harmonize in a symphony of love and peace. If I do my part in everything, all the power transfers to me. This is magic.
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Everyone demands self-respect in their own journey
Demanding respect from others we are trapped in a sad prison of resentment, we cannot give that power. Everyone demands respect for himself in his journey, which is destined to awaken the divine essence that inhabits and animates him. The flowering of virtue leads to freedom, fulfillment and joy. It is pure light. All else is an ornament of a passing illusion.
*Love, Johnny*
