A big part of what
we are is what we believe in.
What we believe is important because it guides our actions. If we are not sure about what we believe then our actions become inconsistent.
Some time ago my mom and I were talking about how having values and principles are sometimes a disadvantage when it comes to money and status. Having values, believing in something and act based on it creates an imaginary boundary that prevent us from deviating from the path that we have chosen.
For example, if you are not honest, nothing limits you from stealing a co-worker’s idea saying it’s yours. By doing this you may accomplish materialistic goals.
There are fewer limits to those whose actions are not based on values.
On the other hand, if you are honest, loyal and kind, there are several things that you just would not do.
The main argument on our conversation was that even when my dad had been dishonest and disloyal during the time they were married, he was now in a relationship with a well positioned lady, living a life full of luxury and financial balance, while she, the one that had been honest, caring and loyal was now alone and suffering from the consequences of divorce at the age of 57. My mom expected that because of the fact that she had been principle oriented and he had not there should be some kind of reward to her/punishment for him. I agreed. That day, we concluded that perhaps it was better to lack values since people who did not have them had a better quality of life.
After the pain went to a place in my heart that allowed me to go dipper into my thoughts, I realized that the reason why I thought it could be better to lack principles was precisely because I was expecting that so called reward that would compensate me for being “ good” from outside instead of from within.
The greatest reward in life is being true to our selves. That is what true freedom is about: Acting based on what we believe; even if that means that the consequences won’t be the ones that we expected.
When we are untrue we become slaves. Our beliefs live trapped in our mind making us deaf by the sound of their eternal scream for freedom.
What we believe is important because it guides our actions. If we are not sure about what we believe then our actions become inconsistent.
Some time ago my mom and I were talking about how having values and principles are sometimes a disadvantage when it comes to money and status. Having values, believing in something and act based on it creates an imaginary boundary that prevent us from deviating from the path that we have chosen.
For example, if you are not honest, nothing limits you from stealing a co-worker’s idea saying it’s yours. By doing this you may accomplish materialistic goals.
There are fewer limits to those whose actions are not based on values.
On the other hand, if you are honest, loyal and kind, there are several things that you just would not do.
The main argument on our conversation was that even when my dad had been dishonest and disloyal during the time they were married, he was now in a relationship with a well positioned lady, living a life full of luxury and financial balance, while she, the one that had been honest, caring and loyal was now alone and suffering from the consequences of divorce at the age of 57. My mom expected that because of the fact that she had been principle oriented and he had not there should be some kind of reward to her/punishment for him. I agreed. That day, we concluded that perhaps it was better to lack values since people who did not have them had a better quality of life.
After the pain went to a place in my heart that allowed me to go dipper into my thoughts, I realized that the reason why I thought it could be better to lack principles was precisely because I was expecting that so called reward that would compensate me for being “ good” from outside instead of from within.
The greatest reward in life is being true to our selves. That is what true freedom is about: Acting based on what we believe; even if that means that the consequences won’t be the ones that we expected.
When we are untrue we become slaves. Our beliefs live trapped in our mind making us deaf by the sound of their eternal scream for freedom.
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