I woke up this morning and did the usual thing: I opened up my tablet and looked at the Huffpost to see what happened in the world while I was asleep, or otherwise ignoring it. You know what I found.
Some of us are better at controlling our baser instincts in response to events than others. As for myself, my first reaction is anger, and the corresponding tendency to say things that I’ll be ashamed of later. The thing is–and it sounds like a joke or a cliche, because it is–that if you do that, the terrorists win. Terrorists do what they do because they want a reaction. And if you react in a crude or stupid way, you’ve given them what they want.
By all means, be angry. If you have it in your power to do something about it–giving money, or blood, or information–do that too. If you can only express your solidarity with the latest social media meme, I’m not going to laugh at you. I’ve had my Facebook profile picture wearing the Tricolor for the past few months, and I plan on keeping it for the foreseeable future. But don’t say or do stupid shit.
The value of any spiritual path is shown in your ability to display wisdom in how you react to the whirring and buzzing things out there. Do you fly off the handle like a sitcom stereotype, or do you think before you act or speak (or post)? You’re in control. Do what thou wilt is the whole of the law, my friends!
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