Values…
By Visionkeeper
I was sitting quietly a while ago thinking about all of the
craziness going on in the world and I was trying to pinpoint what was really
bothering me the most about everything. Not an easy task. I searched for quite
some time and decided that what saddens me most is that a rather large segment
of society seem to have lost their values, they are no longer of importance to
their way of life. I looked up the definition of Value just to see what it had
to say. Short and sweet. I have always felt that our values in life, are the
brick and mortar of our foundation as a society. Humanity.
Our values are at the core of who we are. They are critical
to keeping the peace and harmony among everybody. Our values lay the foundation
of who we are, for what we think and how we act, they influence the decisions
we make everyday which determine what path we will eventually take in life. How
did we lose track of our value? Where did it go and why did it leave us in the
first place? It has been quietly and subtly breed out of us by discrediting
them, we see it happening today, priorities have changed in the world, that’s
the long and the short of it. Values no longer seem to matter as they once did,
back in the day when we were all taught manners. I remember very well a time
when an older friend of my fathers who was visiting us for the day, greeted me
when I arrived home from school. I said hello and shook his hand and in a soft
yet concerned voice, he leaned towards me and whispered in my ear ” When you
shake hands with people in life, always make it a firm handshake. It says a lot
about who you are and how you feel about yourself.” To this day I always shake hands firmly when
I meet people.I am grateful he told me that and I am glad I own that value.
It seems to me, values are the heart and soul of our stories
about who we are. You can tell so much from what someone’s values are. So just
like a firm hand shake that speaks well about who we are, how we present
ourselves to others through the values we hold dear, tells our story in many
ways. If we have no values or they are broken down, we run amok and chaos soon
ensues.
Values are our guidelines to operate life by, follow them and all will
be well, forget them and life doesn’t hum quietly along anymore. Why do so many
seem to no longer care about their own personal values or care about how they
are presenting themselves to the world? Have we had our pride stolen away from
us as well? Values are what help us keep our pride intact because it says we
care about ourselves. As a country who is presently floundering, we desperately
need to restore values to keep ourselves glued together.
Imagine the world if everyone were as concerned about values
as they were about selfies. My goodness! That would be wild! Humanities
evolution would jump ahead a hundred years. I wonder honestly if people even
realize we have lost our values. It is obvious to some because of all the chaos
going on, to many others values are weak at best and non-existent to some.
Values are not taught in school and if a family does not have values, then most
likely the children will not as well. The disregard for the value of human life
has become so marginalized, one has to wonder what’s happening to us. When and
why did we stop caring about other people’s lives and well-being? We seem to
have forgotten the words “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”.
Part of the values critical for where we are today, is respecting one another.
My message to all is to hold your values dear to your heart,
make them strong and compassionate values that benefit all not the few, allow
yourself to feel the pride you feel when you honor your values, good and
positive values. So often we don’t give ourselves credit for the good we do. Be
kind and giving, show patience and offer a hand up not a hand out to those in
need. Sometimes all people need is to know they are not alone and someone
cares. What goes around comes around, Living our lives with strong values
creates pride within and pride creates a boost in self-esteem and more
self-esteem blesses us with self-confidence and strength. It is a win win
situation to establish good values in our life if we haven’t already. I challenge all, at this time of the new
moon, to establish or re-establish or
even strengthen strong values so we can move ahead in changing the world for
the better.
Blessings to all,
Visionkeeper
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