Albert Einstein is quoted as stating that "any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction." As we navigate life our "will"-power, our ability to say both internally and through our actions "I will," or "I choose" determine's our growth and/or contraction of our emotional quotient (EQ).
Each moment of life we have the ability to utilize our willpower to chose our response to the stimuli around us. Far too often we push off this response-ability and blame others for our action. Regardless of the depth of our self deception we choose our response, we choose our creation, we choose our expansion or contraction of our EQ.
A powerful story representing this truth is when Jesus is approached by a group who has "found" a woman in an adulterous act. The standard of the day was that any woman caught in adultery was to be stoned. Jesus, pausing, reflecting, and consciously choosing his response to the situation exhibited one of the paramount historical scenes of compassion and sensitivity. "Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone." The record reads that one by one the people left the place, "starting with the eldest." I believe this is significant.
The older we are the more we have lived. The more we have lived the more mistakes we have made. The true definition of the word "sin" is "to miss the mark." As we experience life we realize that all of us miss the mark regularly, despite our best efforts. With time and experience we can consciously choose to live life with compassion and sensitivity rather than criticism and callous approach. Walt Whitman wrote once "be curious, not judgemental." As we do so our EQ deepens and broadens and our happiness expands. Our choices determine our growth and our happiness.
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