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This thought-provoking post by Kopi Soh addresses a trend I think has permeated our modern culture. How many times a day do we hear of parents suing McDonald's because they're "tempting" their kids with Happy Meal toys? We even hear stories of criminals taking their victims to court for defending themselves. Read today's post and leave your own comments about the subject!
L is for...Lettuce
"When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well,
you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not
doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or
less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have
problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can
love, and the situation will change" ~Thich Nhat Hanh
**Article courtesy of: http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-3238/Thich-Nhat-Hanh-Dont-Blame-the-Lettuce.html**
Only when we stop blaming others, that we are able to advance forward and take back control of our lives. It is about time we all get rid of our "victim" mentality and accept that perhaps our life sucks because of the choices that we make. I am not saying life is always fair, it is not, sometimes we are dealt a bad hand, thrown a curve ball when we least expect it but it STILL comes down to how we choose to handle it.
Perhaps it might be a tad bit naïve of me to believe and think a situation will change if only we show we understand, nevertheless it never hurts to try.
Perhaps it might be a tad bit naïve of me to believe and think a situation will change if only we show we understand, nevertheless it never hurts to try.
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My online persona KopiSoh (Coffee Lady) was
created when my blog evolved. A nickname given to me by my readers when they
started hanging out at my blog as if it were an actual coffee place.
I have counseled people from all walks of life, background and
ethnicity. Volunteered in senior centers, aided Somalians in Canada and have
gone through hospice training. Currently, am working for the Sexual Assault
Response Team. Providing crisis counseling & advocacy for survivors of
sexual assault. To relief stress I write, at present am involved in a
scriptwriting project and working on my second book.
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| Buy it HERE! |
My first ebook “Oh, I Thought I Was The Only One” was published
on February 7th 2012.
You can find us on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/KopiSohBooks
“Likes” are most welcome!! Website: www.kopisoh.me
Hardcopy now available on CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/3801220
Hardcopy now available on CreateSpace: https://www.createspace.com/3801220
wow..that's great! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteThank You Wenn for your support :D
DeleteI agree that we can only move forward when we take full responsibility for ourselves. Nevertheless, some situations or people can be beyond our comprehension.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, Penang Girl, we may not comprehend other's actions but what's more important is comprehending our own reactions and actions :D
DeleteEven when dealing with characters in my writing, these are important words to remember. They allow me to work both sides of that "victim" status.
ReplyDeleteAND, I have read many thoughts of Thich Nhat Hanh and appreciate his perspective.
Yes Judysnwnotes, I do like Thich's persective on most things :D
DeleteI have yet to write any fiction but it sounds interesting when you talked about "dealing with characters", perhaps might give it a shot too one of these days.
The blame game only makes us look like a grouch. I'm trying to visit all the A-Z Challenge Blogs this month from myqualityday.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteVery true indeed Sharkbytes, and happy hopping :D
DeleteThanks for your comment.
Sadly, litigation lawyers make too much money out of this culture for it to be dislodged easily. It would be nice to see people start once more to take responsibility for their actions.
ReplyDeleteIn my childhood, if I did something stupid and hurt myself, my parents would show little sympathy. "You only have yourself to blame." Nowadays, parents are more likely to look for someone to sue for failing to protect their precious kiddie from themselves.
Yup I agree Botanist, perhaps parents these days are ridden with guilt, not wanting to entertain the possibility that in their pursuit to give their kids "what they themselves never had while growing up" i.e., material things, they end up not being around to properly raised their kids to become responsible people. Therefore might be easier to blame others then to look to themselves.
DeleteOnce again it all comes down to choices.
Thank you kindly for your comment :D
We always put a blame on others wheb things happen. Gotto stop doing that and take responsibilities for our action.
ReplyDeleteMost definitely cleffairy!! Thanks for reading my post and leaving a comment here :D
ReplyDeleteInteresting info about you Kopi Soh, and you're right, blaming other people won't get you anywhere. :)
ReplyDeleteHaha thanks for reading Rungitom :D
DeleteIf people took responsibility for their actions and owned up to their mistakes, it would be a better world. Great post, Kopi.
ReplyDeleteThank you Tara Fox Hall, indeed we do whatever we can to make this world better don't we :D
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