Healing the soul's hurt

 

I was just thinking, "is everybody not liking me all the time, or am I not liking everybody all the time?" This thought came from the realization that I don't like/love anybody in my life all the time or fully. How can this be so? Can people relate to this? I think most of the world might relate to this to be honest. This is wrong ego, this is wrong personality, this is wrong beliefs, intentions, thoughts, words, deeds, feelings or desires. 

Some people grow up in violent situations. There is violence in people's upbringings, violence in school, violence in society. I think this has led many people to be violent, and society has convinced us that the solution to this is jail/prison. Jail/prison as it is is not a solution, it is a crime against humanity. Even if there were no threat of violence/abuse from other prisoners, being in a jail cell for days on end, or for any amount of time, is tortuous. It is counterproductive to punish people in ANY way. People may need correction, in different levels of society, but not in a hurtful way. 

Getting back to the fear of people not liking me, I think that is something people can relate to. There are beliefs we have about different people, based on our history with them. Something they did, or said, might upset us, and it's up to us to pull the psychic thorns out of our psychic paw (thorns being our judgements, fears, hatred, and anger, paws being us, our mind, heart, and soul). Self Inquiry, asking ourselves questions like "What is bothering me, and why?* Is a good way to help healing to take place. 

Forgiveness restores sanity.