Good people don't need to brag, the people we have in our environment do it for us. And for me, by my actions of help and loving and selfless service, for example, I try to be the best human being I can, sometimes I succeed, sometimes I don't.
But that does not give one "license to oneself" to run over or leave oneself for others. We need to set boundaries that are healthy.
But something if I can tell you, Galen, I am not a bad person, I am civilized, serene, calm, emotionally intelligent, I do good, I behave well, I take time to think badly about someone, that is, I give myself time before judging and as far as possible, I try not to make value judgments, a priori, without having knowledge of the facts, of others. I've been learning it over the years, and I still practice it every day of my life.
There are so many bad people in the world, it's true.
But I know that evil does not pay, you can achieve some purpose, but you will not enjoy it. The boomerang of evil comes back in any form, or you are subject to revenge or there is something inside you that gets out of sync, and you end up sick, addicted, paranoid, neurotic...
Or filling you with toxic friendships that play just as badly and have betrayal as a possibility, what I call "backstabbing".
They sometimes don't know it, and they think they enjoy it, that they win by screwing up other people's lives, but they are more and more crappy, and they are losing more and more.
Being good people does not mean that I am a fool, because it is one thing to be a good person, and it is quite another to allow others to harm us or abuse our trust. And the one who is bad there is with his accounts and his own burdens, but yes, Galen, that person is never closer to me after their evil in their actions and deeds.
The one who takes advantage, and the one who allows himself/herself to be used, loses.
Everyone gives, of what they have inside, reflecting their fears or internal monsters, that's why it's better to have self-esteem and personality structure, and from there, to bond better, have suspicion, and shield ourselves from this type of people.
This is real, there is simply a lack of empathy and humanity in some and a lack of self-love in others. To understand that to be good is not to allow oneself to be attacked in any way, is fundamental.
I take care of the people who come to use me, Galen, and I make sure that at least in my environment people understand how life works. In the photo, one of my children on Halloween 2023.
Janitze. 👻🇻🇪
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