Just because you can do something…
doesn’t mean you should.
The real question in life is not:
“What did you gain?”
But rather:
“What did it turn you into?”
HOW DOES IT PROFIT YOU
We are able to do just about anything that comes to mind.
Doesn’t matter about the subject either.
We have that capability and I prefer to call it more accurately a privilege.
Consider this:
To go or do most anything you can think of or stumble into and repeat it if to your liking.
However, what is the gain for it?
What is it in aid of?
What is in it for you?
PURPOSE
The profit I am referring to in the title of the post doesn’t mean return on investment even though it can go there.
Instead:
How does it make for you a better person?
That’s the gain I am referring to.
You see, as human beings we have a unique dynamic that beckons exclusively to us…
always without fail.
BECOMING BETTER
It is called evolving and perfecting ourselves as we travel through life from experience to experience.
We are wanting to become a better person for those endeavors and as that person evolves and progresses, they go on to better and even more capable involvements because they can and because they should.
CHOOSE WISELY
What happens is a transformation takes place within the realms of human nature and flows into the spiritual realm as well.
A human being can increase their capacity mentally, emotionally, physically, psychologically and spiritually too from choosing wisely what they do and why they do it.
CAN’T BUY THIS
The one obvious thing that comes about from pursuing meaningful engagements is that it develops character.
This invisible dynamic powers you and enables you to come and go but with a high standard and degree of operation while doing so.
Character development is not to be dismissed either.
BE VIRTUOUS
The virtues, when practiced, allow us to grow in a healthy and invigorating way that while partaking allows us to develop at the same time an inner peace and fulfillment that comes naturally and subtly too.
Doing the right thing takes us into the realms of righteousness which is very rewarding.
SHORT-CHANGED
The less-than-virtuous journey allows us to have whatever the earthly payoff is but doesn’t give us the character enhancement that nurtures and defines us for the better.
It only allows thrills and fills for the moment making you come back to refill over and over again.
You are being short-changed.
EVERYTHING BECKONS…BUT
The lesser involves a temptation aspect to it that beckons and if successful in luring you into spending your time and energy on something that doesn’t improve your journey or honor you and your beliefs, has you learning after the fact while taking you in another direction.
You devolve or worsen.
What to do?
WE ALL HAVE THIS
A couple of things come to mind.
One:
Your common sense.
We all have it which makes us bound to each other but only if we all use it.
Unfortunately that is not always the case.
We don’t all use it.
Missing that, we end up with old reliable.
A sure thing reminder from within to consider what you are doing.
WE ALL HAVE THIS TOO
Your conscience.
If something is not for you, if it may have a potential side effect or just take you away from what you should be doing, it will send out a prompt and won’t stop or go away until you respond.
Failure to heed produces a problem which most people suffer from continuously.
UH-OH
Guilt.
Guilt comes from wrong choices.
For the more stubborn and willful person, if they don’t make a simple course correction, pause or reflect on not doing whatever it is again, they are headed toward the next worse step called compound guilt.
This can and will weigh you down with woe if you let it.
YOUR REAL PORTION PLACED ON HOLD
Then all the promises of life, all the good, profitable and rewarding positions and events that are yours and want to come to you are put on hold.
In their place is substituted a false version designed to reward but not satisfy.
You have been taken prisoner, held captive and bound to repeat mistakes in this realm.
HELP YOURSELF?
Before you engage in every single thing that comes your way because you can, stop and pause to consider the title of the post.
How does it profit you?
What do you gain?
Will it take or enhance?
Many times the simple answer or action is to just observe it…
and here’s why.
WHAT’S YOURS IS YOURS
If it is for you and it is good for you, it will come to you and you to it because it has to and wants to.
It is part of a made promise and wants to be fulfilled.
If you don’t rush into anything but instead pause, what is yours will become clear enough and what isn’t will reveal itself as well.
SEEK THE HIGHER GROUND
Learning to think as a caterpillar is good for groundwork and instant progress.
At some point, preparing to be a butterfly is recommended if you want to travel higher and lighter in a way you could never imagine.
Now that…
will be profitable now and in the times to come.
— Richie
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when you feed the soul, you feed everything.
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