Terrible things people can do

I understand what you are saying. We are in imperfect yes. But we are all individuals as well and we can not control what another person does or doesn't do. Just because we are each human beings and are in the same category of being sinful it doesn't mean that it is our fault because someone else does something horrible.

For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the battle was lost. For want of a battle the kingdom was lost. And all for the want of a horseshoe nail! -author unknown- Perhaps this olde verse says it best! "All things work together for the good of all!"

Hi savypat, I agree that does sound a bit far fetched. While I believe we are all one and each of us an aspect of God, I don't think we can control the actions of others, at least not in materiality. Each of us are experiencing what we came here to experience. Blessings.

That could be true because everything on Earth are really connected. For some reason, the neighbor could be a total grouch because you as a neighbor had been insensitive in some ways. Not that I was referring to you as the insenitive neighbor Just playing with the thought. But you see, no matter how true that is, we can never put too much weight on our shoulders. I think the point of the book is to encourage all of us to be more concerned or sensitive to the needs of everyone as much as we can despite our limitations.

Wow Savy! Look at your number! How long have you been mylotting?! Anyway, to answer your question...yes, i agree with you. Not everyone is aware of this. We are held accountable for the things that we create whether it be good or bad and regardless of its size. It has a domino effect. Take for example, a men's magazine. Well, it does favor lot of men.. but what if young kids get a hold of these magazines and get all their minds filled with curiousity that smokes black with lust. I dont think the makers of these magazines wont even care! There would be a lot of finger-pointing! We should be careful. In fact, posting a weird-and-not-so-good discussion here in mylot can rise to some ill-witted ideas also. Some wont even care...

I don't buy into that at all. I think that is jus a play on words. People use physiology to play with our minds, thats what that has to be. You should live by this saying, "Believe half of what you see and none of what you hear." Believe me it works.

Why would anybody be responsible for the actions of others? It doesn't make sense when a person hit someone and others are expected to take the responsibility of the action. This thinking doesn't register in my commonsense. Does it make the doer more comfortable and convenient to make someone else the scapegoat? Some people are just weird.

I don't think I buy into that either. I can control myself and try to make changes, but I can't control what other people do. It reminds me of the old saying "You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make them drink it." No..I don't think I buy into that either.

Yep we are all responsible for our own actions

I think spiritual enlightenment is all about we as human beings all being one and we all return to the source. We all came from one place and we all go back to the source so we are all one. In some way, we are all connected so our actions affects the other person in a small way which can't be seen but can only be felt. As we all feel bad when bad things happen to some persons, even strangers on tv and we are all affected to see calamities/disasters on tv even if it is not affecting us directly or physically but spiritually its different. And we all feel good somehow deep inside to see good things happening to some people like the marriage of prince william and kate( just an example). That's how it is. We are not exactly responsible but we are all connected so every small deed or kindness that you shown to others is always passed on to someone by that person whom you have shown kindness or helped along the way. But you may not be aware of it most of the time.