War, Famine, Plague, Pestilence ...
Somehow we know we've heard this before...
As I said in a previous post, we are in the midst of a Civil War. We are also at the dawn of a world war.
If we don't re-learn to live as communities instead of armies, we will have nothing left but ashes. The Earth knows when to cleanse itself and it cleanses itself with fire! Before the ashes there comes a divide...
Divided we Fall
It isn't difficult to find what divides us...
- Religion
- Politics
- Culture
- Color
- Gender
- Gender Identity
It is difficult to accept what unites us ...
We all live on this little blue marble together. We must all breath clean air and eat wholesome food if we wish to survive. We all need clean water to drink. War, famine, pestilence and plague kills us all equally.
Why should it matter if Adam and Steve want to be married? What does the color of my skin or the God I follow have to do with the color of yours or the God you follow?
Often, I hear the argument, "I want my children to grow up 'right'."
My children are Christian, I am Universalist. These are different faiths with different beliefs. Both my children and I believe that a person should be free to live the ideals s/he chooses to live so long as they don't force those ideals on another.
We are not so different. LIVES MATTER ... BLACK, BROWN, RED, WHITE, YELLOW, ALL LIVES MATTER. When we celebrate and share life, we stop focusing on being better. Without the hate we come together as a stronger and more fruitful people.
As always, I Steem for my kids...
Original photos by me.