ClearWater Thu Sep 23, 2010 3:31 am
In my opinion...
There will always be contradiction and hypocrisy.
Life is one big contradiction, and hypocrisy is inevitable. The only way to you can avoid hypocrisy and contradiction is to never change. Anything that never changes is a dead thing.
Arrogance/humility and sanity/insanity are essentially within the realm of our influence. However, it is very difficult as an observer to accurately judge those qualities within another person. As Carol suggests, the person who appears insane may be more sane than you or I. Also, the person who appears to be humble may be acting that way because it strengthens their ego.
There is a saying which perhaps you've heard before... "Judge not, lest ye be judged."
My opinion is that this is the source of most of the 'negativity' you have faced on this forum. When you insist that others must eliminate their negativity and their ego, you are bound to be confronted with things that appear to you to be negative and egotistical. What you see is yourself mirrored back to you. What you will always see is yourself mirrored back to you. If a person is 100% positive and humble, then there is not even a thought of negativity or ego within their mind, and that person will never see another as being negative or arrogant.
The saying 'Judge not, lest ye be judged' is generally interpreted to mean that if you judge others, then others will judge you also. I interpret it a little bit differently. To me it simply means that if you judge others, then however they react/respond, you will interpret it as a judgment of you. Stop judging and you will not feel judged by others.
Arrogance/humility and sanity/insanity can never be accurately assessed according to a persons actions or words. The secret lies in the intent behind the actions and words. You can take the same actions and words from 2 different people and find the intent to be completely different. Let's use some of the 'negativity' you've encountered on this forum as an example... It could be that some of the people you've clashed with are simply reacting to you in a way that is beyond their control. Their ego feels challenged and so they go on the attack as a sort of defense mechanism. This is a distinct possibility. But...It could also be that some of the people you've clashed with are not reacting, but rather responding. The words you judge as negative could be coming from a space of compassion...from a recognition of your noble intent, and a sincere desire that you know first hand what it is to be sane and humble. In order to know sanity, you must first recognize where you are insane. In order to know humility, you must first see your arrogance. A sane and humble person will often point out the insanity and arrogance within others (and sometimes in a very blunt manner)...not as a way to attack them, but simply out of compassion.