Happiness, ideals, and love

Happiness, ideals, and love are three words that people throw about carelessly without recognizing how to use them in accordance with heavenly law. And due to ignorance of the volatility a wrong guiding ethic in pursuing these areas can make, people are tricked into self & familial destruction.

We seek happiness and are encouraged to do whatever makes us happy. We have dreams and goals that people encourage us to pursue to 'keep us out of trouble'. And we aspire for love that is portrayed in movies as a panacea. 

However, aspirations rooted primarily in self-interest will inevitably bring destruction, if not now, then eventually. Love, as wonderful as it is meant to be, eventually leads to the most atrocious crimes when it is based out of a personal desire for physical pleasure. Ideals based on our self-centered ambitions will not have relevance to our ancestors, peers and definitely not to future generations Happiness that is not engendered by investing in others can not last beyond our physical life because it will not be a happiness of our eternal spirit.

This is why with every word we mention we should remember the guiding principles that they must abide by to realize our intended result. 

Rattlesnake ledge, Snoqualmie Pass/NorthBend area, WA - January 25th, 2014