We are different. Beyond the skin, bones and blood, we have the capacity to feel, understand what we feel and respond to what we are feeling, at a level beyond instinct and reflex. A capacity to emphatize. And as such the motivation to make change. The most powerful and simplest yet at times most difficult change is our capacity to love. This is why we are different, we choose to love, and choose not to love.
You've heard all the songs, "All we need is love" "Love can build a bridge" "Love conquers all" etc. All romantic and noble. Why don't we think it is possible, that love does conquer all, that love can build a bridge? We don't believe it. Not many do. We are prejudiced by our upbringing, economic levels, our wants and desires, our fears, our greed to fulfil our needs, our superstitions and beliefs and in some cases our ideals and aspirations. We cannot wholehearted unequivocally love. Not like dogs, wagging tails and all. We cannot truly love everyone. Despite all we can feel and understand we just cannot put aside our programming to simply care a little more for one another. We cannot change the world.
It's funny that our geographic boundaries define who we are in more ways than any other attribute. It's funny in a sad way. Kids can die because there's no food around, stuck in a vicious cycle because of lines on a map. Kids around me have no qualms about eating half a pack of fries and leaving the rest to rot in bins. It's funny in a stupid way. Yet we carry on like it doesn't matter, because our purpose in life has been defined, in fact predefined, by parents, government, society. We are manufactured to exist in a certain way. And to show love in a certain way.
There's a TV ad that goes "Why are we here? Maybe it's because of all the species on Earth, we are the ones with the ability to save them all, including our own." Why is this possible? Because we have the capacity to love. We can make the difference. Maybe no one just told us how, or there are too many voices are telling how. Pick one, go with it. Figure how you can change someone else life for the better. We are all suffering in some way, so there lots of opportunity to change the world and change your world. Let love lead the way. Be the tail wagging dog.
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