Setting goals for others is aggressive. It’s really about wanting a success story for ourselves, we are asking them to live up to our ideals. You should never have expectations for others, just be kind to them. If people mess up, do anything you can to bring some happiness into their lives.
A social gathering with food requires participation, planning and attendance. This gives all participants a sense of belonging and accomplishment of something that could not be done alone. The cheer that we feel is essential both to the collective and the individuals involved.
Any fragment of the mind apart from heart, spirit, human community and the natural law of the universe is going against your own true nature. We sometimes confuse knowledge with knowing, forget the 10,000 things, be open and curious, practice the “Don’t Know Mind”.
As we age, we should take time to enjoy the blessings of life. If you only sigh and remember the sorrowful times you will bring on misfortune. Use your intelligence and wisdom to deal with the varying course of life, the good things that come as well as the bad.
Quote: Most of the shadows of this life are caused by standing in one’s own sunshine. – Emerson