Most People Are Good People

We only get out of life what we put into it-Make the most of your chances to help others

We are all born good people, pure and innocent. Circumstances, change, and the people we are closest to emotionally all have an enormous impact on our lives. For better or worse.

We all have the capacity to reach our fullest potential if we are raised in a psychologically healthy, peaceful atmosphere. If we are surrounded by love, and raised by caring parents, we can maximize our inherent goodness.

If we grow up with love, peace, and joy we can all become one of the majority of good people that live on this planet.

Nobody has a perfect life. Nobody gets by without their fair share of lumps, bumps, bruises, and warts. Nothing is ever picture-perfect, like in the movies. Nor should it be.

Because we humans are a resilient and hopeful species. We need to succeed in these common tests and trials of life like school and learning to get along with others. We learn from our mistakes and move on.

The ordinary minor trials and tribulations of childhood, the scratches and scrapes of falling off your bike, the sadness of a beloved pet that dies, and the separation from one of our best childhood friends always leave us with a sense of sorrow, sadness, and grief.

But we all learn from these experiences, and we can all grow from them. I am not talking about an abusive parent or abusive childhood environment.

These people are the antipathy to what life should be. They are a crime against nature. Their own human nature. Evil incarnate.

They are twisted, distorted, perverted people who choose to wilfully abuse their own children and their significant others.

Some even rationalize their behavior by being the bullies of their own neighborhood friends and neighbors and dragging them down into the pits of despair and denial they live in.

They wallow in and swallow the mud and muck of their own minds in a futile attempt to shut down their guilt. Because nothing is ever their fault.

Often driven by alcohol or drug abuse, they choose to create their own hell on earth. They drag those who should be the nearest and dearest to themselves down with them into their own rabbit holes of fear, inadequacy, and impotence.

They would rather blame the world for their problems than face up to their own responsibilities. They are selfish, cruel, and deserve no sympathy.

I have read so many stories about people like this here on Medium, and it always strikes me how much of a terrible waste of human potential, a loss of innocence and joy that they put themselves and others through.

I guess it’s true, misery loves company. Some people are beyond redemption. There is never a good excuse for being a bad parent.

Having children, and raising them in a harmonious environment, at best with their significant others, is a major responsibility. Don’t take it lightly.

Given encouragement, love, and empathy children will grow up able to realize their own inherent talents and abilities.

They will be able to thrive and survive, to flourish, to succeed and prosper.

They will be able to maximize their talents, their imaginations, and their creativity. They will become fully invested human beings, whose primary purpose in life is to help other people realize their own potential.

Most people are good people. They struggle and sacrifice for the good of their families, to make things just a little better for their children and significant others.

Dealing with sickness, disease, and long nights comforting others are all part of being a good parent, and a good human being.

By looking on the bright side, by helping others, by living the best life they can, they have the best chance to maximize their potential and help others. We all learn from our experiences.

This is the one choice we can make, the one chance we all have in common in life. Look for the good in every situation. Turn that frown upside down.

By being kind to those closest to us, and by extension everybody else, we will all be able to feel the joy and satisfaction of knowing we have done the best we can. Nothing else matters.

Most people are good people. Be one of them. We are all connected…