Some people like to say what’s wrong
with this person or that person
And of course, we’re all such easy pickings . . .
Perhaps existence is, in some way, divided into what’s wrong, right, and unimportant
between good, bad and gray
love, hate and indifference,
heaven, hell and purgatory
If that sort of understanding is useful
then there’s a simple measure for knowing which of these worlds we, in each of our moments,
are in
One that
people animals plants insects
all bits of existence which may or might be sentient
know instantly
Because you know and others do too when you’re being kind and when you’re not
Kind to another fellow creature or to yourself or to a time or a set of circumstances
Thinking, reflecting, or expressing and acting with kindness and appreciation of what is there in front of you all around you or a part of you
Seeing hearing feeling and understanding
And being thankful
Knowing the moment and the bits of life and existence
sharing the moment with you
Simple gift for being sentient creatures
It’s a simple measure of who and where you are
Ask yourself
In this moment is there kindness unkindness or simply indifference
Being humans love is, perhaps, beyond us a mystery beyond our understanding . . .
But kindness we can do and recognize in ourselves and others
Kindness is the measure of how close we can get to the divine
To love and light
Kindness is a measure
The real miracle is that we can be kind in our thoughts and actions
Can approach love with
Kindness Our heaven
Unkindness Our hell
Indifference and ignorance Our purgatory
. . .
And, having will, we are blessed
We choose in each moment where we live