This is a story about decency. The end of the week is the perfect time to take a break and immerse oneself in the magnificence of our universe. Sitting under a Sea Grape tree delivers just the right mindset for a Friday afternoon. Once I nestled in, I began thinking about human decency and what it means to live by those standards.
Simply put, most of us want to be better, want to deepen our ways of spiritual living, degree by degree. There is evidence of the significant rewards to be realized for human kindness.
Merriam-Webster defines decency as ‘…being marked by moral integrity, kindness & goodwill…’ I like to think of myself and others around me as being hard-working decent folks, but I believe we need to reach broader than our immediate safe circle of contacts. We are living in difficult times, and we should extend decency beyond merely a comfortable arms-length. With indecency having risen to a worldwide level, the absence of honesty, goodwill and thoughtfulness has become rampant. The spiritual state of humanity in our society has become very poor.
Now, I do not expect to unravel these monumental issues we face as I sit quietly this Friday afternoon in the shade of a palm tree, but I do hope to open up the minds and hearts of others so that more respectable behavior can abound.
My prescription ~ live small but see big!