{"id":30390,"date":"2015-07-25T12:04:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-25T09:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=30390"},"modified":"2017-04-06T13:29:25","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T11:29:25","slug":"%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%87%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%ac%d8%a7%d9%87%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%8a%d9%88%d9%85\/","title":{"rendered":"On Life 86 \u2013 Negligence \u2013 July 24, 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0 \u00a0He was quite perplexed. He got pretty angry with a friend of his and spoke ill of him. Yet, as he cooled down, he regretted what he had said. He kept asking himself if he should forgive him, or this is the end of their relation.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Hard times are part and parcel of our lives. They might pass peacefully or frenetically. Yet, we should acquire some wisdom in order to overcome crises.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Some people say, \u201cIgnore certain things: for not everything is worth attention.\u201d Opinions vary regarding negligence for some believe it is an \u201celegant revenge\u201d, while others believe it is \u201cbrutality\u201d. Bernard Shaw says, \u201cHatred is no big evil, but negligence is brutality incarnate.\u201d Others think that negligence is a call to others to let go. Among those is Plato who says, \u201cWhen someone changes the way he treats you, be sure he wants you to let go.\u201d On the other hand, Shakespeare believes that negligence expresses how important you are to someone. Other sages think that it is the best treatment for some people who we encounter, or that it is half way through happiness. They say, \u201cGo as if you\u2019ve heard nothing. Speak not as if you\u2019ve understood nothing; ignore as if you\u2019ve seen nothing, and forget as if you\u2019ve remembered nothing. This is half way through happiness.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0It is said that life needs negligence: ignore incidents, people, and deeds: for not everything deserves your attention. Yet, the question is: who should one ignore? What should one ignore? There is only one answer: Situations, not people, should be ignored. How hard it is to ignore someone angry, happy, pained, or perplexed! Negligence applies to situations that you might travel safely through life.<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0What should one ignore? You can ignore what people say in anger, while giving them your attention. When they cool down, you will have offered them the help they need. Likewise, you can ignore the obstacles that you encounter by striving to overcome them and achieve your goals. If you focus solely on difficulties, you lose hope in resuming your journey. On the other hand, if you focus on your objectives and persevere, you will achieve unimagined success. Here, one recalls Pope Shenouda III\u2019s words, \u201cNever say, \u2018God, I have great troubles. Say, \u2018Troubles! God is great\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0Ignore devastating criticism which aims at destroying and distracting you. Rather, be attentive to edifying criticism which will help you correct your actions. Ignoring a good piece of advice, even if it is against your will, is vanity which will lead you to the abyss. In fact, \u201cPride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

General Bishop<\/span><\/h2>\n

Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\u00a0 \u00a0He was quite perplexed. He got pretty angry with a friend of his and spoke ill of him. Yet, as he cooled down, he regretted what he had said. He kept asking himself if he should forgive him, or this is the end of their relation. \u00a0 \u00a0Hard times are part and parcel of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":10623,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[8105,6804,6385,2690,170,1007],"class_list":["post-30390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","tag-negligence","tag-on-life","tag-youm7","tag-2690","tag-170","tag-1007"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30390"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30390"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30390\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45341,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30390\/revisions\/45341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}