I think all this bombing and killing is just like all this bombing and killing from years past. However, the true change is how well it is being used as both a motivator and as a method for detracting us from the even more serious issues.
We argue.
We end up arguing with each other on side issues. Those issues that are tangentially related to the problem of the day, but in no way address the greater issues that truly threaten our lives and the lives of those we love. We argue about side issues that have little relevance to our planet and the obvious negative impact we are having on it.
I know I can yell as loudly as you can.
I can wave my arms and flip you off too.
Yet I don't feel guilty of perpetuating hate. I don't feel guilty of casting your side as the side of evil and mine as a righteous and beyond reproach. We have all made mistakes.
I reflect. I reflect on my actions and my group's actions. I point my finger inwards and tell those in my group when we have crossed the line. I walk away from them when they have gone too far.
I have left groups too. I would rather be alone than with others who do not embody the qualities that I feel help make us great and maintain our character in a positive manner. I am not proud of this behavior, nor do I normally even give it much thought. It is just who I am.
When I leave this earth, I hope I don't have time to reflect on any of this. I hope to part quickly and not think about all those answers which were blowing in the wind keeping themselves out of reach of the masses who seemed only to see the scatterings of disconnected pieces.
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