Moderation in Virtue
by To Love, to be humble, kind, patient, compassionate, strong, ect…. are the most important concepts of life to abide by. By saying virtue demands moderation, I do not mean one should not act fully on virtue. My purpose for correlating moderation with virtue is to express the truth of the Lies that can be hidden in them.
Some time ago, I had done something I deeply regret. When I brought it to my friend, he seemed to already know what happened. I asked him how he knew and he said he saw it happening. Tears filled my eyes as I asked in shock, “Why didn’t you step in and do something? Why didn’t you help me?”. He replied, “Because it was not my place…”. I had this friend for support and mutual goals. Someone to look to for help in times of weakness and vice versa. And when I needed him most, he let me fall… (because he thought “It wasn’t his place”). The obligations between friends are strong in support. Without that support, the word “friend” loses its definition.
This is not a reason to act only moderately on practicing humility. However, it is reason to think and be smart in the truth of the actual virtue being practiced. Even Compassion has lies that can be hidden in it, as well as many others…
-Do all things in Christ, and all will be right
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