Why militant?

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But to be fair here, I never said I was altruistic

Oh,in that case; I misunderstood, I apologise. As it turns out,there are a lot of things I care about too.I tend to get confused about what things I can actually do anything about.That makes me frustrated,and behave like a nasty old prick.

--I think I'd probably feel a lot better if I managed to consistently to live up to my own standards.

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I think to be kind to others it takes an understanding of others (empathy etc) - and to do this it's important to have an understanding of yourself first

I agree.I also must confess empathy is often hard fort me. Especially myself to myself,if that makes sense..

One of the few truly wise people I've met told me the greatest good one can do and a secret of happiness is service to others. IE to become other centered rather self centred.



The wise man was an American and a Sufi I met in London.--Perhaps one of the reasons I become so angry when people vilify the whole of Islam and/or all Muslims. Or the whole of Christianity or Judaism for that matter. Bigotry bothers me,both my own and that of others.