The world seems to be in a place of pain and uncertainty. We accross the globe have had nightmare after nightmare of tragic events. The darkness of the few are overshadowing the greatness of the many. So many people are asking themselves and each other why? Why does it feel like the worst events of our time are not losing traction but instead gaining notoriety. I ask myself, how can this be possible? How can those who want to watch the world burn still be burning the world? This is not a simple fix. It may not even be a simple answer. However not so good things happen when good men and women who love the world and their freedoms sit and do nothing. My quick fix, my immediate reaction, to all these events is love, kindness and graciousness towards each other must be seen more often in the media and in our cultures.
I personally have struggled with the amount of pain, anger, and hate seemingly taking over the globe. I'm even struggling at a personal level, with friends, on how it's possible to misunderstand loving words and turn them into hate? When people discuss how grateful they are for spending time with another person or love is the best way to forgive, some have used those words to say they mean to cause harm or they're too "soft." How is it words of love, positive affirmation, and compliments in very dark times are even considered anything other than helpful? Yet, I see many angry posts and i see just as many positive posts to counteract the negativity, which tells me if it's negative it's ok to turn it into a positive but if it's positive we must assume there is some negative connotation. What i have trouble understanding is when you have a conscious choice to see the good and be aware of the bad, how is it so many continue to harp on the negative? These feelings, then must come from the person as individuals. It also shows me our character as a country if many individuals are quickly assuming loving comments mean something negative. if anything positive is spun as a negative from the receiving end, that shows low self-esteem. It's no wonder we're in pain, we're having a difficult time understanding one another. It is not only the media's fault, they play and push the worst of events, and lowest of character onto the news. It's our own fault because that's what we choose or want to see on the TV. In many instances, unless there's a cute puppy or animal involved in a positive news story, not too many people are tuning in to the show.
Love when used sincerely and honestly is one of the most powerful tools we have to give. Somehow through all the pain and anger we have seen many people either don't know how to love or they see it as weakness instead of strength. While there is certainly a time to fight and a time to love, the latter creates forgiveness, kindness and even understanding. It opens opportunities where anger and hate closes them. instead of constantly looking to find hate, even when people are pushing the idea of love, we must find the reasons to stay the course of acceptance through love. Learn to take people as they are and love them just the same. True love is unconditional. It will heal and never ever give up. And neither should we, even in the face of terrible times. WE must as good people instead stand up fight the anger, fear and hate being seen in the world with love, so we may fix these problems. If you tell someone they're a thief, they'll always be a thief, but if you show them they can be anything else and show them the way...well now they have a fighting chance to be more. When we find the light in people, we'll keep the dark out. By showing more kindness, we'll be able to defeat these tragedies and defeat violence across the globe.
