Am i the only one who’s ashamed of myself? I apologize for my role in the sin and suffering of this world

Sometimes certain people are simply abusive or impossible to get along with despite your best efforts, though. Narcissists are particularly insidious. There’s only so much you can do on your part, at the end of the day. “As far as it is possible, live at peace with all people.” This verse implies that it is not always possible.

God has done what all good fathers do. He has given us a beautiful home with everything in it we need to survive, and then He stepped back to let us find our own way. He himself adhere to the law of physics that's why He set these laws in place. That is why witches and wizards who shoot lightening bolts from their fingertips don't exist in the real world. No one person should have that kind of power over another. Especially with the human beings propensity to seek power over others. Yes, the more I know God the more I see His wisdom.

Thanks for your wonderful and thoughtful reply on the Peterson video. I came across this on your channel as I love CS Lewis, although I have only read Mere Christianity amongst other short readings of his. What a piece by CS Lewis, certainly going in my favorites. I am the only one that can change myself, and my pathological behaviors or habits affect the world in horrendous ways we do not like to admit. Thank you for sharing this great wisdom! Let me be guided by God and only God!

I am so grateful to Jesus. For no matter how much I want to not sin I still do, that is why Jesus came. He died for our sins that we might have life. Thank you Jesus! Thank you Jesus for changing me, helping me, healing me. I’m a new creation through and because of Jesus. “God sent his Son that everyone exercising faith in him might have life eternal.”

The only way to deal with X, aka Narcissist, is to go NO CONTACT.

He failed to mention the problem with God's character. "He always denying prayer" He is always refusing to show mercy" "He's always stubborn"

I can't say I entirely agree with Lewis, but I can sort of see his point. I tried to think of an example, but I couldn't come up with one until I stopped thinking of people. I could only think of one individual that consistently annoys me. Our dog barks, and barks and barks the exact moment I wake up every single day. But still, why does he do that? Well, people made dogs to bark and bark and bark on purpose. He does it because he isn't allowed in the bedroom while we are sleeping, and he doesn't understand why I have to put pants on before I can take him out or play with him. That isn't his fault. I'd also prefer him to drive me insane every morning to not have him to pet once my pants are on. So he didn't make those rules. I made those rules, and humans bred that into his nature. I've never met a human that I thought had a fatal flaw. Silly, annoying, and often dangerous, and certainly some that seemed to incapable of learning some basic task or habit, but never one I thought was fatally flawed. That might be the difference in opinion. I know there is a reason, and I know all too well that the reason is either out his or her control and out of my control, and if I cared enough to do something about it, I probably cared enough to live with it anyway. I suppose that's my own fatal vice. One I see as a virtue called patience. Maybe vice and virtue in some cases are the same? And maybe sometimes our fate isn't entirely in our own hands? Food for thought. I certainly wont be sending our dog to the pound for doing what he believes do to circumstances outside his control is his job.

Incredible insight. I use the mantra often "when I'm disturbed, there's something wrong with me." It helps me focus on what character flaws I'm experiences rather than look at the externals around me and try to force them to change to suit me.

if you were a millionaire you would not have to have your mother in law live with you

"Don't be part of the problem, be the entire problem"

A book I read once asked if there were any people who just absolutely drove you crazy and made you miserable. It said you should make a list of them to cut out of your life.

I love hearing C.S. Lewis read to me by the vampire assassin of the Dark Brotherhood sanctuary in Cheydenhall. 👀

Thank you for this gem. Self awareness is a bitter pill to swallow… but a necessary one.

The gentle, penetrating insight CS Lewis gives so freely is like giving away gold. What a great gift to the world he was and remains.

So true! Lord help me see myself as you see me, deeply broken and yet deeply loved and valued.

This is just what I needed to hear, hard as it is to accept.

This is why we can not judge others, we are all X's in some part of our life.

You're not the only one. I prayed this morning asking God to help me deal with people at Work and He sent me this Video.

The only issue is no matter how many months or years or decades I pay close attention to my faults and remove them from my life, the weariness from seeing others' faults even more clearly as a result never goes away. It really only gets worse to the point I just can't stand to be around people most of the time.