Everyone wants to be a good person. There isn’t anyone in the world who aspires to be a horrible human being.
They just don’t.
You might be wondering about the horrible acts of crime and you are probably making assumptions about those people.
But I am quite certain they don’t aspire to be horrible people.
Generally most people are misdirected on what it takes to be a good person, and all of us can close our hearts and hurt others when we are hurt.
Somehow we think that justifies poor treatment to others. To the extent you can close your heart to another human (or living being) is the extent to which you will justify doing harm.
And the more hurt you are, the more you close your heart.
The more you close your heart, the more you are able to hurt others.
It is a choice to open your heart.
It is not an easy choice when you are in protection mode, when you have been hurt, or betrayed, or the target of someone else’s pain.
But we are not different than the people we label as “horrible”, if we close our hearts and hurt others too… even if we think its justified… even if it’s not a horrible act of crime.. it is the same act, with the same intention.
It is hard to keep your heart open. It requires a lot of vulnerability, a tremendous amount of honesty, and a whole bunch of bravery… And even then, sometimes you don’t even realize you have closed your heart until after it is all said and done.
But the more you work on opening your heart, and the more you focus on compassion, and being vulnerable, and brave, and honest the more often you are able to open your heart when you might have closed it in the past.
Don’t expect perfection here. None of us are perfect at this. Just hope to do a little bit better each time, and open it again as soon as you notice it’s closed.
And with that one simple act, you will raise the vibration of the entire world.
Your heart is that powerful.
It’s worth it to keep it open.