Do I still have a beating heart when I sit in front of my screen to visit Second Life?
The last time I checked, I do!
I can still feel my beating heart that lets me know that I am alive and can continue to feel joy or pain
even in this virtual world. A heart just like yours that can either beat faster with a happy moment that
you give me or simply be crushed by one bad action done to me.
I don't care when people say "But this is just a game, don't take it so seriously."
I am sorry but I can't do that. I can't stop being human and not care, there is no ON and OFF
button anywhere in a human to be able to shut off our feelings anytime we choose to. We
continue to be the same person inside and outside of this virtual world
I can't understand why we find it so easy to be cruel and disrespectful to others when we are visiting
Second Life. Is it because we can hide behind our Avatar and that gives us a sense of power?
Cowards are what we are!
I do include myself in this group of cowards.
I am sure sometimes my actions or words have hurt other people and that is just such a shame.
If we all take a real deep look into ourselves, most of us will find that at one point we have been
hurtful and unfair to another human being in Second Life.
Game or not, we all are here for one reason or another. Some to escape and forget,
others to be creative, and so on. Why is the negativity necessary then? What joy or gratification do we really get by hurting other people? It takes the same effort to be caring and nice to others
as it is to be hurtful.
I don't want to cause a tear to someone. They weigh too much in my heart.
I don't want to speak a wrong word that might hurt someone's feelings or reputation.
Words hurt much more than what we think they do. They are so carelessly thrown into the air
and we don't realize how harmful they can be.
There was a story I read some time ago about this that I would like to share with you.
It went something like this...
In a small village, there was a woman that became angry at another lady.
She became so bitter that she started spreading rumors about the other lady.
When the village's priest heard of this he called her and took her to the highest part
of the church's roof. There, he asked her why was she doing this.
The woman excused her actions by accusing the other lady of wrongdoings to her.
The priest then told her that the tongue is a lethal weapon that can destroy lives.
That once a word is spoken out of anger or hate, it can't be taken back.
Then he gave her a pillow full of feathers and asked her to tear the pillow apart
and let all the feathers out. So the woman did as she was told.
After the last feather was out the priest then asked her to go down and collect every single feather
that had come out from the pillow. He said to her to be sure that even the smallest piece of a feather
had to be collected and put back into the pillow. The pillow was to be restored 100% as it was before
the feathers were let loose. The woman exclaimed that that was impossible. Then the priest said to her,
"That is exactly what you have done with your words. Those words you have spoken against another
can not be taken back. There will always remain out there. They represent the bitterness and hate that
you carry in your heart."
Is this how we want to be remembered?
As a bitter and angry person?
I want to log out every night with my head high, knowing that I was able to put a smile on at least one
person while I was there. To know that my time in Second Life was productive, positive, and hopefully
uplifting to someone. That I was able to touch at least one heart and make a difference for that person
even if it was just for a minute.
I need and want to be a better person. I don't believe in an eye for an eye, but I do believe in fairness
and justice and the respect every human deserves. I do believe in giving love in handfuls without
expecting something in return. I do believe that every person deserves the greatest
because every person is not only great but the most amazing creation on this planet.
Do I have a beating heart when I log into Second Life?
I DO!
.... and so do you. Let's start treating each other better for God's Sake!!!
Love you all with the most sincere heart
❤
THE WHITE ARMORY
has yet another great Group Gift waiting for you
but you must hurry because it will be changing Saturday night.
This week's gift is
Life In M'Ocean Gown
(Hand Painted Textures/*Resize Deletable Script)
CREDITS:
Hair ~ Denee (NEW) ~ Truth
Skin ~ Elle Dark SK 08 ~ Belleza
Lashes ~ Serious Vamp Lashes ~ Boudoir
Eyes ~ Ardent Denim (Small) ~ IKON
Jewelry ~ Winter Drops Snow ~ FineSmith
Dove ~ Peace Dove (FREE) ~ Thor's Oak
Location ~ Winter Moon
All Poses ~ aDORKable Poses
Model & Photographer ~ Lori Novo
WL Settings ~ [TOR] Sunset - Blue Inspiration
♥⊱Thanks To All The Wonderful Designers For Their Support ... Hugs ⊰♥
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