always love we all have stuff that pisses us off the more successful the
pisses us off the more successful the
pisses us off the more successful the powerful we are the more there will be
powerful we are the more there will be
powerful we are the more there will be that we think we need to protect in
that we think we need to protect in
that we think we need to protect in terms of our legacy image and influence
terms of our legacy image and influence
terms of our legacy image and influence if we’re not careful however we can end
if we’re not careful however we can end
if we’re not careful however we can end up wasting an incredible amount of time
up wasting an incredible amount of time
up wasting an incredible amount of time trying to keep the world from
trying to keep the world from
trying to keep the world from displeasing or disrespecting us you know
displeasing or disrespecting us you know
displeasing or disrespecting us you know what is a better response to an attack
what is a better response to an attack
what is a better response to an attack or a slight of someone you don’t like
or a slight of someone you don’t like
or a slight of someone you don’t like love that’s right love for the neighbor
love that’s right love for the neighbor
love that’s right love for the neighbor who won’t turn down the music for the
who won’t turn down the music for the
who won’t turn down the music for the parent that let you down for the
parent that let you down for the
parent that let you down for the bureaucrat who lost your paperwork for
bureaucrat who lost your paperwork for
bureaucrat who lost your paperwork for the group that rejects you for the
the group that rejects you for the
the group that rejects you for the credit who attacks you the former
credit who attacks you the former
credit who attacks you the former partner who stole your business idea the
partner who stole your business idea the
partner who stole your business idea the person who cheated on you love because
person who cheated on you love because
person who cheated on you love because as a song lyrics go hate will get you
as a song lyrics go hate will get you
as a song lyrics go hate will get you every time it doesn’t need to be like
every time it doesn’t need to be like
every time it doesn’t need to be like that booker t washington tells an
that booker t washington tells an
that booker t washington tells an anecdote told to him by frederick
anecdote told to him by frederick
anecdote told to him by frederick douglass about a time who was traveling
douglass about a time who was traveling
douglass about a time who was traveling and was asked to move and ride in the
and was asked to move and ride in the
and was asked to move and ride in the baggage car because of his race a white
baggage car because of his race a white
baggage car because of his race a white supporter rushed up to apologize for
supporter rushed up to apologize for
supporter rushed up to apologize for this horrible offense i am sorry mr.
this horrible offense i am sorry mr.
this horrible offense i am sorry mr. Douglas that you have been degraded in
Douglas that you have been degraded in
Douglas that you have been degraded in this manner the person said Douglas
this manner the person said Douglas
this manner the person said Douglas would have none of that he wasn’t angry
would have none of that he wasn’t angry
would have none of that he wasn’t angry he wasn’t hurt he replied with great
he wasn’t hurt he replied with great
he wasn’t hurt he replied with great fervor they cannot degrade Frederick
fervor they cannot degrade Frederick
fervor they cannot degrade Frederick Douglass the soul that is within me no
Douglass the soul that is within me no
Douglass the soul that is within me no man can degrade I am not the one that is
man can degrade I am not the one that is
man can degrade I am not the one that is being degraded on account of this
being degraded on account of this
being degraded on account of this treatment but those who are inflicting
treatment but those who are inflicting
treatment but those who are inflicting it upon me certainly this is an
it upon me certainly this is an
it upon me certainly this is an incredibly difficult attitude to
incredibly difficult attitude to
incredibly difficult attitude to maintain it’s easy to hate it’s natural
maintain it’s easy to hate it’s natural
maintain it’s easy to hate it’s natural to lash out yet we find that what
to lash out yet we find that what
to lash out yet we find that what defines great leaders like Douglas is
defines great leaders like Douglas is
defines great leaders like Douglas is that instead of hating their enemies
that instead of hating their enemies
that instead of hating their enemies they feel a sort of pity and empathy for
they feel a sort of pity and empathy for
they feel a sort of pity and empathy for them think of Martin Luther King jr.
them think of Martin Luther King jr.
