Too Much Hatred

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 I had a post written about hatred, but it was too religious in nature and just too broad in scope.  I'll try again, and if I decide to post this you'll know it's just better.  First of all, I don't take sides in politics or warfare.  I have been pretty much against war my entire life and would have registered as a conscientious objector, if need be, during the Vietnam Wat.  

As for politics, let me say I don't really care.  I used to care a lot, but no more.  One might ask me why and my response is that I see the person; not their politics.  I simply refuse to choose sides and then hate the other side.  I've chosen rather to refuse to hate.  I can actually love most anyone regardless of beliefs, because what matters to me is what I think matters to God.  

I'm a firm believer in Human Life and I don't believe that God sees politics as much as He sees individuals.  I could go into great depth here, but I could go down any number of rabbit holes and totally get lost.  Politics is about political systems, that as long as evil exists so will political systems.  The worst being Communism.  All political systems have flaws.  So, my thinking is that all I WANT to do is prevent humanity from destroying itself.  

My voice is very small, but I have a simple belief in Love and Peace left over from the 60's.  That is all there is to my thinking.  Now, my cardiologist I had said that the way I think and believe will bring stress on my heart.  He said I needed to turn off the news at five in evening and relax as much as possible before bedtime.  He thinks the way I think puts added stress on my heart and may have been a contributing factor to my heart attack.  

Many factors contributed to my heart attack, but as I said yesterday the heart and the mind are very closely related.  A healthy mind contributes greatly to a healthy heart.  People who are mentally ill have shorter lives.  A mind that is mentally healthy will contribute to a healthy heart.   But overall health is important to longevity.  

My point is that I see myself as a kind of outlier in this world.  My Spirituality IS different.  I ask no one to follow in my footsteps.  I feel I can't.  But I also feel hatred in most any form as counterproductive.  Too often we hate what makes us fear.  The more relaxed we are, the less we fear.  We can't live life with no fears.  But I do believe hatred is the most detrimental to a sound mind and a sound heart.  Love and Peace contribute most to both a healthy heart and a sound mind.

My contribution to others is simply be a stress reducer.  I begin my day with a pipe.  Then I follow world events closely until my day is over.  Is is then I put my pipe away and relax in the evenings.  My pipes contribute greatly to my own Spirituality.  But I can't say this is true for everyone, but is true to me.  The world is a stressful place.  No question.  But I've learned hatred is not the answer.  Today it is my Boswell pipe with some  Spiced Rum after having smoked a bowl of Artisan's Blend.  Thank you for your time and Peace to each one of you.

Dave

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