“… he
shall direct
thy paths.”
— Proverbs 3:6
King James Version of the Bible
THINK WELL OF OURSELF:
Think Well of Others … p. 147
Notwithstanding our higher powers of instinct and intuition, reason alone should be our guide if something makes sense to us. Take, for example, our thoughts, for good or ill — those that forever course through the mind, seemingly at will.
Were we to reflect upon our thoughts, common sense would tell us that kind thoughts, loving and uplifting thoughts, make us feel good about ourself. And we instinctively know that such thoughts have a positive affect on others.
Why, then, do we entertain negative thoughts? Nothing good can come from them. Negative thoughts are those that we alone harbour; thoughts, unless voiced, affect none other. We alone must bear them, and we alone suffer them, for they damage our very psyche.
We have a moral responsibility at all times to look for the good in others, and to love others as we do ourself.
— Garry D. Kilbourn
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