Hi Son,
How are you today? I hope that all is well in your world and that you had a fantastic weekend.
I was thinking about something today and I thought I would share that with you. I was thinking about the phrase from the Bible, “love thy neighbor as thyself”. Whether you believe in God or not, that is a great rule to live by.
Something that’s often overlooked is how much people actually love themselves. Maybe I’m misinterpreting this, but it seems to me that if you don’t love yourself at all or very much you won’t have the capacity to love your neighbor at all or very much. On the other hand, if you do love yourself very much, then you have an increased capacity to love your neighbor.
It seems to me that those who are committed to living their lives by sticking to this rule would make absolutely certain that they love themselves. I would think an important question we should all ask ourselves is, “do I truly love myself?”.
Now, granted, there’s a lot more to the whole, “love thy neighbor as thyself” ideal. I certainly hope that you and I got an opportunity to discuss it more thoroughly at a later date.
Well, that’s all for now!
Have an amazing day and know that you are in my thoughts and prayers!
Love,
Dad