The Final Flush
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Behind every thought, every action, every choice, and every emotion lies a motive. The purest virtues do not begin at the evidence of a good work. They begin at the heart, with a motive. The most evil crimes against our fellow man or ourselves is not born with the consequences of our actions. They all began with a motive. this quality is called free will, which is frequently abused and sometimes used to its greatest capacity. I love how we all give out little snippets of the more tragic events of our lives. Sometimes we do it in the middle of a conversation, out of the blue. sometimes we take the effort to segue. But we usually do it because we are searching for sympathy. To the effortless thinker, it appears as though the person just wants attention. this is typically true, but it comes after the motive. The motive is a selfish one. A person who wants sympathy for themselves is very selfish indeed. With fear of stepping on toes, I will say that drunkenness also has a variety of motives, most of which, to me, seem rooted in selfishness. I can say little of other people, so I will examine the motives I would have for achieving such a state. the most primary motive is acceptance. It seems selfish to me when I want to do something for the exclusive reason of my own status. I am reminded of one of Jesus' parables when he says, "He who is first shall be last, and he who is last shall be first." Status should never be a concern if you hope to exercise true free will. The other motive for |
myself getting drunk would be to obtain pleasure. It is of my opinion that a truly happy man is trying to please God and not himself. Before I go on, let me say that these are just my motives and are not meant to accuse anybody else. It will be up to each individual to examine his own motives.
Another favorite past time of humans is to place another person in a state of dicomfort. This can be done by violence or mere speech. In my opinion, it is done far more in speech than in violence. It can typically be found as a tool used in debates. True answers are never found in debates, but in discussions. In a discussion, your goal is not to discomfort the other person. I find such a tactic to be very malicious and sadistic. I am harsh on this one in particular because I myself am guilty of it on a frequent basis. Do we always use our freewill to indulge in such despicable motives? I don't think so. There are always instances where we find ourselves loving each other unselfishly in the spirit of charity. We are really happy when we do not think of ourselves. During these moments, we aren't even thinking of motives. Evil motives are usually devised. Pure motives require only a submission to God. Let us humble ourselves and examine our motives. Peace Officers or Big Brother? Disclaimers are good. I'm going to make one now. I'm not part of that mass that would spend all day complaining about cops; |
