{"id":37280,"date":"2016-06-07T10:46:39","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T08:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=37280"},"modified":"2016-11-01T12:00:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T10:00:37","slug":"%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-128-%d9%84%d8%a7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%86%d8%a8%d8%a7-%d8%a5%d8%b1%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%a7-%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%ad%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%a9-128-%d9%84%d8%a7\/","title":{"rendered":"On life (128) \u2013 \u201dRealizing Life\u2019s Full Potential\u201d \u2013 6\/6\/2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0In the previous article, we tackled some people\u2019s tendency to evaluate others\u2019 deeds and characters which make them appoint themselves judges and advisers on others. This blinds them from seeing their own selves correctly. They forget about love and mercy which enable one to see others through a broad perspective. Instead, they see others as their reflection. In fact, getting to know others well enables one to understand their attitudes and stances, which is why we shall discuss how to realize the full potential of our lives.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0The pace of life has become so fast that years pass without you sitting to yourself and evaluating your thoughts and deeds. Thus, you cannot alter your tread or correct your path whenever necessary. Sometimes, a few hours of thinking help you avoid long years of deviation from the right track. If you sit to yourself, be fair. Try to get out of your cocoon in order to look into incidents objectively. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Narrate to yourself your own words and stances as if you hear them from someone else, and ask yourself, \u201cWhat is my judgment?\u201d If you cannot make it, seek your confidants\u2019 opinion: for they truly love you.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Upon understanding clearly, do not look for justifications for if they help you today, they will not tomorrow. If they make you an object of sympathy now, they will lead you astray later, for you will be inclined to believe them and deceive yourself. Remember that God cannot be deceived. He knows everything, and will judge everybody.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0A wise man once said that <span style=\"color: #800000;\">the secret of his strength is admitting his mistakes, being honest to himself, and taking the necessary measures to regain the right track.<\/span> Applying such principles leads one to self-respect, as well as winning others\u2019 respect.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: 'andale mono', times;\">\u00a0 \u00a0Sometimes you are not happy with your life because of certain stances or decisions. Do not despair. Accept the reality and correct your path, otherwise you will neither change nor achieve anything. Making mistakes is not the problem. Rather, justifying those mistakes leads to destruction.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\">General Bishop<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: 'andale mono', times; color: #800000;\">Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0In the previous article, we tackled some people\u2019s tendency to evaluate others\u2019 deeds and characters which make them appoint themselves judges and advisers on others. This blinds them from seeing their own selves correctly. They forget about love and mercy which enable one to see others through a broad perspective. 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