Nearly everone is familair with those three little monkey-figures that depict the maxim, "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." I emphsize the positive approach: "See that which is good, hear that which is good, speak that which is good."
Paramahansa Yogananda, The Divine RomanceWhat does it mean to switch from negative to positive statements? Can semantics alter the reality of what we see and feel? I think the answer is yes. In the first instance quoted above, we are admonished of what not to do, but the second gives us more room for movement.
When I concentrate my efforts on not doing something, I restrict myself. But the quest to seek out something, I am opened. I am given free rein to conduct myself in ways that are life-fulfilling and life-giving. What a joyful difference it is, too. I am emboldened to go out and find the good in all things.
Instead of concentrating on the bad, I have a reason to appreciate the good. In the end, I find beauty.
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