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TOPIC: Living Commendably

Living Commendably 5 years 9 months ago #2977

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Forever parents, well that’s certainly the truth. It would just be refreshing if those forever parents weren’t devils and demons. I struggle to conversate with republicans because of what they are allowing. I struggle to consider myself part of white America because of how many of them literally support trump who is tearing us apart and doing some of the cruelest things imaginable. How could anyone support this behavior? I struggle to tolerate his supporters, I think they all should be gathered up and they should be the ones who are thrown out along with him. They can go live in Russia since they don’t think what his doing is dangerous. I think to continue to support trump is unpatriotic, unamerican. I think to profess to be in the service of God and be in support of trump speaks volumes to how little the evangelicals are in the service of the one true God. Yeah…morals is the answer and sadly, although all of us have that connection, to many of us ignore it all together.
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Living Commendably 5 years 9 months ago #2978

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I know I came from a strong Catholic family and they were very upset when I fell in love with and married a Jewish man. In fact they disowned me and literally never spoke to me again. Jim’s family embraced me and after a while it wasn’t as painful. Jim has been my whole world from the moment I said “I do”. I am so grateful he is of strong moral character and has been a wonderful husband.

Because of how my parents treated me I too struggled to remain in any Christian faith. They all worship the same god and I didn’t understand a racist, god that discriminated against others for any reason. Discrimination has never been something I easily associated with the Most High. I, like many of you, just didn’t understand how I was supposed to feel about some of the things my parent’s religion condoned. My father was very racists against Black people, Jewish people, Asian people, Mexican people, and Native or Islander, people. To him white was right and better. I was slapped for asking him what kind of God didn’t love all of his creation. All that taught me was I wasn’t to question our faith just believe in it blindly. I wasn’t able to do that. My mother always told me it wasn’t my place to understand God just to obey God. My cousins rebelled and decided they didn’t believe at all. I have one cousin who ran off and married a Black man and both of us were disowned but my aunt and uncle eventually welcomed their daughter back into their lives.

My father died years ago and my mother still did not reach out to her only daughter. She died ten years later, alone in a care facility where she had no visitors from friends of family. I did not know until one of my cousins told me several years later. I don’t talk much about my parents, choosing to remember when they were good which was when I was young and didn’t question anything. There was a time when I blamed myself and felt Becca was my karma for defying my parents. I know better now. I mean Jim didn’t deserve that so why would his karma be bad and he dealt with Becca far more than I did.

When we found the Gnostic group life began to finally make sense. I understood many things. I understood myself and why I had so many questions. I was blessed with a wonderful son whom I love as if he was born from me. I know have so many replacements in my life I am overjoyed. Shawn sister is with us and she is a wonderful person also glad to be a part of the Gnostic faith. I have the family I always wanted and I am humbled by the power of the Most High. I do recognize the cord that ties us together and I know my God is always with me. I feel the Most High every day.
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Living Commendably 5 years 9 months ago #2979

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There is so much hate in the world that it’s obvious this is not a species that is evolve in a civil manner. To much goes on and the wrong people get away with committing horrific acts of violence against people who are weaker than them. I absolutely believe this is a form of hell simply because of people like trump. Look at how little he cares for the children he is snatching from parents for absolutely no good reason. He is sadistic and it’s very hard to understand why anyone supports him, why he has a base. It does speak to the lack of growth the human species has made especially being unable to see what is right in front of them. I think this is what happens after years of training to be down right mean, or simply indifferent to the suffering of others who do not share their ethnic background. Yes, there is a problem with this species and that is evident. They are so inhumane and cruel most of the time. I don’t want to look at the bright side I choose to see things as they are.
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Living Commendably 5 years 9 months ago #2980

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I can’t believe how dumb some people are I swear. What the hell is wrong? How can they keep believing in and supporting trump? I’m sorry I just can’t understand that kind of ignorance. It’s not rocket science. Then I read the article Jay posted and I had to ask myself, is this really what they want? Do White Americans want to be alienated from our allies? Do they really want an alliance with Putin? Are they really this cruel and hateful as to be all right with what this administration is doing to these innocent children and their parents? Do they really think we are going to lay down for them overturning laws because they are religious fanatics and insist on controlling a woman’s body? Do they really think we are going to stand for all of this? If they do they are dead wrong! I’m a white American who is not going to sit still for it and I do not want the things that are mentioned in that article. Where are their morals? How can they expect to not be labeled as the barbaric, inhumane, monsters they are? It’s tragic and I say stop coming up with laws because they don’t do anything but break and overturn them when it suits them or when they are clearly guilty of breaking the law themselves.
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Living Commendably 5 years 9 months ago #2981

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I am a leader and I know that. I influence people and they look to me all the time. A good leader understands that he or she must be aware of how their behavior has consequences so we have to always be on our best behavior. I agree with this article and I’ll try to explain why we are so damn primitive. We are indigenous to Earth and all creatures on Earth have an animalistic quality. It is in our makeup. With that said, the Human male is the most animalistic in nature, which explains their ability to do things that are controlling or dominating even. The level in which the beast in man is unleashed depends on the level of self-control each male has. The ability to regulate self-control is based on several factors. Attention to the moral cord that binds us to the Most High is one factor. This will usually help maintain or tame the savage beast but when there is no deterrent laws are needed, which is another form of deterrent. That forever parent is necessary to insure the human male only goes so far.

This animalistic instinct is what makes us predator like, controlling, territorial, insensitive, without patience, superficial, you know…all the things women accuse us of being. I have to catch myself when I deal with my wife and kids. I have to watch what comes out of my mouth. You know…we just say what’s at the top of our mind and it never comes out right. I have to remind myself I love my wife and kids and I need to watch how I speak to them at all times. I have to refrain or control my strength. I can lift my wife over my head, that means she is small and delicate and I can’t just go tackle her to the ground. I can’t push her, I can’t smack her. I could kill her and that is not something any man should want to do to his wife. But that predatory instinct is wants responsible for men raping, forcing, and molesting people weaker. So, hell yes we are a young primitive species and hell yes we need forever parents. Evolving requires expanding the mind and of course you have some who want to hide under the umbrella of conservatism and religion to justify their unwillingness to grow and adapt. This type of stagnate thinking only prolongs our human ability to evolve into a more civilized species. I mean it’s not rocket science. Fella’s, admit it, don’t have moments when you have to catch yourself, refrain and restrain from going to far in anything? We all need to be tempered by that moral code that connects us to the Most High because let’s face it, there is only so far laws formed by members of the species who basically are equal to all members of the species, will only take any of us but so far.
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Living Commendably 5 years 9 months ago #2982

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I don’t know what to say. My husband amazes me most of the time. I think he is really well tempered, kind of passive aggressive but well-tempered. If something has pissed him off he might not say anything right away but eventually he’ll do or say something that immediately let’s you know at some point you pissed him off. LOL LOL I think there is no point in any of us thinking we are superior to anyone in the species because we simply are not. Clearly thinking that way is not productive and most often is destructive. If being superior means being cruel than that is a warped definition of superior. Only the Most High is superior and the sooner we all understand that the better.

Ashley, I’m glad you are making an effort to come away from some of the negative views of your parents. I hope you stay on the path of recovery because it will only make you better and tear down some of the barriers racism builds.
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