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Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967
I tell myself that the world needs more empathetic, kind, supportive people and that's what I am. I can do my part to help heal the world and make a difference to people. I consider there to be two types of evil or horrible people (however you define that). The first are people that genetically have something missing or defective that causes them to be that way. The second are people who through life circumstances are angry or in pain and this causes them to be miserable, horrible or evil people. I guess I'm referring to the nature vs. nurture controversy. Both will bring you down but I find the nurture category can change if they wish to.
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I agree with this full heartedly!
To add to it, the way I deal with this is to have compassion - perhaps not for the murderers, terrorists or rapists in this world, but for those who are miserable, malicious, malignant, toxic and poisonous to others. They are severely unhappy people underneath it all, and spread their poison, wanting to make others just as miserable inside as they are. They bolster their self-esteem by making themselves superior, by putting others down, by bullying, gossiping, and spreading rumors. I feel compassion for them as they are clearly miserable people at the heart of it, and I pity them for that.
I hold onto the good people, cherish them and am grateful for having them in my life. The good people are what get me through.
Perhaps hold onto the memory of the good people in your life and develop greater compassion for those who have harmed or hurt you in some way. Forgiveness and compassion lead to healing, greater happiness and inner peace. Forgive in your heart those who have hurt you in some way, even if it was deep. Holding onto the bad memories only harms you in the end, after all. Have compassion for them.... see them as people with severe limitations. You can feel sorry for them. And seek out more of the good people to surround yourself with and hold onto them. Perhaps reach back out to those ones you lost touch with.
There are loads of the good ones out there in this world. Evil and good co-exist and always have. Like yin and Yang, it's a balance. It's just a fact of life we have to contend with, but not engulf ourselves with or become depressed about, even though it can be depressing.
Continue to seek out ways to be happy in your life, to be surrounded and supported by good-natured and well intended people who care about you, support you and nurture you and these things won't bother you as much.
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