Sit Still Please!!!

Sit still please!

Put your hand up!

Silence!

...we have all heard that!
...but what was the indirect message behind those words?

(that's partly why i hated school!

...i was quiet so i was generally fine but still...

i got the message! ;-)

The message was one: PLEASE CONTROL YOURSELF!

...and oh we ...i... hate it!
That is sooooooo hard!!!!

Self-control is probably second hardest thing in the world!

(The first hardest thing would probably be obedience...)

...but why is it so?

...and why is self control important?

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hmmmm....

it's easy to boss people around: "do this" "do that"
...but hard to command myself the same!!!

it's easy for me to correct my brother: "mhux hekk!"
('mhux hekk' = that's not the way to do it)
...but hard to correct myself: "mhux hekk!"

it's easy to tell someone: "shut up!"
...but hard to tell myself: "shut up!"

...and so on...

the reason: well i believe that i am better!

(obviously i am not but that is how i see myself...)

i think i know it all!

(again wrong: i do not know it all ...but still i believe i actually do...)

so i find it hard to control (command, correct and stop) myself!

(True ...it is human nature...)

why?

because i am always right!
i always know what to say!
i never make a mistake!
and i am just perfect!!!!

(well the above is not true ...but i believe it anyway
...and many people think the same of themselves...)

...so self-control is hard!

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"eh but i don't believe all that!

i do not think i am perfect at all!!

still i find it hard to control myself!!!"

...yes ...that can be true too!

Self-control, even if my ego is not sky-high, is generally hard!

something inside of us finds it hard to control itself!

to command itself! be firm with itself! correct itself!

...yet irrellevant of how hard or easy self-control is, it is DEFINATELY necessary! How can i be strong if i have no self-control? ...i'd be worse than a two-year old having a tantrum! My lack of self control would mean that i am incapable of saying 'no' to myself! It would mean that i am incapable of saying 'no' to things which, though they might be presented in an attractive way, may/will harm me. My lack of self-control would me that i allow myself to get carried away with anything!! ...irrellevant of how bad/harmful it may be!!!! :-(

saying 'no' is important!
saying 'no' to myself is necessary!
saying 'no' to bad stuff and lies is a must!

easy? ...no way!!
important? ...you bet!!!

why?!
...because it saves me from falling slave to lies and sin!

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Today's first reading at Mass was as follows:

"If you are led by the Spirit, no law can touch you. When self-indulgence is at work the results are obvious: fornication, gross indecency and sexual irresponsibility; idolatry and sorcery; feuds and wrangling, jealousy, bad temper and quarrels; disagreements, factions, envy; drunkenness, orgies and similar things. I warn you now, as I warned you before: those who behave like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. What the Spirit brings is very different: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustfulness, gentleness and self-control. There can be no law against things like that, of course. You cannot belong to Christ Jesus unless you crucify all self-indulgent passions and desires. Since the Spirit is our life, let us be directed by the Spirit." (Gal 5:18-25, enlarging is my doing.)

...i think that speaks by itself ...no!? ;-)

so i can just shut up ;-)

...but i have said: self-control is very hard!! :-(

...so there is a little more which i will add! :-S

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Two wise sayings

(on the same subject)

"The first and best victory is to conquer self."

(Plato)

"I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself."

(Pietro Aretino)

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Today was the feast day of st.Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church. The following article was great and enjoyable, hence i am posting the link: http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=208.

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...i have said more than enough! ;-)