Loving Goodness

This is my first blog entry using a phone. Already i feel in a rush to finish.
Before i can love goodness i need to know what goodness is.
For me goodness is several or even many things.
Its easier to see goodness in a pet animal. My dog has little or no hatred. Because he is blind to my faults. And the faults of other human beings. I am in awe of his purity and his zest for life. He is easily entertained. I can take him to the same park every day and he maintains the same enthusiasm as if it was his first visit.
Im back on my laptop now and already editing.
This is an important theme to me. We shouldn't just admire successful people. We need to admire loving people and people who aren't afraid to put their life and reputation on the line for a good reason. Joan of Arc for instance. At only 19 she put her life on the line going into battle for France. What a human being! What single-minded heroism! Some of course thought she was mentally ill, but such mental illness inspired a country to regain their self-respect and independence.
As a Catholic I admire the saints. And those Christians who either got fed to the lions or suffered excruciating torture. Whether you believe their cause was right or not, you have to admire their faith to put everything on the line. Then I read of Christians suffering even now in Muslim dominated countries. How easy the Christians have it in first world countries like Australia.
If everyone admired goodness more than success, the world would be a better place...in my humble opinion. (insert smilie in case graham is reading) Those Tao writers sound like good men Graham. They deserve our admiration too.