I’ve been thinking – that slow kind of nagging thought that sits at the back of your brain, not totally sure of its source or specificity, and then BAM! – it hits you.
There is not necessarily a common denominator to this kind of nagging, but then it hits me like a ton of bricks! Then I imagine that there must be at least 100 other people out there who are having that same kind of nagging, so do me a favor – imagine with me for a moment.
You’re going through your life: you may or may not have a job with insurance benefits; you may or may not be financially independent; you may or may not be homeless, but what I’m sure of is that your life feels unsettled, that there is unrest in the air!
Most people who have average intelligence look for a reason within their surroundings that would help explain the source of their angst. It probably does not take a whole lot of thought. It would appear that there is unrest in many peoples’ lives for a variety of reasons. Not to mention our country or, for that matter, the world.
The next step is to find someone or something to be accountable other than ourselves, because try as we might we are unable to take care of this unrest all by ourselves.
It is not only easy but convenient to lay the responsibility for this unrest on someone else’s door step. That door step, when considering the problems that plague our country, generally is the steps of our country’s capital. Because history has shown that ultimately our country does rise to the occasion.
Well, we all know how far that has gotten us so far. (NOT)
What has happened is that this attempt either to make the government more accountable, or to make it less accountable, has only made us more fractious as a government and as a people. It has inhibited our ability to communicate in a way that allows functional, productive, responsible adult conversation.
Now, I must say there are groups, the Democrats, the Republicans, the Tea Party, and now the Occupy Wall Street-ers who on the surface have their own united message (but again, NOT). Each one of those groups (and personally I do applaud a couple of these groups’ general goals) have factions inside their own organization, so “What now?” I ask.
IMAGINE…….That beautiful song written by John Lennon, that for most people when they hear it, either brings a tear to the eye or goose bumps, which means intuitively we know that those words in part are something to strive toward and to live by.
So let’s IMAGINE what it would be like: “There’s no COUNTRIES, nothing to kill or die for, no religion too” … A friend posted a You Tube Video of a young man named Emanuel, who sang that song like angel. And, as he told his story before singing, you knew he (and his brother) had experienced first hand what non productive, non responsible and lack of adult conversation and actions do for ourselves, our country, and the world.
Yes I did experience that BAM!……I challenge myself daily, and you too, to IMAGINE! Then live a life that only allows compassion, peace, understanding, and the willingness to do whatever it takes to treat each individual person the way we ourselves would like to be treated, no matter our station in life. So when we hear outrageous statements that are only meant to inflame, to walk away and come back when a responsible discussion can be had. Then imagine being kind always…
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