"Let My Worship Be within the heart that rejoiceth; for behold, all acts of love and pleasure are my rituals. And therefore let there be beauty and strength, power and compassion, honour and humility, mirth and reverence within you."
Concentrate on Balancing :
Beauty and Strength
Power and Compassion
Honour and Humility
Mirth and Reverence
REMEMBER that each quality is positive, not Restrictive.
Always be conscious that compassion must be partnered with power, humility by honour and reverence by mirth.
~Taken from my notes written while reading a book by Janet & Stewart Farrar~
I think that this, says a lot and that it's applicable no matter what Faith you are part of. Everything should be in balance. Nowhere within that does it say that pain and suffering caused to others is considered to please the Divine. If we were to take this into consideration, and remembered that no matter what we do, ought to reflect the ideals that we wish to promote, there's a whole new facet to life.
Search yourself, are the kind deeds you do only in the interest of achieving power?
Do you use your strength to destroy things?
Do you focus on beauty only to be turned back?
Do you sit in silent wonder, and not share what it is you know?
By balancing everything life becomes a true testimony to our religion. For those that Love will be loved, and thos that bring joy will receive joy.