Hate, Love, and Understanding
Okay, look. I understand that there are things in this world that we don't like. There are going to be several things that everyone views differently because there are billions of people in this world. We can however, change the way we do things in regards to dealing with what we don't like- and we need to.
Picture this: you are getting ready to order a taco and you are so stoked. Man, you freaking love tacos and you've wanted one all day. You finally place your order and wait for them to bring it to the table. Yay! It's there right in front of your face. You are getting so amped to put this beautiful thing in your esophagus- and out of left field someone comes and knocks the taco out of your hand stepping on it and crushing it into oblivion. What the hell stranger?! Then you see it- he has a burger tattoo. He looks you dead in the eyes and says, “I HATE ALL TACOS! I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU WOULD SUPPORT THEIR EXISTENCE. YOU ARE SUCH A WASTE OF HUMAN SPACE!”
Yeah okay- so first things first, why was this burger loving psycho hanging out at a taco joint? If you hate tacos so much why not just go to a burger place and stuff your face? Secondly, why is it any of YOUR business that this guy hates tacos so much?! You love tacos! How on earth does that even affect this guy?!
I know, it's so crazy to read, what a weird comparison, so exaggerated, blah blah blah. But no, actually it's not.
For the people that sit around waiting to poop in someone's cereal- YOU ARE THE BURGER GUY. Why not just let the taco lover be happy? Why do you need to hang out and try and convince people that love tacos that they are worthless?! Cool. Now you get my analogy. You're “that guy” NO ONE wants to be “THAT guy” I can't wait to live in a world where “that guy” becomes an extinct type of human personality.
So let's take burgers and tacos out of the equation and add some real life into the mix, ready?
Rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual, asexual and trans people.
Ha! I bet you either went “ooooooo!” Or cringed a little bit. If so maybe don't read the rest of this BUT I ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE READING BECAUSE VALID POINTS ARE GOING TO BE MADE.
I get it, I was raised Lutheran, baptized Catholic, with a Souther Baptist family. I know all about whipping the bible out to help point the finger that “______ is a sin” but I ALSO know that we were taught thousands of times over that “we are all born sinful and fall short of the glory of God” (side note: if you want to drop some religious argument, do not waste your time. I will not even respond) so if we are “born sinful” and “being gay is a sin” could it actually be possible that you CAN in fact be born that way? Why are we so quick to reject ideas that we can't answer because the bible isn't clear? I'm not even saying being BORN different is a sin! It's NOT. Most importantly, if you want to use scripture to make a point- use all of it. I'm very VERY positive that in the bible the ultimate rule e is “love thy NEIGHBOR as THYSELF” guess what? That means LOVE. That doesn't mean change, reject, condemn, or ignore- it means love. Also, to those of you that feel it SO IMPORTANT to protest events and scream that people are going to hell- did you know that “if you condemn someone to hell, you are also sending yourself there.” Interesting.
YOU CAN NOT USE SCRIPTURE TO ONLY MANIPULATE A SITUATION. IF YOU WANT TO THROW RELIGION INTO THE MIX, USE IT ALL NOT JUST WHAT PROVES YOUR ARGUMENT.
Next, I am so tired of comparing success. Caitlyn Jenner is a hero, okay? Because even though coming out as trans made everyone UNCOMFORTABLE and compare her to soldiers and all that jazz- think of how many lives she has saved. There are people that would rather kill themselves than live in a world that rejects them. They would rather die than live in a family that doesn't want them, or tries to “fix them”- I've even heard someone give an interview on a documentary that said his mom looked at him and said, “I can never love a gay son.” There is now a celebrity, in the spot light letting people going through it that IT IS OKAY to be different. There are people that will love you and accept you. That has NOTHING to do with what our soldiers have done for this country. That's like comparing apples to oranges. Do not ask me “what is wrong with America?!” Because gay marriage is legal and there are two well known trans celebrities. AMERICA has begun to open its eyes that love is love and near or far everyone deserves it.
Soliders have protected our country and deserve to be celebrated as well- not pinned against other success stories. The things people have gone through, seen, and done for our country is amazing- and I will never NOT respect them for what they've seen, what they've lost, and what they have done. We all need to wake up though and be happy for EVERYONE. All parties should be celebrated because look how far we have come! There is still so long to go, but once we take our blinders off and open our minds we can see that this world was not created by ANY force or spiritual presence to be filled with hate because of not seeing eye to eye and that we should just continue to CELEBRATE what we love instead of HATING PEOPLE and SITUATIONS enough to take it into our own hands to cause suffering.
So start with today. Every time you want to focus on something negative- don't let it consume you! Immediately think of what you love instead.
I will never NOT support love. No matter what anyone says or the stigma it leaves, I've never seen a problem with it and I never will. We need to stop hiding behind the pages of the bible that benefit us and read the whole thing. If you want to take it literally don't forget that you can get stoned to death for working on Sunday's, eating certain types of meat, your man can marry at least 4 women, and women have no rights whatsoever.
Oh wait… We don't like that… Better rethink the rest then, huh?
The challenge is to go back through all the years of things we've been taught and question how it fits into this day and age’s reality. Go on, give it a try.
Kisses & Love
Jess
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