Reject Hate!
Today, as one of the world’s largest military forces prepares to “invade” a virtually defenseless population, it is beyond disheartening to see the depths of hatred being embraced by humans I presumed were rational and decent. Unlike Love, Hate IS an emotion. While hate is ultimately an outgrowth of fear, fear rarely becomes all consuming. Hatred on the other hand can so fill one’s life that nothing else matters. It is this which we are seeing today. There is nothing within any ordinary human capable of destroying one’s own humanity like hatred. Hearing far too many seek to justify the literal slaughter of young children by dehumanizing those children is beyond disappointing, it is genuinely terrifying.
Once hatred is embraced, the only potential outcome is senseless destruction and suffering. There is, literally, NO good that can come of hatred yet today millions are fomenting it within themselves and inciting others to join them. Historically we’ve seen the result of hatred time and time again. Invariably it sows death and destruction. Hate is mindless and not only brings out the worst in humans, it makes some “humans” anything but human. I believe every human has been gifted a “soul” by the conscious Universe but I have come to see that it too can die as hatred grows like an unseen cancer, that destroys the very essence of human life.
There is no man or woman who can embrace hatred if they truly hope for existence after the death of our temporal bodies, hatred precludes one from existing beyond the here and now. Despite this truth, we see so many embracing hatred by claiming they seek justice when, in fact, justice is the furthest thing from their hearts and minds. Indeed, truth itself is a casualty of hatred. I’ve spoken many times of Volitional Ignorance, today it is appearing across our world as millions and their respective governments treat Truth as their enemy. Surely, Truth is the last and least interest of the hate-filled. To them Truth is an obstacle to be reviled and overcome, instead of the inherent saving grace that it is.
Hatred obliterates our humanity and hardens our hearts to humans who do not share a mindless embrace of hatred. In the Middle East and elsewhere there are those consumed by Hatred on “both sides,” meaning those who have also rejected the human notions of Truth, Justice, Fraternity and Compassion. Without such qualities can anyone truly be human?
It is all too unlikely we will ever be able to open the hearts, minds and eyes of those who have surrendered to hatred but we still have an important choice. We can choose to remain human, to remain faithful to Truth and Justice. We can choose to Love our fellow humans even if they have forsaken Love. Despite all else Love remains a verb. It commands us to comfort those who suffer, embrace those whose lives seem impossible to bear. We can still choose to show compassion, to offer aid to those in great need. Love alone is the one thing that can save our species, spare the lives of the innocent, and foster true and lasting justice. It is my hope and prayer that each of us chooses love, each and every day and find that more than anything else, it sustains us and preserves our humanity by feeding our very souls.