I’m concerned about the great divisions between us, from
politics to religion to violence. All
great teachers have tried to teach us that we must learn to truly LOVE each
other, to know we’re all one. That means
I work to love the man who shot people in the Colorado theater. I have to work to love the people who spew
hate. I have to learn to love people in
prison, to learn to love those who have been coerced into gangs. I have to love the homeless, no matter what
the reason for their homelessness is.
That’s the tough stuff, the stuff that’s so hard to learn. Yet, I don’t know any other way we can
overcome all the diversity. Just
love. Only love. Jesus taught this. As did Buddha. And MLK.
And Ghandi. It’s the underlying
teaching of all religions. Can we
begin to focus on love?
I think that is wonderful and it can be hard to learn to love those, that seem to be unlovable. But almost every religion teaches forgiveness and it doesn't say forgive those that deserve it or ask for it. Love is the same way, you can't truly love until you learn to love people for who they are. Does not mean you accept their evil ways, it means you love them in spite of it. Its something I am personally working on. The way I do it, is I hate the evil deed, but love the person, I forgive, so that someone will forgive me for my human faults.
ReplyDeleteHate, judgement, prejudice- these things take so much energy. Love is so easy and deserved by everyone. I try to find joy everyday and make sure I'm surrounded with people who love me.
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