Cardinals are bright red birds with some unique characteristics. They mate for life and both the males and females sing to their mate during challenging weather and troubling times. Symbolically they stand for monogamy, devotion, and loving relationships in a lot of cultures. Some cultures believe that when you see a cardinal, the angels are near and the heavens are visiting you.
The cardinals in the Catholic church wear a distinctive red attire with a red hat and are addressed as “Eminence”. The cardinals college elects a new pope by a two-thirds majority. The pope alone can appoint cardinals. Since 769 only a Cardinal is eligible to become a Pope.
The origin of the word cardinal can be traced back to the Latin word cardinal which means “serving as a hinge”. A hinge is something on which a development turns or depends.
The four main points of a compass, north, south, east, and west are known as the cardinal points. Navigation in all aspects of life depends on it. All destinations depend on these four cardinal points.
A cardinal sin is usually defined as a grave action that is committed in full knowledge of its gravity and intention to hurt.
I do not know the origin of these rules but have tried to adopt to be the 7 cardinal rules of my life.
Make peace with your past so it won’t mess with your present.
Time heals everything, so give it time.
What others think of you is none of your business.
Don’t compare your life to others. Comparison is the death of joy and the birth of misery.
Stop thinking so much, its alright not to know all the answers.
No one is in charge of your happiness, except you.
Smile for you don’t own all the problems in the world.
Our true north is the internal compass that guides us through our life. My true north is the pursuit to be a cardinal in all of its forms and meaning except sin. A hinge to a better…….