PEACE, PLEASE

 

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."  Mother Teresa

I am growing weary of war and division. I am tired of the attitude and belief that anyone has the right to exclude, deride, make fun of, make war against, laugh at and basically exclude anyone because they look different or are different.

It does not matter what color you are: be it black, brown, white, red, or yellow. Who cares? Or why care if someone is gay, straight, bisexual, trans, or lesbian. Why is it anyone's business what sexual preference I identify with?

So what if you are Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Atheist, Agnostic, Protestant, Wiccan, or whatever?  Or if I am a banker, teacher, a ditchdigger or a janitor? These are simply labels, roles, titles and adopted beliefs

Basically, we are all the same in that we are all part of the whole. We are all part of the same human race.

Can we quit making war against each other?  Can we just please acknowledge that though we are all unique, we are still part of the whole?

We all have the same basic longings-to be loved and cared for, to belong, and to know we matter.  Suppose, instead of judging and maligning others, we embrace them? Suppose we make peace instead of war? Suppose we accept others as they are and wherever they are?

Peace starts with me and with you. It begins with letting go of stereotypes and prejudices. It begins with cleaning out our own house, and removing the board from our own eye, before we think it necessary to attempt to remove a mote from someone else's eye. I would love to know why we humans think it is our right to judge others for who they are, what they believe, what they wear and how they choose to live.

In order to have peace, we must all be willing to listen to others hearts and behold them as being a part of who we are.

Be peace and peace will abide.