Have you noticed? The world’s in a place where we’re always expected to choose sides now, no matter what. After three long years the narrative of a viral pandemic still has not ceased, however there is a perhaps deadlier “dis-ease” that preys on humanity now.
It’s called “you’re-either-with-us-or-against-us”. Right before our eyes, this plague is dividing and slowly killing society. As long as we force each other to choose sides, and then attack each other for those choices, there will never be any meeting ground for healing and building. Society will constantly be stuck in a state of tearing down, doomed to a fatal downward spiral.
Imagine a time in future when aliens visit Earth, a beautiful place lush with flora and fauna, but strangely void of other life forms. In their exploration of this lovely planet, they come upon a huge headstone that reads:
“Here lies Humanity. Sadly, they killed each other with their out of control egos.”
Personally this is not a future vision that I want to see manifest. As Rumi said,
“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right doing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about.”
Yes, together we could make the choice to meet there. Imagine everyone on the same side, a unified commitment to constantly see, evaluate, and discuss many points of view, without judgement or a need to have it all their way or attack. It would be a beginning.
Currently our world is suffering from a massive lack of respect and reverence. If we as individuals cannot commit to making peace with each other, why would we expect to have leaders who do?
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr.
“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.” ~ Jimi Hendrix
“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.” ~ Albert Einstein
“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” ~ Mother Teresa
“If everyone demanded peace instead of another television set, then there'd be peace.” ~ John Lennon
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” ~ Dalai Lama
© SL Hart 2022
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