Being raised with semi traditional values, but also growing up in a world that is constantly changing, has been something for the record books. I was raised to believe that we should love our neighbors no matter what, and I took that to heart. So, with the way this world is going, it truly puts a pain in my heart.
People ask me sometimes how I feel about these recent events; the death, the heart aches, the destruction, the hatred, every single one of these senseless acts fill the world with so much noise, and it echos in every single one of us, in some way. So, when questioned about who I support, why I support them, and how I feel about these situations, I usually just shrug it off. But I feel I have held my tongue long enough, and I am tired of sitting here and scrolling past hatred and disgusting disregard for fellow human beings.
I support people. I support love. I support living happy. I was raised to believe that God made all his children perfectly. So imagine my surprise,when I see people telling others that the way they feel they were born is wrong. It does not matter to me how a person portrays themselves; it is my job as a human being, and God-fearing young woman, to respect and love everyone.
It is simple to me how to react to things most of the time. I plan to go into the medical field, and I look at it this way -- a doctor does not look at a person's sexual orientation before picking up a scalpel, their religious views, how they feel about the police, whether or not they support gun laws, or worry about the color of the person's skin. The job of the doctor is to save that person. Literally nothing else matters, but the well being of that patient. That is how I like to look at people. I like to look past everything I might disagree with, or not appreciate about that person. That is my job as a human being.
It is OK to disagree with how others live their lives. We need to separate our views, and the way we treat each other. I know people who live their lives in ways that I would never. Does that make me better than them? Absolutely not. We seem to think that it is our job to judge people, and decide what is best for them. That is where we become hopelessly confused. We were never meant to be better than others. We are all equal. All lives matter, and you can't tell me that I am not allowed to say that just because "white people were not oppressed." What kind of world is it that people are saying that #Alllivesmatter shouldn't be a thing? Stop trying to push your opinions on people just because they disagree with you, and maybe try to understand where they are coming from.
I understand that it is not always easy to put differences aside, and look for the good in a person. But we are tearing each other apart, in search of peace. We won't ever find it like that. I am always up for a good debate. Always. People don't know how to talk to each other these days, though. We would rather beat our chests with our fists, demanding we are right, instead of trying to help. It has to stop. The world is begging for help.
We need help. We need to start acting like neighbors. This is not a world I want to bring babies into. This is not the world I grew up in. There use to be some unspoken rule that you respected those around you. What happened? Where did we go? How do we get back?