Recently, after brief conversations on social media where I defended what could be called liberal points of view, a couple of people chose to unfriend me or even block me.
It made me pause and want to reaffirm my preference for togetherness over differences.
These are highly emotional times where things tend to become more and more black and white, all or nothing, us against them kinda vibe…
If you read this you have known me for quite some time and you know that I don’t shy away from expressing my opinions but I always put the human connection first; no matter what.
As much as I firmly believe in individual rights for all, freedom of speech, sacred unalienable equity for women, social fairness and absolute respect of minorities I also believe that any person I get in touch with is like a neighbor: we may not see the world the same way but we live on the same piece of land and ought to make it work in a civilized fashion.
Add a little love to that and life becomes a lot sweeter.
Because at the end of the day, we might have different polotical inclinations and we might defend opposed rhetorics so much that we feel estranged to each other at times but the bottom line is that we share much more humanity and similarities than we have differences…
The bottom line is that no matter whom you vote for, I’ll fight for your rights alongside mine and I’ll be there in time of duress if I can give a hand.
And I believe you would too.
In my world we reach for the same basic joys and we grieve with the same tears.
We have the same red blood.
We love our pets silly and we hope for true love.
We wish the best for our loved ones and we watch the same sunsets and we get to the end of our lives facing the same Great Unknown.
If we want to live a good life we need a certain degree of comfort and peace and safety, and that’s universal. We make the choices we make because they seem to be the safest ones.
Yes, there are some individuals or groups standing at the very ends of the spectrum and interestingly, all radical extremists seem to share the same behaviors and display the same outrage (beautiful paradox isn’t it?) no matter what party they refer to, and they look alike to me from where I stand.
But over all, I know so many good people from all walks of life, that I choose connection over division any day.
We are constantly nudged toward division, ostracism and rejection of what is not like us and that benefits a very few, actually.
Globally, as Earthlings, we all need to get along and to make room for each other, and to preserve what we pass down.
Not only it is best for all of us but life is simply more juicy that way.
Nobody wants to live through war and devastation. Nobody wants to be subjected to hatred and violence.
Everybody wants a safe place to live and thrive, and to call home, and that starts with each of us willingly putting togetherness before differences.
Not always easy.
Even less so in times such as now when so many voices clamor for attention and claim to hold some kind of truth; but we always have the choice to remember that deep down, we are made of the same stardust and aspiring to shine.
Don’t forget.
Love and Light
💙💙💙
Emmeline
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