Who Amoung Us Is Not, At Times, Unlovable?

Who among us is not, at times, unlovable? And are not these the very times when we secretly yearn and need to be loved the most? Oh! The magic of receiving kindness in return from one to whom we have been un-kind...the miracle of hearing, when we have said, "I'm sorry I said such cruel things," the answer, "What cruel things? I didn't hear them."

Then the heart bursts with joy and our cup runneth over. For this most ancient alchemy secret of all is such a simple secret.

POPE INNOCENT

"My children, errors will be forgiven.
In our obsession with original sin, we do often forget...original innocence."

POPE INNOCENT, OF ASSISI
15TH Century A.D.

EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE IS REAL

-PABLO PICASSO

Our Decision Of Who We Are

The more that you talk about a person as a social construction, or as a confluence of forces, or as fragmented or marginalized, what you do is you open up a whole new world of excuses. And when Sartre talks about responsibility, he's not talking about something abstract. He's not talking about the kind of self or soul that theologians would argue about. It's something very concrete, like you and me talking, making decisions, doing things and taking the consequences. It might be true that there are six billion people in the world and counting; nevertheless, what you do makes a difference. It makes a difference first of all in material terms, it makes a difference to other people, and it sets an example. In short, I think the message here is that we should never simply write ourselves off and see ourselves as the victim of various forces. It's always our decision who we are.