Google’s definition of reason is a “cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event”. The first law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created or destroyed. It can only change forms. Newton’s third law states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I refer you to these basic laws and ask why do people do what they do? Is it a reason for what happened to them? Are they full of negative energy that needs to be channeled into an alternate form of energy? Is it a reaction to an action? Perhaps, it is all three.
I believe we are living in a world full of justification without logic, negative energy, and reactionary impulses. All we have to do is watch a little “breaking news” on the 24 hour news cycles to get all twisted up. It is hard to find peace so I like to retreat into myself where peace finds me.
If we are full of negative energy, it will come out in some other form that will adversely affect us and others. Likewise, if we fill ourselves with positive energy, that energy will also change form into a positive result for you and others. If we are impacted by a negative action, do we have to react negatively? No, it actually goes against fundamental laws. Instead, we should react in a positive manner to make it equal and opposite to the negative action.
In Mark 8, Peter has reacted negatively to Jesus’ teaching about what is to come. I believe we are all guilty of reacting on what we believe to be true instead of searching in our souls for the real reasons. Verse 36, ask the painful question why would people gain the whole world at the price of losing their eternal lives?
Why do people do what they do? I believe we are all influenced by actions. If the action is negative, should we react negatively? Why would we sacrifice our soul to gain a temporary victory? Maybe next time when we are faced with a challenge by a negative action, we can change the outcome by a positive reaction.
The audio below contains a poem read by my wife and written by our brother in law after a very rough time many years ago. The poem is called “My Visitor”. This was his positive reaction to a very tragic event in his life.
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