I wish I understood why we can't all embrace and love each other. In theory it sounds easy enough. I wish I undersood why we insist on playing games with each other, just can't seem to accept each other and why so much of life is turned into power struggles. I wish I understood why it is so hard to be kind to each other. The way we all treat each other sometimes just seems like a waste of time.
These are all theoretical musings really, and I know that there are many situations, motivations, emotions, theories.... But, sometimes it just frustrates me.
Tonight, I vow that I will strive to understand, accept, uplift, embrace, reach out and love. There are people that I find unlovable....I will try harder with them. There are situations that seem to be almost impossible.....I will try to be the one that spreads harnony and not discord. There are times that I don't see the other side....I will try be empathetic. Because in the end, it all becomes ridiculous. I would not want to walk this earth alone. I believe that my life is made rich because of the special people whose paths cross mine. I will try to find something worth loving in every one I meet. The truth of the matter is that we all have a story. We all have joy and pain in some measure. We all deserve to be heard and cared for. If nothing else, at the very least....we can be kind and gentle with each other.
I will endeavor to be a force of love because I believe the meaning of life lies in our giving to others. I will be kind. I will stumble...but I will get back up and keep trying...because life without love and the kindness and caring is simply to frightening to even imagine.
"We restore the holiness of the world through our loving-kindness and compassion. Everyone participates. It is a collective task. Every act of loving-kindness, no matter how great or small, repairs the world.
All those ever born have shared this collective work since the beginning of time."
~ Rachel Naomi Remen
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