Definitions: (1) mental or emotional restraint exercised over one’s own impulses, emotions, or desires; especially in the face of self-describes negative temptations; (2) able to curtail one’s own appetites <especially in order to keep within (social or moral) bounds; self-discipline
See also: Controlled
Compatible Quality: self-forgetful
Quote: Human nature is complex. Even if we do have inclinations toward violence, we also have inclination to empathy, to cooperation, to self-control. — Steven Arthur Pinker (1954-) Canadian-American cognitive psychologist & psycholinguist
Reflections:
• Recognize what you actually have control over and what you do not have control of. It is useless to try to control what is not yours to control.
• Christ suggested we love our enemies. If we do, we will help them get in touch with their divine selves, just as we would our friends. We find ourselves within an evolutionary process.
Comment: As you change from a material to a spiritual being, you are relinquishing control of the physical in favor of cooperation with the Spirit; thus growing your soul.
Consideration: If the individual is mature enough to control their emotions and actions there would be fewer problems. In the end the individual makes their own choices.
Symbol: the chariot