Saving Grace

I wouldn't attempt to comment on the heaviness herein but I will say redemption is a misnomer.  I see it as having the willpower as a human to not destroy in the name of greed.  To think before you act and to consider kindness as the first option.  Redemption is overrated, a catch all word that gives people cover once they've taken all the juice.  A gallant read.

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I think redemption is an internal dialogue in 3 parts; can we look at our sins [or smallness if you will], Can we accept this smallness plus the damage we have done, and can we forgive ourselves for being less than our self image. My personal experience is that forgiving ourselves creates weakness, looking upon our smallness is a mortal wound. It is certainly not some noble endeavor surrounded by butterflies and rainbows. Which is why people turn to the church to replace a false idol [themselves] with a fictitious ideal that offers empowerment though belief and hope. I choose the harder of the two paths but don't recommend it. BTW, thank you for your words, which are quite empowering.  

Agree with all you said
I agree on the weakness part
Real redemption comes with a heavy price, it's not fast food or a text message and you're absolved of all the pain you might have caused.  We live in a throwaway world sadly on many fronts ...

Brilliant writing

To often people accept their 'sins' with open arms. To embrace and love them, repeating them over and over again without care. We can look at the hideous reflection and see it as something to envy. Or accept a statement full of lies and deceit simply for the thrill or recognition. To tear someone else down, to make them cry with impunity. To grind the bones of others and perhaps ourselves to powder and snort it for another high. Do souls burn in hellfire trying to atone or is it simply another attempt to share the flames. It would seem the worms are able to spin a fine silk from the souls of the damned, one last souvenir of the cruelty contained therein. The mirror image is in the eye of the beholder and so often the cracks go unseen and in place of them something beautiful is seen, worshipping the smallness. Looking with eyes open it is easy to see but even easier to ignore. Change can be so difficult to obtain. Still we can dream for a brighter day filled with love where we can repair the cracks and feel the reflection of something better in ourselves and others. To show compassion rather than envy and greed. Instead of the never ending neediness that devours and consumes everything in it's path creating a world of pain and despair. I hope we can all still find love in the heart and wake up from the nightmare dreams to be a better person. To take responsibility for your own actions and the damage done to others and ourselves, to find redemption in change rather than feigned forgiveness. A deep and powerful write my dear Shaman.

So, you see the world and your soul yet still commit to love. You are a diamond hidden in a pile of broken glass, invisible until the light shines through your soul and illuminates the world. Yes, I'm working on a poem but the words are still true.