Give

   Will there be a deal on Ukraine? When will anyone in Israel or Palestine try something different? Will Europe ever get its act together economically? Where will the borders be drawn in the greater Middle East? Will a stable equilibrium emerge in East Asia? Will there be a deal over Iran's nuclear program? Where is Afghanistan headed? Will Obama's climate change gambit work? Will the United States, its allies, and other concerned countries come up with a better approach to "violent extremism" of the sort represented by al Qaeda, the Islamic State, and others? Can Western democracies roll back the "surveillance state"? Will North & South America's gang & drug cartel violence ever seize to exist? When will the kidnapped Nigerian girls be returned to their families? Can democratic oppositions' peaceful nonviolent tactics prevail over dictatorships? When will we act upon the knowledge that our planet is abundant enough for all its species to prosper? 

   These are some of the issues troubling governments globally today, and they can all be traced down to love. We are doing too much for ourselves, and too little for others; yet happiness truly comes from what we give, not what we get. Success isn't getting power & money; success is giving in to love, peace, happiness by working on humility, forgiveness, gratefulness, faith, service to others & God. We will keep falling to temptation where we are weak, but that's ok, because we will self-examine & work on ourselves one day at a time. Every day we will fall less, and every day it will be easier to persevere. And we must not judge those who fall again, because that only makes it harder to get back up. We must encourage, because like us they are trying, and eventually will succeed. "If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that?" Make the world better every opportunity you get to speak. There are no small acts of kindness, because kindness is contagious

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Cupcake

   I was just riding the crosstown bus on 79th street, and there was this cute little girl eating a cupcake next to her mom, sitting directly across from me. I smiled at the little girl and gave her a thumbs up for her cupcake. without thinking about it, the little girl came up to me and handed me a piece. who am I to deny her the human satisfaction of sharing? that little piece of cupcake made my day, and sharing it made her's. let's not forget what truly makes us happy.

Humility Honesty and Empathy - Humildad Honestidad y Empatía

   It's nice to see how things change. "A person is as good as their willingness to change for the better," said someone very close to me recently. "Better," being them who cause the least possible negative effects on the things and people around. I think the farthest we can get as human beings, is to truly know how to accept others, let them be who they are without judgement. (It is important to stress that "we are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit," as Aristotle said). We tend to hate those who are simply different from us, and to get away from those who live in darkness, without asking ourselves "where does it come from?" But when you realize that darkness is nothing more than the absence of light, you stop keeping away, and start sharing your light with others, especially where there is darkness.

   May be it's social media, because it's our own source of news, but I feel a change around me. All these things I mentioned, seem to be growing in us and spreading. I guess that's how light works, we know nothing faster, nor that occupies so much space in such a short time. Perhaps it is also because many are traveling and meeting new people, cultures, ideas and perspectives. It is inevitable to one day come to understand that the most important thing is to find true happiness -which in its vast majority does not include money, possessions, or foreign objects in general; and that having that purpose is not selfish, for there is nothing in this world that takes us there faster than collaborating with, and helping other human beings.  Let's get rid of pride, let's embrace our values ​​which are good by nature, and stop judging. Make a habit of humility, honesty, and empathy, knowing that it is a simple decision, not a talent.

   Que bonito ver como cambian las cosas. -Una persona vale tanto como su voluntad de cambiar para mejor,- me dijo una persona muy cercana a mi, hace poco. "Mejor," siendo lo que afecta lo menos posible negativamente a las cosas y personas que nos rodean. Creo que lo mas lejos que podemos llegar como seres humanos, es a verdaderamente saber aceptar a los demas, dejarlos ser quienes son sin juzgar.

 (Es importante recalcar que nosotros somos lo que hacemos repetidamente, la excelencia no es una accion, es un habito, como dijo Aristoteles). Tendemos a odiar a los que nada mas son diferentes a nosotros, y a alejarnos de los que viven con oscuridad, sin preguntarnos de donde vendra. Pero cuando te das cuenta que la oscuridad no es mas que la falta de luz, dejas de alejarte, y empiezas a compartir tu luz con los demas, especialmente donde hay oscuridad.

   Quizas es por los medios sociales, ya que son nuestra propia fuente de noticias, pero siento un cambio a mi alrededor. Todas estas cosas que mencione, parecen estar creciendo en nosotros y contagiandose. Supongo que asi funciona la luz, no conocemos nada mas rapido, ni que ocupe tanto espacio en tan poco tiempo. Quizas tambien es porque muchos estan viajando y conociendo nuevas personas, culturas, ideas y perspectivas. Ya es inevitable llegar a entender un dia, que lo mas importante es hallar la verdadera felicidad -que en su gran mayoria no incluye dinero, posesiones, o objetos exteriores en general; y saber que tener ese proposito no es egoista, pues no hay nada en este mundo que nos lleve ahi mas rapido que colaborar, y ayudar a otros seres humanos. Deshagamonos del orgullo, mantengamonos aferrados a nuestros valores que son buenos por naturaleza, y dejemos de juzgar. Que sean nuestro habito la Humildad, Honestidad, y Empatia; sabiendo que es una simple decision, y no un talento.