Dokja smiled lovingly as he caressed Joonghyuk's cheek softly. He stared up at him with soft eyes as he responded.
"I will always come back to you, no matter where we both are or who we are with, it is fate that we both find each other inevitably once again my love. I promise you that."
And with that, Dokja left, going somewhere far away which is left unknown to his companions, including his love. Over time, Yoo Joonghyuk gradually forgets the face of his companion, his lover, his one true light that forever shone in his life. But the feelings and emotions he felt for the person could never be forgotten or erased as he continued to wait and search for the face he could no longer recognize in his memories. '
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Every time you express gratitude or compassion for any aspect of yourself or someone else, you breathe life in. Any time you criticize, you amputate. You suffer a little death. A loss.
— Mariah Fenton Gladis, from "A Relationship of Compassion: Living Gratefully in the Body" in Grateful Living (via Make Believe Boutique)
Romans 14:1 (CEV) -
Welcome all the Lord's followers, even those whose faith is weak. Don't criticize them for having beliefs that are different from yours.
Smack is a mini-podcast in which I try to tackle topics with common sense and logical reasoning, without bad intentions or ulterior motives. If a take happens to align with any political, religious or other kind of ideology, that is purely coincidental. It will inevitably upset someone, but please hear me out and remain civil.
Still, there are people whose actions say something different. People whose lives tell a different story.
People who – regardless of what they may say – apparently do want to be miserable.
Given their consistent efforts to sabotage their own happiness.
The key to receiving God’s best for our lives – even in the midst of the hardest things in life – is to quit comparing what’s going on in our lives to someone else’s life. Or some imagined version of our own.
And instead to live with a mind and heart open to God. With an attitude of “Speak Lord, your servant is listening.”
The most effective way to avoid God’s best for your life?
Self-sabotage. By becoming the accusers in today’s Gospel.
Criticize. Everything.
Pick it apart. Find something that it lacks.
Pick them apart. Find something they didn’t do right. Or didn’t do enough.
Don’t worry if the faults aren’t immediately obvious.
Keep at it. If you look hard enough, you’ll find something.
If you stay focused on finding the worst, you won’t be disappointed.
Armed with their imperfections, it’s time to accuse.
Don’t just provide information. Revel in it.
This is your moment to shine. Take them down. As publicly as possible.
Then do it all again.
Of course, you will become stunted, both emotionally and spiritually. You’ll appreciate even the best things in life less and less. You’ll find it harder and harder to have healthy relationships. You’ll close yourself off from everyone, including God.
But that’s what you wanted, right?
Because that’s the payout for self-sabotage, making yourself truly miserable.
If that’s not what you want, then why are you doing it?
please criticize your friend's or family's or other people's driving
I can't stress this enough. if you don't feel safe in a car, say something. the driver has your life in their hand and if they don't value that, then make them stop the reckless driving or make them stop to get out of the car when possible.
Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize.
~Marcus Aurelius~