Sometimes you just have to throw words on paper (or in this case, on a computer), without regard to how it might sound to others....Enjoy?
There is no
greater feeling than being moved by words so much so that as paragraphs pass
and pages turn, one’s level of empathy towards a situation in which he was
previously unaware confounds in him deeply until he is living in the shoes of a
person thousands of miles, multiple generations, and a sea of languages apart. There is no greater gift than being able to
universalize a cause through the use of words; words which can be readily
accessed, and thus from which, emotion can subsequently be derived to fill a
void that one was never aware existed.
The power of striving to understand that which does not apply to one’s
own life is what connects individuals in remote and deserted areas with those
who call the world their playground.
It’s what connects the bigoted conservative to the close-minded
liberal. It’s the purveyor of excuses
for murderers, thieves, and militants, no matter which side of the war they
fight on. It is the creator of sympathy
and compassion. It supports the logic of
the cliché saying, “Everything happens for a reason,” by instilling reason into
traditionally nonsensical acts. It is
the idea that even the most violent and corrupted enemies were once the same as
you and I. After all, we are all born of
the same blood and fabric, varying just slightly in the composition of our DNA.
Where then,
does evil lie?
Is it instilled
in the heart at conception, or does it appear over time when one’s upbringing
becomes a one-sided battle against adversity and hopelessness?
One should love
thine enemies, for inherently, they are no different than you or I. Nor are the white man and black man any bit dissimilar. The same can be said about
the Jew and the Buddhist. Or even the
rich man and the vagrant. It is when we
decide to find differences among all that connects us, that evil and hate shine
their ugly faces. But remember once and
for all, whether colored, conservative, gay, obese, short or dim-witted, we are
all the same. We are simply victims of
our own circumstances, and for that very reason, no one holds any claim to life
above that of any other man.
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