The level of animosity these past few days is baffling to me..... The division between friends, the discord between family members, fights with neighbors..... I just don't understand it.....
How someone would be willing to let an election result destroy relationships they've had for years is beyond me. I also don't understand how you can disregard all aspects of the person you cared about on November 7th, just the day before, and now vow them an enemy because they didn't vote the same as you. If something like this uproots your entire relationship with another human being you once considered friend or family, it wasn't built on genuine love to begin with. Love doesn't mean having to agree on everything. And you don't walk out on someone because they don't think the way that you do. All I keep seeing as I scroll is "Unfriend me", "block me", "cut me off", "you're no longer a part of my life".... all I see is such hateful words being spewed from both sides and I'm just utterly disappointed in humanity.....
The fact of the matter is, not everyone is going to share your views, but that's not cause to go around hating each other. A person shouldn't have to Be exactly as you are or Think exactly as you do in order to be a part of your life. I have friends of many walks of life, and I would never minimize the extent of who they are as an individual, the soul on the inside, to who they voted for in one election. Nor would I throw out years of cherished memories over a difference in opinion. That is so unnecessary and rash.
I'm just over the hate..... my heart is heavy from this atmosphere of negativity fueled by anger and animosity towards others for simply clicking a button on one day in history that 4 years from now won't matter anyway. But I'll tell you what will matter, and have a lasting effect.... how we chose to treat each other during this moment in time. What example did we set for our children?
Change for the better is never born of hate. It's conceived in Love. And unity cannot come by way of division. It comes by way of compassion and understanding. And a willingness to sit down together at a table and share a meal. 'Whether you're both "meat eaters" or you're both "vegetarian", you should still be able to across from each other and be at peace. If you cannot do this, then you must ask yourself 'what within my heart prevents me from doing so and how do I correct it? Because it should never be a difficult decision to love others.
Put aside your differences, hug one another, move forward in love. Together, we can make tomorrow a better day.
Romans 14 MSG
- Brianna Carey ©
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