Legacy
I believe that we spend way to much on the here and now. We spend so much energy trying to improve ourselves, that we fail to invest in those around us. When all is said and done, our legacy on this world is not defined by who we are, what we did, and what we had. It is defined by how we effected those who are around us.
The world around us bombards us with the language of justice all of the time. "You have the right", "You deserve it", "You earned it", "You shouldn't have to put up with that". When we accept these messages as being true, we often find ourselves quite self centered. Many times the world would be a much better place if we passed on our "rights".
The currency of Love is our acceptance of injustice. Giving our hard earned money to help those who are in need is accepting injustice. Forgiving our spouse for something hurtful that they did is accepting injustice. Being willing to not get credit for the things that we accomplish is accepting injustice. Letting the Joneses win is accepting injustice. Certainly loving your enemy is accepting injustice.
I find it amazing to go to funerals of people who get this. Often, the entire community turns out. Hundreds of people have had their lives changed just because they had a few interactions with somebody who is absolutely ordinary in every other way.
