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I was thinking about the actions of others for some time now and it has occurred to me that humans lack one thing: actions. It was precisely the lack of self-initiated actions that made me realize that humans are all in the same boat together. To put it more bluntly, we are all merely reacting to each other; our ‘actions’ are just reactions to those around us. We, alone, produce nothing. We only react. Thus, we are all together, in a sense, holding hands, and all interrelated. Each one of us reacts to something someone else either says or does; that person, to whom we are reacting, is producing actions in reaction to someone else’s reactions…and so on and so forth. This world is just one huge boiling pot of humans who are reacting to one another in ways that we do not even know. Think about it: Boyfriend buys you two dozen roses, you smile, he smiles, you both are happy. Did Boyfriend act on his own? No! His action was a reaction to something you either said or did. His action was merely a reaction. You, in response, probably respond somehow and thus he responds to your response and the cycle continues. What’s the point? Well, if we, as humans, realize how much we are indebted to one another for our very ‘actions,’ we would learn to respect each other in the strangest ways! Everything we do in life has been sparked by someone else; every thought we think, has been planted by someone else. Everything is just being borrowed, traded, passed on, exchanged, and loaned; every action we take has already been taken by someone else. I believe such logic can only bring us to one place: love. We, out of such reasoning, may find a way to see the effects of each other’s actions. Our logic would bring us to further question the importance of society as a whole. We would look at society holistically and ask ourselves what is ruining it. Knowing that every action is a reaction; knowing that every person’s reaction will further inspire others to react also in similar fashion. If the reaction being produced is rather negative, the effects could be dramatic. If positive, that spark may start other fires and quickly spread. Each of us is only reacting to one another. We can see society through different lenses; we can see each other through different lenses. We might be able to understand the importance of each of us here on planet earth. If our society’s status is merely a reflection of our status, should we not try to produce only the best reactions? Shouldn’t we choose to respond to only the positive actions of others? (In turn, producing a wave or, better yet, a butterfly effect of positive reactions.) Our society is merely a reflection of us; not just you or me, but all of us. Even the most ‘insignificant’ person is impacting our culture. Every person has the ability to produce a series of reactions. We alone choose whether we will react to the negative or to the positive; whether our ‘actions’ will be in response to the good or the bad. We must decide. The only thing that stands in between us is us. We need to choose the good. I pray we do. And, in a sense, by realizing the importance of each one of us, maybe we could find a place in our hearts to love each other. Not out of necessity, but out of the realization that maybe our children will one day be impacted by our next door neighbor’s children. If we start producing positive reactions, sooner or later, we will enter that Utopia that we have long been waiting for. Our society is just a cohesive blend of each and every one of us. Each and every trait is there. A variety of characters are mixed together and a perfect pinch of values are thrown in. And in it all we create what we call “society.” I hope we can begin to realize the importance of every human. And, I hope, in some way, that we find that respect towards one another and maybe, just maybe, love. What about actions? Are there really actions out there, in the strict sense? I have thought about that long and I have decided that science has solved the problem. Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only be transferred. That sums actions up quite well. If energy cannot be created nor destroyed, and since actions are, to an extent, an outflow of energy, we can safely assume that logic and science have really answered our question. We are merely reacting. Nothing more. We are all just transferring energy and actions. We are like canals that carry water, foreign water. We are the clay in the Maker’s Hand; every original action was His and His alone. Energy was created by Him. It is only logical to assume that our very first actions were also His. After that, every human reacted to the first human’s actions. And the cycle never stopped. We are just carriers. Every one of us holds something and carries something that came from somewhere else. We have nothing that is truly ours. Nothing. We are all in the same boat, borrowing time and traits from each other. I think that that is significant. If we could only realize that our actions have originated in some ancient era. We would, in effect, see that we, ourselves, are really just products of society; and society is a product of God, the Initiator of the action. There is no time to spare with such message; we must act on what we know. Maybe our lives will be changed if we’d only realize how much we need and need each other; every one of us is going to be shaped by someone nearby. If our actions are really reactions, would not this lead us to examine the way others react to us and our own ‘actions’? Wouldn’t we start to examine things differently? I mean, if someone punched you in the face maybe his action was not an action per se but merely a reaction to your stupid comments, eh? Maybe there is logic to everything. If people are merely reacting, aren’t we, then, supposed to examine every one of our own actions? Shouldn’t we try to understand why people react to us in certain ways? I think this leads us to Jesus’ own statement, “Do good unto others and they’ll do good unto you.” If we do good, others will, generally speaking, react to your good with goodness. We are all reacting. If so, our actions, and others’ actions, are merely a reflection of us and our society. I hope I have somehow sparked something in someone deep down. I hope that maybe we will now consider our own actions and try to align them with Universal Goodness; I hope that we realize the impact of our actions and what we leave behind when we die. Whether we live or whether we die, our actions remain; they remain, potentially, incorporated into society, forever. This is the thought for today. Maybe we can begin now.
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