I had a rather upset stomach earlier. It could have been the sweet potato fries, it may have been that I did a lot of driving today, or it may have been the fact that I can't seem to comprehend why people have such a hard time accepting and loving one another.
You see, I went to a great family party today. Nothing too crazy. Everyone was happy, mellow, loving and accepting of one another. It was beautiful. Children played, adults laughed, memories were shared. On the way back from the party I had to drop off my Mom. We got into a wonderful conversation about our views on faith and religion. We both came to the conclusion that respecting, loving and caring for one another, as human beings, is the most important aspect of any form of worship. That is the best example and that is the best thing to teach our children. Well, that with a little fear of the unknown and respect for elders. So, I felt rather good after dropping her off. My daughter was happy, I felt at peace and I came home to my husband who had been working all day. It was so great to see his face.
As I settled into the routine of making dinner, unpacking the car and so on, I decided to check the news on the internet and see how my Facebook friends were doing. I opened the laptop, logged onto MSN news and the first thing to pop up is a speaker who offended people and was extremely harsh, the second is about a poor Mother who was asked to leave as a den mother for being gay, the third was about people who abused their children and the list goes on and on. So much anger and hate. So much bigotry and malice. So much greed and envy. It literally made me sick to my stomach. As I looked at this I could hear my daughter asking for me and I felt even sicker. How can you protect a child from such awful things? How can I, as a person, deal with all this malice? It was rather disheartening. It was rather sad. Unfortunately, it was rather real and raw.
I finished dinner, managed to get the wee one to bed before nine and decided I needed to relax. Hot shower. The best remedy for anything. I appreciated the water as I realized that there are so many without water. I appreciated their sacrifice as I indulged. I felt guilty. After the shower, I realized that I had to write. Not for any other reason than to find a sounding board. So here I am.
After this I am going to bed. I am going to pray for better days, for the health of those I know and those I don't. I am going to ask for tolerance and peace. I suppose when I ask the question, "what is it that I can do?".... there is the answer. I can pray, meditate, ask, seek and never stop trying. I am a Christian, not a very good one, but I am. So I will say this.."Love one another as yourselves. Love your neighbor. Do this." .
Love one another..that could possibly change the headlines when I open the lap top tomorrow...
-Blessings..no really..Blessings...
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