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| Written By Don Shetterly |
No one seems to want to listen to another. We only seem to want to scream and push our point of view on everyone. I think many feel like no one hears them and if that's the case, the result is to scream louder to compensate.
Everyone seems to have their point of view and belief system. While that is fine, when you force it upon everyone else, what do you profit? How do you make their life better? How do you make the world better? After all, they are "our" beliefs. Often times, "our" beliefs are not backed up by as much truth as we think they are.
I see the I'm right, you're wrong in the angry rants. It doesn't matter the issue. The ego is crafty and smart and powerful. It says, my way or the highway and to heck with your views, thoughts, or ideas. The only thing is, if we are all right, and everyone else is all wrong, then we've got a mess on our hands. Surely life is more than you're wrong, and I'm right.
Angry rants go on about this individual or group of people. It often centers around politics and the latest headline of the day. I'm bewildered when I see the constant stream of it online, weeping in sadness for how we treat one another.
Surely our lives are more than angry rants of who is right and who is wrong. Are we not more than all of the mind-numbed issue ranting of the day? If you really look at it, it is not a conscious behavior.
I'm not saying that we should ignore injustice, abuse, and bullying. In fact, I think we have to speak up, but there are different ways of doing that. Many that are being used today are not effective and become nothing more than a noisy gong. We are drowning each other out.
I get the frustration with what is happening throughout the world. It feels frightening at times and stressful most other moments. It feels like there is nothing stable or permanent.
In my mind, I see the pendulum of the planet swinging so far back and I wonder how much further it can go. What will happen when it reaches its furthest most point? My mind wonders about what will happen when it swings back and hits all the other balls hanging there without motion.
Some days I feel like the only one seeing this, but lately I've noticed I'm not alone. There are others that see this and try not to add to the anger in this world. I am inspired and hopeful by these connections. The peaceful and loving ones are beginning to emerge.
Each and every human needs to stop and take stock of their lives. We need to be mindful and aware of what we are putting out into the world. There is more than one way to communicate and right now as a civilization, we're really messed up.
May we figure this out before the pendulum swings too far back. I hope that everyone who reads this will stop and think about it for one moment. We cannot expect everyone else to do what we want when we're doing the very same behavior. We cannot expect others to listen if we do not hear. If we are screaming, we can not expect them to be silent.
We may think we are right and quite possibly that is true. However, being right comes with a responsibility to see others through the eyes of love and understanding. In fact, love and understanding see beyond who is right or wrong. Angry rants do very little to help.
How do angry rants impact your life? Do you see anything that you can do differently to be part of the healing in this world?
Blog Post And Images (c) 12/14/17 by Don Shetterly
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