Kamis, 31-Januari-2008; 09:41:21 WIB It is The Action That Counts ( 0 Komentar )
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Oleh : Rini Palupi Radikun
All of us
want to have a good life. We have dreams
and we want to do our best for our lives. We are inspired by good things - we
want to be good people and we only want to have good things in our lives. In
short, all of us always mean well - we have good intentions and good
expectations. The problem is: do we always do good things? The definite answer
is: not necessarily. Despite our
good intentions, we don't always do good things and there are several reasons
for that.
One is that human make mistakes and
it is part of human nature. Sometimes, we do bad things inadvertently. Even if
it is inadvertent, does it mean that it is less bad? Of course, we cannot
eliminate mistakes in entirety and we can always learn from our mistakes. Human
grows through learning and this is what separate human from other creatures. The
question is: can we allow ourselves to always make mistakes and do bad things? Learning
and doing bad things over and over again are two different things. When we make
a mistake, we don't want to repeat it and that's how we learn. We don't make
mistakes deliberately only for the sake of making mistakes, especially when we
have the option. We'd rather not make the mistake, if it is ever possible, because there are
times when people have to pay dearly for the mistakes they didn't mean to make.
For instance: in the event of accidents. It means that we'd better not make
mistakes so that we don't have to unnecessarily pay for the consequences. It
means that we'd be better watch what we do so as not to do bad things.
Two, not all of us have the
integrity of aligning our intentions with our actions. There is a huge
difference between wanting and having, as much as saying and doing. Do we
always have what we want? Do we always do what we say? Here, we are talking
about integrity. When we want something but we don't have it yet, is it
possible that we haven't really taken the actions necessary to achieve what we
want? When we don't do what we say, is it possible that we like to say it more
than we like to do it. In both cases, we see that actions are missing. Not all
of us have the integrity to always keep their words.
From the aforementioned examples, we see that we don't
always do good things. But we cannot be certain if we can get away with it. Bad
deeds - whether deliberate or pure mistakes - carry with them some
consequences, which can be substantial if not fatal. We can call it Karma or
something else, but we reap what we sow. It means that we really have to
measure our actions - what we actually do, deliberately or by mistake, as
opposed to what we think we should do. Chaos Theory says that even though
things seem to happen in random, there is some sort of order in which there is
always a cause and effect taking place. In other words, even our slightest act
will leave an impact much greater than what we are aware of. One act creates an
impact and the impact remains the same despite the underlying background. What
is done is done and it is going to leave an imprint.
The lesson: make sure that we know
what we do and that we only take the actions that are in line with our
intentions. Knowing is not the same as taking it into actions. For example:
people know they are not supposed to litter, but they do throw garbage once in
a while if not often. People know they
are not supposed to hurt other - but we cannot deny that we might have hurt
someone's feelings, if not on purpose. Therefore, we have to make sure that we
only do good things so that we can minimize the risk of doing things that might
cause even the slightest damage, even when we are not aware of it. When we are
aiming at our goals in life, make sure that we take the actions instead of
dreaming about it. What we have now reflect our actions - when we haven't
reached our goals yet, it means we haven't taken enough actions. What will be the best way to keep doing good
things and keep taking actions? Develop habits. When we have good habits, we
will produce the good results even when we are not aware of it.
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