Ok.. ha haha!! Yes, this video is funny, but it's also kind of profound. It's interesting to see how a human reacts BEFORE it has an ego. BEFORE it has any suspicion of ill will or the ability to hold resentments. BEFORE it feels the insatiable need to strike back when provoked.
It's like a mini-social experiment on the effects of curiosity and innocence.
When a child bites us, we don't get mad and punch it in the face. A child doesn't know any better. You know deep down that it has no intention of hurting you, so you are filled with compassion and instant forgiveness.
When an adult bites you, it's a direct attack! Everybody knows biting hurts!! Which leads to INSTANT physical retaliation and resentments... You can meet a million people in a lifetime, but you'll never forget the one that bites you.
Here's what's important to remember...
In life people will do a lot of things that will hurt you, but RARELY is it ever done intentionally to hurt you personally. We have ALL hurt peoples feelings. And those of us who have a soul ALLLLLLLL feel bad about it. Think about how many people you have ever INTENTIONALLY tried to hurt? And how many you currently still wish were hurting right now?
Sometimes we may do something intentionally as a knee jerk reaction to someone in the moment, when we feel threatened, but anyone with a heart TOTALLY regrets it later if not instantaneously.
Most times we regret it more than the other person even cares about it.
The majority of people are good.
Unaware, selfish and inconsiderate? Yes.
But malicious? Rarely.
When you know this and you truly understand it, you have a whole new sense of compassion for others.
When you have more compassion for others, you heal faster.
In some cases, you heal completely.
When you heal faster, you're happier.
When you're happier, you're more pleasant to be around.
When you're more pleasant to be around, a lot of people wanna be your friend.
And when alotta people wanna be your friend... that means you're... SUPER COOL!!!
So... if you wanna be SUPER COOL... you'll learn to forgive life, and the people who have wronged you, the same way you would a child :)
Gragnani Family Easter 2008
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