One is I have realized that human relationships are not the way everyone proposes them to be, or even initially expects them to be. Everyone is prone to error at one time or another in each one's own path. And that is where lies the main problem, expectations vs. reality... and most importantly, how we react after....
But all in all I would like to expound on two happenings of brothers described in the holy scriptures.
One is of Cain & Abel,
the other is of Jacob & Esau.
Both experienced strife with the other in consequence of the approval/disapproval of higher authority.
- Cain & Abel with our Creator,
- Jacob & Esau with our forefather Isaac
Despite the concept of Family Unity, being of the same blood was not enough to keep peace between two fellow men.
- Cain ended up being forced to leave where he was after murdering Abel from heat of anger
- Jacob resolved himself that he needed to leave to keep peace with his brother to prevent murder out of heat of anger
neither knew for sure what would happen to them after they left their place,
- Cain understood he deserved his life to be taken away as well for what he had done to his brother,
life for life, blood for blood
- Jacob knew his brother would not understand and he would rather wander without knowing his end than his brother having his blood on his hands
Another difference, same setting, different twist, different attitude
- Cain went to discuss directly with Abel and ended in murder
- Jacob ran away to not even see or talk to Esau to keep murder from even possibly happening
So with this simple comparison of brothers, we learn that the phrase "communication is key" with the other fellow human being is not always the case and in the specific situation of conflict it is best to run away and not communicate to avoid conflict, even death.
After studying, seems very much easier said than done, but after examining the life of King David, we learn and understand that many righteous spend their lives running away from, people, from places, primarily to run away from sin, and even many times without knowing what will happen to them... hiding in caves, foreign cities, etc....
I have a motto I learned over time, against the ego of my human expectations being diminished or realized,
the motto is "Choose Life"
So uncomfortable this life can be, sometimes we really just want to give up all together. BUT
What the Creator wants is for us to Choose Life
Choose Peace
Choose Shalom
run from sin, abuse, & murder
... even when we are not sure what awaits for us on the other side,
the Creator is always with us who choose life until the very end.
Those who have not chosen life can go through a process of repentance and reach a connection with the Creator once again,
The Creator is always with doors open, we just need to do our part to come through.
Trust the process of Choosing Life. What more meaning is there to this process of living?
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