Direction: Only Positive

"If you hold an anti-war rally, I shall not attend. But if you hold a Pro-Peace rally invite me." - Mother Teresa

I haven’t yet met anyone who hasn’t at least heard of Mother Teresa.

I have, however, not had to explain anything whenever I mention her. Lights just come on in people’s eyes when they hear her name.

There’s just something about kindness and compassion that warms us past our hearts and right to our very core.

Did you get the essence of the message why Mother Teresa refused to attend war rallies?

Before I heard that quote, I struggled to explain why I was against anti-depression classes, support forums for the weak and troubled, and yes, even charity donations.

Anti-depression class drowns you in further details and sharing of depression.

Forum of the weak for the weak form a support system so they don’t feel alone in their troubles, but is that the best way to address the issue?

Charity donations focus to acknowledge the handicapped and shouts out a need for help. Charity campaigns and donation drives paint pictures of disabled people, and embeds a belief that they are weak and needy, when the handicapped are just as able to give as a physically able person.

The mind doesn’t understand no.

Tell it not to think of the keys in your hand, and yes, you automatically focus on the keys in your hand.

I slipped up once and casually said to a friend who was carrying quite a few things, “Be careful. Don’t trip.”

He whipped around and stared at me,

“What did you just say?!”

“Ooops”, I smiled sheepishly.

“Sorry. Forgot. It doesn’t work that way.”

Then grinned and said,

“Walk safe! Be healthy!” =)

Our minds move towards the things we focus on.

Keep telling yourself to stay away, and somehow, it keeps coming back to haunt you.

Another friend asked me yesterday night, “What is the best form of self defence?” He asked me to sleep on it and I did.

Here’s the answer I found…

The best form of defence is not having any reason to have any form of defence. The fact that you need self defence gives in to the fact that you may be attacked in some way. I’m not denying the usefulness of martial arts and weaponry or even a pepper spray in your purse, but the idea of having to be on alert and defend yourself means you are unable to trust and there’s a load of evil you need to prepare yourself against.

I’d rather live free.

I’ll have no form of defence. If I am struck down by the blade of a murderer, or shot by the rifle or a robber, then this is no world I want to live in. The murderer and robber have done me an unspeakable favour of letting me leave a place of violence.

Murderers and robbers are but messengers of what we as a society have done to ourselves.

I won’t live with walls around me. I’ll have no defence.

I will however break down walls and surround myself with friends and people I love and trust.

The best form of defence, and the only defence I might consider, are the people who envelope you in love.