Gratitude - Eckhart Tolle

This was on his Facebook page today.

Dear Friends,
Almost two thousand years ago, the philosopher Plutarch wrote:
"Most people bypass what is good and refreshing in their lives, and habitually focus on the unpleasant, bad elements."
How easily all our attention can get absorbed by our "problems". Thinking and talking about them strengthens a false sense of self. And so we miss the good in our lives. Where's the good? It's wh

ere Life is: in the present moment. It's in the clouds and vast spaciousness of the sky, the air you breathe, the life-giving light and warmth of the sun, the silence of the night. It's in a small act of kindness given or received. It's in the sound of the rain, the intense aliveness of a flower....the same aliveness that you can also feel inside your body.
Another word for acknowledging the good in your life is - gratitude.
And: what you focus your attention on, grows.
With love,
Eckhart

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Everyone has a weakness..

I believe in the Golden Rule.  It has been presented in many formats by many religious and philosophical leaders from the beginning of time.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Rule

Jesus himself, stated that it was one of the 2 greatest commandments and yet some of his "followers" find it difficult, if not impossible to obey.  In fact, I find it nearly impossible to obey in regards to one particular group myself.  It disturbs me more that I want to take action in the form of violence against them than it does the horrific things they do in the name of Jesus.

These people cling to the Old Testament law, which Jesus said he came to abolish and to the laws of Paul, more than to the love of Jesus.

I pray everyday that the Golden Rule will prevail in the lives of humanity, but some people just never seem to abide by it.  It is disheartening.