The Witness Within #47 The Barter System
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Mar 7, 2021 Explore the intriguing contrast between material wealth and irreplaceable values like dignity and love. Discover how true compassion is actualized through giving rather than receiving, transforming relationships in the process. Delve into the concept of saints as exemplars of unconditional mercy, and reflect on life’s purpose that shapes our paths. Engage with the discomfort of personal transformation, as self-purification demands shedding negative traits. Ultimately, experience how empathy and selfless giving embody the divine.
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Barter Versus Priceless Values
- Many worldly transactions follow a barter model: work for money, money for things.
- Musa Muhaiyaddeen contrasts this with values that cannot be bought, like dignity and compassion.
Give To Become What You Seek
- Dignity, compassion and mercy cannot be purchased; they actualize when you give them.
- These qualities exist dormant within you and come into being through action toward others.
Practice Virtues As Actions
- Act to manifest virtues: dignity, compassion, and mercy are verbs that require your action.
- Do not wait to receive these qualities; practice giving them to others to actualize them in yourself.