Step 3 Goodness in Nabia

Step 3 Goodness in Nabia

Nabia is a beautiful place in a unique location where people feel especially fine, enjoy silence, rest and nature. Having living here for years has led us to think about what surround us and to want going a little farther.

It has led us to thinking on the reason why we were allowed to build Nabia.  It has led us to think a lot on present and future, on present and future of the people and even of humankind.

If we take a look to our planet as a whole is hard to explain how, in general terms, we have moved away so much of what should be living together amongst other people.

Not going into details, the numbers on poverty, wars, refugees, hunger, lack of civil rights and liberty, etc. are terrific and show a complete failure as society and as community.

All those global numbers are very distant to us, they overwhelm us and make us feel completely unable to offer a solution.

And in fact, there’s not much we can do on a global scale. But there are other dramatic events for humankind that are far closer to us: immigration, frontiers, social media and cult to self-appearance, attack to the family as institution, corruption, wishes with category of rights, etc.

These other range of problems of the society are still appreciated as too big and too difficult to be changed by ourselves, and it is true that we need the collaboration of Governments and communities for their resolution.

To change the Society

But we can take a closer approach, how do we interact with our family, in our neighbor’s community, at work, or with all the anonymous people we interact every day?

Do we actually behave like human beings, with kindness, love, generosity, empathy, compassion, do we help each other as members of a community, like brothers and sisters?

It’s for sure that we cannot change the whole society’s behavior at once and from our small interacting circle, but what we can do are all those tiny little acts of kindness, compassion, forgiveness and love every day and start changing it with the people around us.

If people may change, they may change society too.

“Love your neighbor as yourself” May anybody have any doubt that if this maxim ruled every person life the world would be different?  But of course, who is to start it? And how?

In Nabia we want to start it, and we think that the way to do it is by all those daily tiny acts of goodness and generosity, to ourselves, to all the people around us with whom we interact and to the nature that surround us.

We want to start with inner acts and in silence (so we won’t frighten nor ourselves nor others…). Experts say that 70% of our communication is non-verbal and that thoughts are far better perceived than words.

A Simple Exercise

We propose you a very simple exercise to practice in Nabia. When you cross paths with other people, either guests or members of the staff, think for a moment that they are members of your family, of the great humankind family, and wish him/her all the happiness, don’t verbalize it only mentally, just sincerely and with love and that people will undoubtedly perceive it.

Everybody who perceives love tends to relax and feel happier. And of course, those who wish happiness to others live a moment of joy too, they are sharing the happiness for the existence of other human being.

That moment is a moment of hope for humankind. Dare to do it, nobody will see it nor know it, but they will perceive it in their subconsciousness and you in your heart.

That little action is one of the many you can do along the day, small acts of humanity, generosity, forgiveness, acceptation, solidarity, charity, help. Start by doing it in silence, anonymously, as soon as you feel in your life the benefits of doing it you will feel willing to take the next step, doing it verbally and with actual actions.

To call for a brother, a sister-in-law, a neighbor, your boss, one of your subordinates, that person with whom you had troubles or conflicts… taking the first step, sending that message of happiness, of generosity, to that people.

Litle by little this practice of goodness and humanity will spread amongst “normal” people.  And it will finally reach to the people who takes the great decisions, communities, businessmen, governors, and finally our society would have changed.

If the good ones do nothing, bad ones will win for sure, and they seem to be doing it…

Benefits for your Health

At the living room library, we have a number of books “Biología de la Gentileza” (Biology of kindness) in which the author talks about the human nature and the need of behaving as such (a human being) to aim for happiness and good health.

He mentions scientific essays that shows the important consequences that has for our health and longevity to behave and interact with gentleness, goodness, with the deepest human qualities. We invite you to read this book, or at least take a look at it, take it to your bedroom.

Ultimately, we want Nabia to be a place where people may live their human nature, sharing with love, empathy, respect, peace and joy the days we spend together, living together like brothers and sisters, because that’s what we are.

A place where you can think about how are the priorities in our lives, how we are arising our job, family, personal relationships, how we take part of our society, what do we expect from her.

An oasis where we can test how would life be if we all behave like this for ever (all the time); a training to be followed on daily basis in our usual environment and with the people we interact every day.

If we start changing our lives, humanity’s change will be possible and those great dramas that ravage the planet may find a solution.

Welcome to Nabia, we fully heartedly wish you happiness.