so recently i have had an experience that has rocked me to my core...
and i am thankful for the strength in which i possess in myself and my beliefs.
in light of recent events that have happened in our communities...
the one that surrounds us directly and then the human community in which we live.
it is the issue of human rights...
i feel the need to stand up for humans of all shapes, colors, sex, and sexual preference.
it hurts my soul that we as people feel the right to take away certain civil liberties from others because we simply don't agree.
sadly enough this experience came from facebook...oh how silly this may sound to some but it was something that truly stunned my core.
on national coming out day, i chose to lend my status as a platform for support by offering up my suuport and love in the freedom for those who have felt afraid to do so until now...to come out. in a safe place. the way the world should be.
and maybe i am jaded in believing that i should be able to offer support without others opening their mouths or in this case unleashing their fingers and assulting a simple message of love and support.
personally i see people saw things on facebook or other public forums, and these are people that i care about, i might have a difference in beliefs or values, but none the less, i make the choice to keep my mouth shut and not be a contributor to the problem. this is one thing that i pride myself one, i do not and never will choose my friends or leave my friends because our beliefs differ. i love them all dearly and i respect their opinions, that is part of what makes them human, however even if i disagree with them i don't find it necessary to engage in a belief war... this however was what happened to my "status."
a friend of mine, who i love dearly and i will not name names because that is only fair. please do not misunderstand me readers...i have nothing but love and respect for the person involved in this "war" shall you.
this friend of mine took a message meant from a place of love and support and took their opinions and broke it. in words that were beyond hurtful, especially under the circumstances. it was not a place that opinions were to be uttered. this friend of mine thought that we had the same beliefs and values of non-hatred and equality, which after all that happened was very apparently not true.
this friends words were so offensive, that other friends of mine stood up to say that the person in questions was out of line and beyond inappropriate...
i cannot express the hurt that was caused by these words.
as i write this though i must remember all though i was hurt by the words that were uttered by this friend of mine...
i must forgive.
and move on.
all i can ask is that before we open our mouths and tempt to play with fire...remember you will get burned.
there is also a time and place for everything and although we might not agree with they way that others feel and believe...we need not say everything we think.
bite your tongue.
and count your blessings.
happy reading.
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