Becoming the Change … ( 04 / 18 / 2013 )
Becoming the Change … ( 04 / 18 / 2013 )
Our times of tragedy are priceless . They remind us that life is so precious … They remind us that life is built on choices … They remind us that life is not a spectator sport .
Today , during our next collective time of tragedy , we can show all “ terrorists ” that we will not give in to their anger ; that we will not aid their cause by showing them our rage … Today , we can remind all would be violent criminals and corrupt politicians and teetering zealots that our ability to Care for them is FAR STRONGER than their cowardly acts of aggression or their rabid manifestations of greed or their arrogant words of condemnation .
Despite what these enemies would have you believe , you are not “ only human ” — Rather , you are HUMAN , and as such you are the one who chooses how you respond to tragedy … Responding with sadness and fear and anger is reasonable , of course , AND YET there is an equally reasonable alternative -- instead of attacking our attackers and thereby making their mission of misery complete , we can choose to fight back effectively ; by allowing their acts of hatred to inspire our deeds of Love .
In every one of our lives , there is someone especially in need of encouragement ; someone especially in need of a kind gesture or a caring word . In every one of our lives , there is something powerful we can all do TODAY to change the world for the better …
So let ’ s go forth TODAY and shatter the brittle walls we have built around “ our family ” & “ our friends ” & “ our religion ” & “ our country ” … Let ’ s set aside our need to be “ right ” and our desire for “ righteous judgment ” … Let ’ s remember something far greater than these things … Let ’ s remember our inherent Goodness instead .
Today is the last day many of us will have to Do something Meaning-full with our lives ; something courageous … something Loving … something Kind .
A smile to a stranger might save a life … A phone call to a friend might save a family … An act of radical forgiveness just might save the world .
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