them think of Martin Luther King jr. over and over again preaching that hate
over and over again preaching that hate
over and over again preaching that hate was a burden and love was freedom love
was a burden and love was freedom love
was a burden and love was freedom love was transformational hate was
was transformational hate was
was transformational hate was debilitating and one of his most famous
debilitating and one of his most famous
debilitating and one of his most famous sermons he took it further we begin to
sermons he took it further we begin to
sermons he took it further we begin to love our enemies and love those persons
love our enemies and love those persons
love our enemies and love those persons that hate us whether in collective life
that hate us whether in collective life
that hate us whether in collective life or individual life by looking at
or individual life by looking at
or individual life by looking at ourselves we must strip ourselves of the
ourselves we must strip ourselves of the
ourselves we must strip ourselves of the ego that protects and suffocates us
ego that protects and suffocates us
ego that protects and suffocates us because as he said hate at any point is
because as he said hate at any point is
because as he said hate at any point is a cancer that gnaws away at the very
a cancer that gnaws away at the very
a cancer that gnaws away at the very vital center of your life and your
vital center of your life and your
vital center of your life and your existence it is like eroding acid that
existence it is like eroding acid that
existence it is like eroding acid that eats away the best and the objective
eats away the best and the objective
eats away the best and the objective center of your life take inventory for a
center of your life take inventory for a
center of your life take inventory for a second what do you dislike
second what do you dislike
second what do you dislike whose name feels you with revulsion and
whose name feels you with revulsion and
whose name feels you with revulsion and range now ask have these strong feelings
range now ask have these strong feelings
range now ask have these strong feelings really helped you accomplish anything
really helped you accomplish anything
really helped you accomplish anything especially because almost universally
especially because almost universally
especially because almost universally the traits and behaviors that are pissed
the traits and behaviors that are pissed
the traits and behaviors that are pissed us off and other people their dishonesty
us off and other people their dishonesty
us off and other people their dishonesty their selfishness their laziness are
their selfishness their laziness are
their selfishness their laziness are hardly going to work out well for them
hardly going to work out well for them
hardly going to work out well for them in the end their ego and
in the end their ego and
in the end their ego and shortsightedness contains its own
shortsightedness contains its own
shortsightedness contains its own punishment the question we must ask
punishment the question we must ask
punishment the question we must ask ourselves is are we going to be
ourselves is are we going to be
ourselves is are we going to be miserable just because other people are
miserable just because other people are
miserable just because other people are this obsession with the past was
this obsession with the past was
this obsession with the past was something that someone did or how things
something that someone did or how things
something that someone did or how things should have been as much as it hurts is
should have been as much as it hurts is
should have been as much as it hurts is ego and body everyone else has moved on
ego and body everyone else has moved on
ego and body everyone else has moved on but you can’t because you can’t see
but you can’t because you can’t see
but you can’t because you can’t see anything but your own way you can’t
anything but your own way you can’t
anything but your own way you can’t conceive of accepting that someone could
conceive of accepting that someone could
conceive of accepting that someone could hurt you deliberately or otherwise so
hurt you deliberately or otherwise so
hurt you deliberately or otherwise so you hate when it would be so much better
you hate when it would be so much better
you hate when it would be so much better to love in failure or adversity it’s so
to love in failure or adversity it’s so
to love in failure or adversity it’s so easy to hate hate the first bling it
easy to hate hate the first bling it
easy to hate hate the first bling it makes someone else responsible it’s a
makes someone else responsible it’s a
makes someone else responsible it’s a distraction to we don’t have to feel our
distraction to we don’t have to feel our
distraction to we don’t have to feel our feelings when we’re busy getting revenge
feelings when we’re busy getting revenge
feelings when we’re busy getting revenge or investigating the wrongs that have
or investigating the wrongs that have
or investigating the wrongs that have supposedly been done to us does this get
supposedly been done to us does this get
supposedly been done to us does this get us any closer to where we want to be no
us any closer to where we want to be no
us any closer to where we want to be no it just keeps us where we are or worse
it just keeps us where we are or worse
it just keeps us where we are or worse arrests our development entirely
arrests our development entirely
arrests our development entirely meanwhile love is right there eagle is
meanwhile love is right there eagle is
meanwhile love is right there eagle is open positive vulnerable peaceful and
open positive vulnerable peaceful and
open positive vulnerable peaceful and productive always love
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