Written By Don Shetterly
Lately, all across the planet, it seems to be human means we stand opposed to one another. We point the fingers and exclaim that everyone else is the problem. We hold our heads up high while bashing everyone who doesn't believe our way.
The issue doesn't matter. From the more serious ones to the little ones, we point the finger and say "you're either with us or you're against us." There is no middle ground. There is no listening. There is no acceptance of anything outside our personal belief systems.
It doesn't seem to matter how enlightened people claim to be or how religious and God-loving they are. Everyone points the fingers while thinking they have the truth. They believe they have all the answers. They believe no one knows what matters the way they do. When I say they, I mean the "collective we" in our society.
We See Things Our Way...
We judge but demand others not judge us. We torment and ridicule, but we hate it when the same is done to us. We fail to listen to others and their points of view while demanding that they adhere to ours. We speak as if are the only ones with the right to talk while telling all others to shut up and sit down because they have nothing of value to say.
I'm not saying all things that are said, need to be heard. In fact, I believe many need to practice some self-control and learn which things are good for public discourse and which things are not. In this day and age of the internet, we all feel that every thought that passes through us must be shared with the world instantaneously. Thanks, social media, for doing us such a big disservice!
Instead of focusing on what is in our own heart and learning to let go of our own anger and pain and stress of life, we inflict it upon everyone we meet. We show them our hatred through our words and our actions. We show them our pain through our inability to just let go and move on.
We Are Part Of The Problem...
We give a voice to the crazy thoughts of the day when we point our fingers at them in judgment. We give a voice to the crazy talk when we have to share, pass on, retweet, and like everything they say. We are as much a part of the problem as the ones sharing the trash. Yet, we hold ourselves up high as we are somehow enlightening the world.
If you add crazy to crazy, you're only going to get a more crazy response. If you add hatred to hate, you're only going to see more hate. If you antagonize anger with anger, you're going to see anger on display at every corner.
We need to really stop and think about how our actions are contributing to the overall demise of the world. We may believe that we are doing something positive, but when we elevate the crazy trash of the day, then we are part of the problem. We need to stop being part of the problem.
Let's stop judging ourselves and therefore others. Let's stop pointing the finger at others and therefore ourselves. Let's stop hating and showering anger upon the world, expecting love in return.
Instead, let us show love to the world by first starting to show love within ourselves. Let love begin within us. Let us rid our hearts of hatred, judgment, and anger so that we can fill it with love. Let us let go of all those we point the finger at, and see the spark of light that is within each human being.
Remember, when you point a finger at someone else, you have three fingers pointing back at you.
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