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Life Mastery in some interesting meetings recently. I've participated in them and I've watched others as they participate. I have been told by my "experts" that what I'm dealing with and going through, the people involved and what is taking place is like dealing with terrorists and as we all know, you can't deal with terrorists! That is a harsh reality of our world today. I mean really, how do you deal with a terrorist??? In a rational world how does one deal with irrational and fanatical people? I'd love to know the answer to that! If the countries of our world can't do this, how then does an individual do so when confronted with similar challenges?
Do we allow the irrational beliefs of terrorists to rule our world, to control our actions and our responses? What brought them to this point? We're all aware of the "religious" fanatics who believe that there is only one true God and anyone who doesn't share their beliefs are to be destroyed. Turn on your TV every night and you'll witness this.
But what about the people that you and I meet and deal with on a day to day basis, that are not couched in reality, that have such an alternate version of reality, that prefer to blame others for their mistakes or misfortunes or their circumstances in life? The people who never take responsibility for their own actions? How does one deal with people like this?
You have to let go. You have to realize that you cannot control others. You have to realize that you cannot control what someone else says and does. You can only control and change your reactions to what others say and do.
In my case I felt an enormous sadness at watching a human being in such a state of irrational belief, anger and blame, fear really, that controls all this persons actions. Fear that if they really look at what is happening around them, they won't be able to handle it. Ultimately, fear of facing their own failures. I was overwhelmed with sadness for this person, it is a hard thing to witness in another human being, whether friend or foe.
Do we allow the irrational beliefs of terrorists to rule our world, to control our actions and our responses? What brought them to this point? We're all aware of the "religious" fanatics who believe that there is only one true God and anyone who doesn't share their beliefs are to be destroyed. Turn on your TV every night and you'll witness this.
But what about the people that you and I meet and deal with on a day to day basis, that are not couched in reality, that have such an alternate version of reality, that prefer to blame others for their mistakes or misfortunes or their circumstances in life? The people who never take responsibility for their own actions? How does one deal with people like this?
You have to let go. You have to realize that you cannot control others. You have to realize that you cannot control what someone else says and does. You can only control and change your reactions to what others say and do.
In my case I felt an enormous sadness at watching a human being in such a state of irrational belief, anger and blame, fear really, that controls all this persons actions. Fear that if they really look at what is happening around them, they won't be able to handle it. Ultimately, fear of facing their own failures. I was overwhelmed with sadness for this person, it is a hard thing to witness in another human being, whether friend or foe.
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