My heart hurts with the senseless violence in the world today. Whether ignited by religious fanaticism, hatred caused by a sense of wrongdoing or a lack of tools necessary to cope with the struggles life brings, there is no excuse. The constant killing of other human beings leaves me feeling defeated. What is the cause? Why is there so much hatred in the world?
Every morning upon waking, we are faced with a choice of how we will approach our day. We can approach our days and all situations and people with love, or fear. We can face each challenge with negative attitudes or positive ones. If you react to a negative interaction with more negativity, the cycle continues. If you react to a negative situation positively, or perhaps do not react at all, then change begins to occur. To project pain, sadness, anger, hatred and other negative emotions on to another person is like handing them a vile of poison. When you are the receiver of this vile, it is your choice what to do with it. You can choose to drink the poison and let it kill you; you can pass the poison on to another person; or you can set it down and walk away.
The hatred and fear in the world must stop.
The blame must stop.
The retaliation must stop.
Am I being unrealistic? Is it unrealistic to think that every human on Earth could use more love and positivity? Is it unrealistic to believe humans have a choice in how they handle the life they are living? Why are we more willing to add to the pain and hate of the world than add love and healing? I think the attitude of, "I cannot make a difference" must end.
Does a pebble thrown into a pond create only one small ripple and nothing more? I do not think I am being overly optimistic when I say we can change the world. However, it will take work. It will take seizing every opportunity to choose positivity and love over negativity and fear. It will take tabling judgement of things or people you do not understand. It will take diffusing your own anger, fear, and negativity; choosing love, positivity and peace, whenever you can, which is always.
