ilovetv you are on to something. a priest friend of mine once long ago said the same thing. He was referring to sin and explained that while a person may thinks something if it is not followed by action then its just a thought. I suppose he mentioned this because the catholic church early on would ask church members to confess to having impure thoughts to their list of sins.
We have our preferences...my grandmother said to me once marry a nice Italian girl wherein I replied but grandma I don't know any nice Italian girls. Clearly her intentions were to preserve our heritage. so when my cousin was the first to marry a non Italian ( Russian orthodox) the family went nuts at first but quickly recovered.
My family today is a broad cross section of North South East West Europeans
But when we discuss issues such as this I believe it is important to climb above the fray and look broadly at the benefits and consequences because it removes our natural born biases allowing us to think clearly and fairly about
the human race. I had always wondered about people who did hurtful and greedy things thinking to myself these people apparently thinks they are going to live forever because why would it mean so much for them to commit such desperate acts?, etc. In the end it all doesn't matter. What is important to me is to do more good than bad. To preserve my integrity so that I can look at man in the eyes with the satisfaction that I did not betray him that I lived honestly and honorable so that in my final moment I can rest my head with contentment ready for my long sleep
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