In response to my post.

Well, well, as you can see it has been quite some time since I have posted anything on this blog. I was a bit disheartened when I found out that only those with a Blogspot account could respond to the posts. However, I found that some of you are still clicking on the links and are finding nothing new. Out of courtesy, I thought it wise that I should at least respond to my own questions.

Let me preface by stating that I have heard people claim that perception is reality. Whereas that may be the case within one's own brain, I do not believe that is the case in relation to society. One can perceive one to be something that is completely wrong because a misunderstanding.

In response to my questions:

I tend to agree with Justin Martyr who was known for finding something good in every circumstance and happening. In the case of major natural disasters, acts of terror, the senseless killing of babies, and of any person for that matter, I do not search for good in those happenings. Those are events that are caused by evil and are treated as such. 

As an example of how I do put this idea into practice, I had been on the road quite a bit one day for work and had more places to go, but had to come back by the office to do a few things. When I got back in my car to leave, it cranked, went about 2 feet and died, and would not crank again. Sure this was an inconvenience that caused me to rearrange my schedule, and sure it cost me money that I didn't want to spend. However, what I found to be positive about this ocurence was the fact that my car didn't stop working while I was 50 miles away visiting someone in the hospital, nor did it die while I was driving on the highway, which could have easily happened since it was an electrical issue.

I don't try to make all of life out to be lollipops and candycanes, but I see no sense in wasting time and energy complaining and obsessing on the negatives of such occurences.

The people that I encounter that seem to be angry about everything remind me of a Bush song from the late 1990's. One stanza of the song reads, "Do you feel the way you hate? Do you hate the way you feel." It appears to me that most anger at the world stems from an anger fostered by something that they dislike about themselves. I also believe that their anger limits the potential in which they can achieve. What I mean is, many people have much more potential, and can acheive wonderful things in life, yet they allow their anger to hold them prison from ever realizing that potential.