Friends and Martyrs

A  L  O  H  A !

" You yourself, 

as much as anybody 

in the entire universe, 

deserve your love 

and affection. "

 Siddhartha Gautama

" Self-preservation 

is the first 

law of nature. "

Samuel Butler 

" When we quit

 thinking primarily

 about ourselves 

and our own 

self-preservation, 

we undergo a 

truly heroic 

transformation 

of consciousness. "

Joseph Campbell 

" One, with God, 

is always a majority, 

but many a martyr 

has been burned . . .

while the votes 

were being counted. "

Thomas Reed 

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The average person says:

"What is mine is mine;

 what is yours is yours."

The sociopath says:

"What is mine is mine, 

what is yours is also mine."

The exceptional person says:

"What is yours is yours, 

and what is mine 

is also yours."

The exceptional person

 in the presence 

of a sociopath says:

NOTHING.

Don't let others

take advantage

of your kindness,

or timidity.

Let your "No"

be "No."

Then stop talking.

If need be,

walk away

after you have said it.

No one can steal

your kindness,

your Aloha.

So give it away.

Feelings of obligation

are danger signs

of a damaged relationship.

Care for the soul

that is in your keeping:

Your Own.

            Fondly, cloudia

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