I am a Filipino and Roman Catholic. Today, Monday, 01 Jan 2024. Turning 83 Sept 17, I say, to celebrate The New Year, 2024, I have been thinking of One Commandment To Self to remember and carry out from now on The Ten Commandments of the Christian God. And it is:
One
commandment to self – "Always, Be Kind" (A,BK). “Elementary,
my dear Watson!” For me, A,BK is the new ABC.
(“Be Kind” from theyogahub.ie/,
“In A World” from freepik.com)
No, it does not matter if you are not Roman
Catholic – my wife Ampy and I have children who subscribe to other religious
beliefs. The Sacred Heart Catholic Church
of Palestine, Texas says (shpalestine.org):
What are the Ten Commandments? The Catholic Ten
Commandments are a summary of "the conditions of a life freed from the
slavery of sin" (Catechism, 2057).
They must be understood in relation to the "Law of
Love." Love of God and love of neighbor summarize all of Catholic
morality. The Law of Love is also the first principle and source of the moral
law. It contains "all the law and the prophets" (Mt 22:40).
To carry out “The Law of Love,” from now on I will be all
the time
all smiles
compassionate
forgiving
happy to let go of hurt
happy to oblige where I can
liking everyone despite everything
releasing someone from guilt feelings on me
unconditional
understanding
unselfish.
Is this
“The Love Revolution Revised”?
Joyce Meyer published
her radical book “The Love Revolution”
(hardcover) on 22 Sept 2009; her publisher Amazon
says (amazon.com):
Joyce Meyer is not satisfied with the status quo. She
believes that we each need to become a revolutionary and practice love every
day. And if Joyce has her way, the revolution will spread – person by person,
house by house, town by town, until the old culture of selfishness and greed
gives way to a new culture of concern for others.
The book is a revolutionaries' manual, a hands-on primer
for bringing the Golden Rule to life in the twenty-first century…
Love Revolution focuses on personal behavior on the local
scale. It's not just a call to action; it is a call to being: being the person
who goes out of your way to encourage someone who's out of hope; being the one
who smiles at a stranger; being the one who is willing to do something for
nothing. The paradox: when we do something for nothing, what we often get is
something far greater.
“We
must practice love every day.”
I will
call mine “The Kindness Revolution.”
I must practice kindness everyday. Ashleigh
Brilliant says, “Be kind to unkind people. They need it the most.”
So, my New Year’s Resolution is: “Always, Be Kind.” I’m praying
that with this my One Commandment To Self, I will in fact carry out the Roman Catholic-accepted
“Ten Commandments of God.”
Also,
I’m praying, “The Kindness Revolution is The Revolution That Will End All
Revolutions!”@517
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