The last of the attitude posts is one that will be harder to put into words, so bear with me.
Replace a rebellious attitude, with an attitude of submission.
In the book, they refer to six sources of rebellion. However you choose to think of “rebellion” it could be something as juvenile as a two year old’s temper tantrum, or as significant as the overthrow of a government. However you see rebellion – it’s certainly nothing close to laying down and always going with the “status quo”.
6 Sources of Rebellion as defined in the book are;
Jealousy
Delusion
Ungratefulness
Stubbornness
Disappointment
Distrust
Yes, I’ve had all those feelings at one time or another although I don’t see myself as being particularly rebellious.
I was the good kid, I did not go out of my way ever, to upset the apple cart. As a parent, I was the kid you wanted. I lied to my parents once in High School, about who I was going out with one night, and got caught. Go figure. Just wasn’t worth “the look” I got of utter disappointment.
But then life catches up with you as you get older, and things don’t always go your way. OK, things rarely go completely your way! That is when I can identify with the six sources of rebellion listed above.
Life’s challenges are going to get you when you least expect them. Will we give the attitude of submission a try? Hmmmmm?
The author says: “Submission, when properly understood and applied, replaces the pain and strife of rebellion and greatly increases human happiness.”
I think the best way for me to understand this submission thing, is to look at it as a way of not upsetting the apple cart. I’m not saying not to have free will, or submit to overbearing or (heaven forbid) illegal things. I look at it more like James MacDonald explains:
“Be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit. In a word, submissive – finding your place of humility and cooperation under the influence of others.”
Wasn’t it Sesame Street who asked us, “Can’t we all just get along?”
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