British author G.K. Chesterton wrote this advice. Corboy suggests that it is not only useful when considering rental applications, but whom to vote for.
If we are aware of what has been learned about child development and consider that one life is all we can be sure of, humane care for babies and children and support for their parents becomes a priority.
If we regard a child as bearing the fruit of karma from previous lifetimes, a suffering child gets what is coming from misdeeds in previous lifetimes - why weep over what is merely metaphysical law?
A tormented teenager who is unable to make sense of mainstream American society after years spent in Chris Butler's world? That teenager has been exposed to
the Godhead. His or her misery has a magnificent outcome in a future lifetime. Only an utter fool would be outraged at this.
If we believe that one life is all we can be sure of, then it becomes important
that justice be done and reparations be made as soon as possible.
If we are dealing with someone who believes that death is an illusion, that we are pitiful fools to believe otherwise, and that it is OK to lie to us because later, when we convert to Krishna and discover death is an illusion and we will be soo soo grateful for this truth bearing lie -- we need to know whether we **are** dealing with such a person.
Do we want to vote for a person who wants our votes but regards us as fools?
A person who makes the right noises if a tragedy hits the Second District but who, inside remains serene because death is mere illusion and all who were drowned or maimed had it coming to them because they accumulated bad karma in previous lifetimes?
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But there are some people, nevertheless–and I am one of them–who think that the most practical and important thing about a man is still his view of the universe.
We think that for a landlady considering a lodger, it is important to know his income, but still more important to know his philosophy.
We think that for a general about to fight an enemy, it is important to know the enemy’s numbers, but still more important to know the enemy’s philosophy.
We think the question is not whether the theory of the cosmos affects matters, but whether, in the long run, anything else affects them.
If we are aware of what has been learned about child development and consider that one life is all we can be sure of, humane care for babies and children and support for their parents becomes a priority.
If we regard a child as bearing the fruit of karma from previous lifetimes, a suffering child gets what is coming from misdeeds in previous lifetimes - why weep over what is merely metaphysical law?
A tormented teenager who is unable to make sense of mainstream American society after years spent in Chris Butler's world? That teenager has been exposed to
the Godhead. His or her misery has a magnificent outcome in a future lifetime. Only an utter fool would be outraged at this.
If we believe that one life is all we can be sure of, then it becomes important
that justice be done and reparations be made as soon as possible.
If we are dealing with someone who believes that death is an illusion, that we are pitiful fools to believe otherwise, and that it is OK to lie to us because later, when we convert to Krishna and discover death is an illusion and we will be soo soo grateful for this truth bearing lie -- we need to know whether we **are** dealing with such a person.
Do we want to vote for a person who wants our votes but regards us as fools?
A person who makes the right noises if a tragedy hits the Second District but who, inside remains serene because death is mere illusion and all who were drowned or maimed had it coming to them because they accumulated bad karma in previous lifetimes?