Tip 1: What to do: good or evil?
Tip 1: What to do: good or evil?
"If a good you - it's good, and when on the contrary -bad! "- Sings the famous cartoon character Cat Leopold. And, it would seem, it is. But people's wisdom "Do not do good - you will not get evil" is remembered. Indeed, it is not uncommon for a benefactor to receive a black ingratitude in response to a good deed. And I think: maybe doing good is not always good?
To understand this, you need to startto determine what is good, and what is evil, and this sometimes is very, very difficult. Absolute good, like absolute evil, does not exist in the world, everything is relative. It is enough to recall one more saying: "What is good for a Russian, then for a German is death." Not everything that is good for one will be the same good for another.
The evil good
How often a person during a lifetime hears: "We need to do this, not otherwise. Listen to us, we wish you well. " So parents say to a child, but friends, colleagues and bosses to an adult. And, as a rule, this is said in order to persuade a person to do what he absolutely does not want at the moment.It's good, if such advisers do not have mercenary motives, which is not uncommon.Perhaps a person subsequently recognizes and appreciatesall the wisdom of this advice and thank those who sent him along the right path. But more often it is different: a person, stepping over his interests, follows the advice, but the result does not satisfy him. And he accuses the adviser of his troubles and failures! It's not uncommon for a person to really need help and, apparently, gratefully accept it, only afterwards, when things get better again, he suddenly ceases to communicate with the one who put his friendly shoulder in such a timely manner. And sometimes he begins to openly dislike of him. A kind friend is perplexed: "What happened? What have I done wrong? After all, I did a good deed! ». Nevertheless, in the situation there is nothing surprising: communicating with his "benefactor", the former loser recalls the situation in which he was weak and helpless, problems that he could not cope on his own. The recent assistant becomes for him a "living reproach," a memory of the black days. Of course, from such memories and unpleasant feelings a person strives to get rid of, at least, limiting communication with the one who is indebted.
Good Evil
With evil, too, everything is not so simple. Surgeons have a saying "To be kind, to be merciless". Indeed, the doctor, when providing assistance to the patient, must make decisions at times quite tough, even cruel. Pity and excessive empathy in some cases can bring irreparable harm and even lead to the death of the patient. But in everyday life, an act that is unseemly at first glance can turn out to be a boon. Here the person refuses to the friend to lend money or to arrange for work in the firm. On the one hand, it seems stale and unfeeling. But if a friend asks for money regularly, and then also regularly "forgets" to return them, will not his refusal encourage him to seek independent ways to solve his material problems? And having recruited a good acquaintance or friend, does not the person risk to spoil relations with him if he is sure that he can not cope with work? Or are the parents restricting the child in his actions, making demands to him, controlling his life - do they not deprive the growing personality of freedom? But a child who grew up in an atmosphere of permissiveness, with a high probability, can not become a responsible, decent person - after all, he is accustomed to doing only what he likes, regardless of others. Perhaps the most correct decision will be to intervene in the lives of only those people for whom the person is responsible - children, the elderly, the sick and only if it is really necessary.Sometimes the measure of necessity and the degree of usefulness of an action can be difficult to determine.And you should not think about your own convenience,but about the welfare of the ward. Adults, however, are able to solve their problems on their own, they can be helped, if there is a desire and opportunity, and only if they themselves ask about it. And even doing a good deed, you should not wait for him for gratitude, good deeds and other "dividends".
Tip 2: How are the concepts of good and evil related in life?
In the life of man the concepts of good and evil are closelyconnected to each other. People constantly have to deal with injustice, bad plans, actions and thoughts of others. But at the same time, there is a lot of beauty in the world that motivates a person to create and help others.
A man can not live, following only naturalinstincts. In his life there are concepts about good and bad deeds, good and evil people, about moral and immoral behavior. All this is closely related to the categories of good and evil.
Good and evil as a manifestation of humanity
Good and evil are human concepts, they wereinvented only in society, introduced by the rules of community life, formed over many millennia of the existence of the human race. In the nature of the categories of good and evil there. If you look at the natural laws, everything in it will turn out to be natural: light brings a new day full of active activity, and darkness brings rest and calm. Someone from animals eats others, and then he himself becomes a victim of a stronger or cunning predator. These are the laws of the planet, everything in it has its balance and place. However, not only natural instincts are peculiar to man, but also thinking, curiosity, desire to understand all laws of life. So he had a division into good and evil, dark and bright, good and bad. And on the one hand, it's absolutely right, because only a person can cause intentional evil to live, destroy, humiliate other beings, do it for profit or pleasure. Hence, his behavior is different from the instincts of most creatures. And on the other hand, a person intentionally divides these two categories of life into opposite ones, and now good is perceived as something bright and innocent, and evil appears in dark tones, as something insidious. In the understanding of many people, these categories of life can not and should not cross.The interaction of good and evil
However, it often happens that good and evilnot just intersect with each other, but even change places. Morality and moral actions of a person, concepts of good and evil - all are so subjective concepts that over time, their views on them are able to change. If several thousand years ago the killing of people, the death of young children or death from illnesses were considered quite common and common, today they can be considered to be evil deeds that have fallen on a person for his sins or were the result of the influence of dark forces on him. And if earlier polytheism was considered the basis of almost all religions of the people, then it was gradually polytheism that was considered to be the machinations of evil, and the true religions became monotheistic. Such moral changes occur in human culture constantly, because the very concept of good and evil can only be determined approximately, very fuzzy. When changing the cultural paradigm of society, it is likely that they will change more than once and today's good will become tomorrow's evil. In addition, one can not divide these concepts and completely reject all evil in the world of people. After all, it is often not only something bad, but also something unpleasant, alien to man, and sometimes just something unknown, new. A person simply writes down what he does not know, into the category of evil, but the test data that falls into his lot and everything unusual that can happen to him can subsequently be a step towards a better future. No wonder they say that without the presence of evil people could not appreciate the greatness and beauty of good in this world.Tip 3: How to do good deeds
That the desire to do good does not turn back yetgreat trouble, you need to understand the laws of assistance. There are rules outlined in authoritative sources that help to learn how to do good.
