(#5982) The rule of law, atheism, and honoring your good heart

      This is the lens that I see the world I live in. It is also my handbook for living a life that can find respect for others in the world. Now there are some who defy my ability to respect all but they are the worst of what humanity has birthed and outside my ability to forgive and forget. That is my life encompassed until it is shattered by those who would destroy me and those like me who have noble intentions. In those cases the worst of who I could be is activated in a measured way so as to protect what are the values of a good life. I am a duality when needed but otherwise I am simply one who works hard to live by the rule of law, atheism, and the best my heart can conceive.
     I understand some cannot find all three of these paradigms within them and are conditioned to having beliefs that keep their lives in balance. I can easily accept that as their personal choice and to honor that. I can also see that some are not attuned to rule of law and that to me is troubling. I know some laws are unjust and need to be rectified to a better example however overall the rule of law is vital to all our safety and security. What is a good heart? Love and kindness are two words that come to mind. Beyond that there is tolerance and respect that show by example. A good heart is needed by all to really be human and not just some brute who must have what isn't theirs to have.
     These three principled paradigms are what motivate me to pursue my happiness. The beautiful part about it is that my happiness is not a set or predetermined people, place, or thing. I just want to have around me the people, place, and things that make me smile and are happy. This existence can be anything we want it to be and if we all would just stop for a moment and recognize that the stress and strain of our daily problems would seem far less important and much more easily prioritized if we would just enjoy our moments instead of aggravating over them. For me the bar is low because I already have the respect for the rule of law, for my atheism, and for the purposefulness of my good heart.