We will be fine as long as we do not let fear rule us.
Out of fear comes anger … that manifests as violence and hatred to promote intolerance.
Where there’s intolerance, creativity, beauty and abundance is stifled and we are all collectively impoverished, living lives of less than the lowest denominator.
To be on guard to take protective cover is one thing but to have fear limit us is another.
It takes courage to stand up against those who use fear as their weapon with use of violence.
How do we overcome this? Get depressed and go numb? How does that help?
The current news really make you think about justice, freedom and peace. And more you find out, more you realize that the enemy is not out there but within. More often than not, it’s homegrown on this land where there is intolerance, prejudice borne out of ignorance and self-hate masked as extreme patriotism or fanatical rhetoric favoring separation and exclusions rather than unity, inclusions and tolerance for diversity.
Sometimes a total shift of perspective and placing oneself in the other’s shoes …& think back on words of great peace workers.
Why do we have weapons that can hurt and destroy amongst us? Why is mentally and emotionally disturbed people, people with malice and intent to harm, able to easily purchase guns in this country?
In my old/home country, only people with guns are either the peace officers (legal possession) or the gangsters (illegal possession). If no-one had guns, then no-one needs guns.
Am I too simple minded? Why is it so complicated to protect innocent lives? We create our own hell, our own imprisonment. Why?
So anyway, rather than have the recent news of violent actions and words make us feel hopeless, why not use the opportunity for us to firm up our purpose. Why are we placed on this planet? So that we can hate each other and destroy it ? OR? All these doctors both medical and philosophical (MD’s & PhD’s) and religious leaders and cultural setters always talk about the secret or key to happiness – that being – purposeful life. Why not pursuit of happiness = pursuit of peace. Peace within and out; all around infectious contagious abundant love and peace. It’s not all soft and easy fluff but quite challenging to lead a purposeful life of peace when we sometimes feel the opposite – all those human emotions covered in the Yamas. Here again, yoga to the rescue.