At all times there were people doing good andthose who do evil. If everything is clear with the latter: it causes the person, nature, public organization or state harm and its consequences are predictable and destructive, then with "good" everything is much more complicated. In the people there is one saying: well-intentioned lined path to hell. That is, a person can not always foresee what his help will turn out for another. This happens because of the discrepancy between people's desires and aspirations, and it is not always possible to find out what is actually required to improve the situation for a particular individual. But at critical moments, one must always act in the way that is required by philanthropy and concern for the life and health of one's neighbor.
How are religions taught to do good?
In Christianity and Buddhism there is practicallysimilar in sense of the statement: "Release the good on water without regrets, and it will return to you in many times greater volume" and "Let your right hand do not know what the left does." What do the prophets report and what do they teach? The fact that the basis of good deeds should be unselfishness. Waiting for a response or gratitude is unacceptable for someone who sincerely decided to help one's neighbor. How is this consistent with folk wisdom about the "path to hell"? Completely. These religious teachings confirm the truth: only a person with a pure heart without a shadow of self-interest is given to recognize what is actually required to help. From the point of view of extrasensory and bioenergetics, it looks like this: the subconscious of a good-natured person will tell the mind whether it is necessary to do good in this situation. If this is so, then there will be a feeling of compassion and pity, there will be a desire to help.On self-development and related patterns
The difficulty here is that few people know aboutduality of emotions and are able to work with their subtle energies. Therefore, often behind human feelings of empathy and condolence are the mechanisms of "pulling" themselves to others' ills. This is due to a lack of understanding that each person must pass his lessons of life, and before giving this most serious test, the universe has repeatedly sent signals that it is time to reflect on the causes of the troubles and correct them. But the man was deaf, because in the hectic life of everyday life he forgot how to listen to himself and work on improving his soul. Therefore, the science of doing good begins with self-development. She does not exclude the help and support of a neighbor in a difficult moment, and invites someone who has already advanced on the path of self-improvement to share their knowledge. They will help a person to understand independently the causes of their failures and eliminate them.Tip 4: If you have to pay for evil with good, what kind of payment for the good
In the field of human relationships there is no singlealgorithm of actions. How to act in this or that situation, completely depends on a particular individual. In their actions, some people are usually guided by how they relate to others, and behave accordingly to expectations.
The essence of actions
When deciding how to interact with that oranother person, some people reciprocate. If they are offended, they will pay the same and try to inject the individual in response. And when they did something good, they express their benevolence. But then it turns out that all actions of these people are controlled by others. This is a kind of manipulation.Is it then that to be good or evil, to do good to him or to bear sorrow, must other people decide for him?A truly wise person understands this andevil answers with good, because he does not want to go against his nature. In addition, he remembers the boomerang principle and is not going to spoil his karma because of unscrupulous, rude, unhappy, unbalanced individuals. Around the person, tuned to good, there is a special aura. And the individual who has done a villainy, even in the form of revenge, puts on his soul a heavy load.
Change the world
Think, what would life on earth be like ifpeople were positive. You can make the world a bit better, while also improving, if you concentrate on good and decide not to pay attention to annoying little things and minor grievances. Certainly you have heard about the wave of good, when one person performs a good deed simply for nothing, not in gratitude and for a fee. The individual who has been affected by this person's actions is surprised at first, and then tries to commit such an act himself. And he can send it to a third person, which means that a good move is not made in return for the received good. Acting on good intentions, you not only launch such a wave, but also stimulate the coming to your life of all the best, because such is attracted by such. It is worth noting that you will feel great at the same time, because your heart believes: you are doing the right thing. It turns out that this is the way to achieve harmony in the soul, which is one of the conditions of happiness.Relations with people
If you apply this theory in life, it is worthspecify some nuances. The mood for good works does not at all mean that you should allow others to use you and at your own expense to achieve your own goals.Let your actions do not go to your detriment.It's about what you should not keep in yourthe heart of evil. Having freed yourself from resentment, rage, aggression, disappointment, you will feel much easier. These negative emotions destroy your personality and spoil your mood. They seem to eat you from the inside. Therefore, they should not be allowed into your heart.