The Core of Character: The Capacity to Love

[@rubberbiscuit99]

Character does matter. It does indeed. Those who I remember most, and most fondly, from over the course of my life, are those people whose character led them to show me through their example what it means to be kind and to live a good life in service to a good beyond their own self-interest.

[@LadySmilesALot_WhyNot]

"CHARACTER MATTERS... it always will, it always has".... Thank you for Being the Voice that you Are... ❤🎉❤

[@ruebenbrown2409]

Thanks, for posting helpful material.

[@gailrosenberg48]

Dr. Simon, you have made and continue to make a gigantic contribution to humanity. I applaud your efforts, and I have learned a lot from your books, articles and videos. Sadly, the people whose characters are destructive will never make use of your vast wisdom because they simply do not have the capacity, energy or inclination to be curious or committed to change. Oh, that it would be different. The Bible teaches that in the last days people will be lovers of themselves. Your comments on the increase of the general lack of capacity to love affirms that particular prophecy. Still, please keep fighting the good fight!

[@georgeksimon]

Thank you for the very kind words.

[@Maria-cd5bz]

Thank you again Dr Simon! 💓

[@ryanschneer]

Amen

[@ryanschneer]

You are speaking with the voice of the lord. G-d bless you

[@tundrawomansays694]

My mother was in mad, passionate, eternal love for a lifetime and beyond. It took me until I was 30 to realize that’s why people pay more and why it was simply hopeless to pursue a relationship with her and her Imaginary Film Star Self. Please feel free, anyone, you can have her and her one true love: Herself.

[@caroleminke6116]

Narcissists don’t love. Period.

[@rodbrownjohn9211]

what advice do you have if you're the only one aiming at the good and totally outnumbered by those aiming at the bad

[@georgeksimon]

Being one less character-impaired person in the world is itself quite meritorious, and more potentially influential than you might think. Keep your focus there!

[@rodbrownjohn9211]

@@georgeksimon thanks George and God bless you

[@ryanschneer]

Beautiful!

[@mayad1480]

Thank you for the love, light and blessings you bring to this world. Character matters, and you are doing a stupendous job of letting people know. May you experience divine healing for all your health issues, and may your voice get stronger in a world that's gone mad with greed. Stay blessed.

[@t_nels]

❤️‍🔥

[@nr1785]

How do you get over the grief of loving the person they portrayed themselves to be. No matter how much I remind myself it was a fake persona, it’s so hard to not grieve not having them in my life anymore. I almost feel guilty to grieve them.

[@georgeksimon]

The hardest thing to grieve is the loss of your investment - investment that appeared to be yielding dividends for a while. Time now to invest time and energy where you're certain to get a fair return: yourself.

[@LadySmilesALot_WhyNot]

God bless you, George Simon Jr., may you have a Long, Healthy and Happy Life... I feel deeply Grateful to have found you (a few years ago) and be one of your contemporaries... ❤🎉❤

[@georgeksimon]

Thank you for such kind words.

[@sissi8610]

Dr Simon, I find something very strange about me, it doesn't fit in with what you say. At the core, I think I only have love for animals, my heart truly melts at the sight of puppies, and my heart breaks at the sight of any animal being abused. In relation to people, I do wish them well, I have positive regard, and people say I am kind and giving. I do give a lot of my money towards keeping my communal gardens nice, helping neighbours with their gardens and animals. So, it could be taken, that I love people, but I don't feel it. I want them to be happy, painfree, I wish the best for every person, but I don't have those feelings towards them, that I have when I see animals, dogs, cats, horses, cows, birds, pigs..I love animals and nature, not people. So, it's a bit strange. I mean, I'm the first one to jump in and defend a human against injustice, etc...but they're not cute puppies, I don't have the same feelings.

[@georgeksimon]

Actually, what you say about yourself fits in quite well with what I'm saying, although that probably wouldn't be crystal clear in the absence of familiarity with all my writings on the subject. Affection and genuine love are not the same. It's nice when affection accompanies love. But it's a mistake to equate affection with love. The positive regard and well-wishing you have for both people and pets is the "real deal" and substance of love. The fact that you can more readily demonstrate affection to animals most likely has to do with aspects of your makeup and/or your history that make it safer, easier, more satisfying, etc. to combine your love with affection when it comes to the animals. Love is love. Affection is affection. The real sadness of our time is that love's true identity escapes many of us and all to many of us "fall for" its many imposters and/or close relatives, which is how we get ourselves into relationships that sometimes turn out toxic.

[@sissi8610]

@@georgeksimon I'm touched to tears now. I thought there was something really wrong with me. I had a traumatic childhood, I'm so glad you defined love and affection for me. I'm not all angel, you know. I still have 2 really bad neighbours, and oftentimes I wanted them to go to hell. But now, after 14 years, I see how she gets herself into wars with everybody, she recently barked up the wrong tree and she is in trouble now. I felt a stirring of protective feelings towars her, for the first time in 14 years. Time is amazing, when we see how toxic people end up, you don't need to be angry with them anymore, slowly I'm starting to feel pity. Love thy enemy has taken on a whole new meaning for me also, with your love/affection explanation. Thanks heaps!