I've written before about opinions and the overwhelming power that people put in
their own, and still to this day, people amaze me. There's a lot going on in the
world around us and a lot of things that are out of our control and a lot of
history in the making. Some may say it's Armageddon and some may say it's
the beginning of a new era. Either way, you have today and today is all that you
are promised. So why in the hell are you going to waste it complaining on social
media about a new law that doesn't affect you and a shooting across the country
that you are probably being fed false information about day in and day out? I
get that everyone reacts differently to change, but how does that give you an
excuse to act out? Is your opinion more than mine? Is your life more important
than mine or his or hers? No.
We are equals and in no way shape or form does that give you the power to judge
others. Be kind, love, be patient and be true. If you don't agree with what is
happening, do something progressive to change it or to influence the way others
think in a positive way. While negativity feeds negativity, smiles are
contagious. There is a way to express your opinion without trying to shove it
down people's throats (which is kind of what I'm trying to do here).
Please, please, please think before you act. Don't post a photoshopped picture
on Facebook to make an ignorant point about a current event that you know
nothing about. The sad thing is, not many of us know a whole damn lot about
anything these days. Things change, stories change and media exploits things
beyond our imagination. It's like any relationship advice you've ever gotten.
Ever. Whether it's a bully or ignorance on social media, far fetched news
stories or a girl getting smart with you at the grocery store, when you ignore
them and they stop getting the attention, they will stop.
We can't erase ignorance, but we can try- just don't feed the fire.
Yes, a man that killed many people was protected. Because first thought is that it would honestly take a lot for me not to be standing outside as he walked to the police car and shoot him too. Justice will be served if you calm the hell down and have faith. Hard to do, yes. But that's only because you and the media are putting
way to much emphasis on the out of the norm cases. You don't see people talking
about the instances where individuals got what they deserved, because that's not
as important and it doesn't cause as much ruckus, it doesn't give media something to talk about and to get paid for. You and your reactions to these situations are
spiraling this whole thing out of control. Just calm down and everything will be
okay. And if not that's okay. It's not the end.
It's not about you. Stop being the victim. There are a very small amount of people, if any, intentionally putting you down or trying to make your life a living hell no matter what age, sex, race, ethnicity, etc. you are. If you think they are, then you might be taking it a little too personally or they probably don't know what the hell they're doing. Stupidity feeds stupidity but smiles are contagious.
Just because someone doesn't think about how their actions affect their people,
doesn't give you the right to play a victim. Get up, brush your shoulders off
and God bless their heart. Don't be too busy to put thought and effort into your
own life and to stand up after you've been put down. Don't take it personally
because no one really cares. It's up to you to carry the weight of that pain or
personal attack, you may feel, or you can throw it down and stomp over it on the
way to the top. It's not personal, it's not about you. We are all equal. You are
not entitled. If you want to see this in your everyday life, start with
yourself.
Listen people, you may be wondering about my rant here, but this is something I
am in awe of in our society. I've had this passion since growing up. I don't
know if it was my mom telling me "If you can't say anything nice, don't say
anything at all" or "kill 'em with kindness" or what, but I literally just don't
get why we can't just love each other and work as a team to be the best we can
be. Yes, this is just my opinion. So no, you don't have to agree and that's
okay! The only thing we can count on is within. If you are true to yourself and
exemplifying the life of a loving person to others then that is all you have to
worry about, folks! That's literally all! Once we start figuring that out, we'll
be a hell of a lot better off than right now. God bless.
