Quite often, I have people question me
as to why or how I can say I promote peace when I get so fired up
about injustice. The thing is you guys, you cannot truly stand for
peace without standing against hatred. Yin/Yang etc. You see, it's
much like those in the army who fight for freedom. (Not that I'm
comparing their sacrifice to mine in any way.) I am constantly
fighting for peace, love and compassion.
Ironic, yes? (Fighting for peace, that
is.)
Couldn't I simply exude sunshine and
rainbows all day and hope people follow my lead? Not really. Because,
while I'm doing that, others are busy learning to sway good people to
their evil and not so well intended line of thinking. The squeaky,
noisy, rusty wheel gets the oil every time, my friends. Nobody cares
about that quiet wheel at the back of the cart just calmly turning in
a dignified manner and saying nothing.
I believe we just saw that principle in
action, didn't we?
Leading exclusively by quiet example
doesn't work because human nature doesn't work that way. We want fire
in our leaders. We want them to have the courage to speak up and
speak out. Loudly. And yes, we want a good example to follow.
However, if nothing is said or dealt with, example just doesn't cut
it. In fact, if history is any indication, leading by example alone
is a death sentence.
It doesn't even matter what they're
saying, we want our leaders to sound off.
Once again, we just saw that last bit
proven. Am I right?
Ladies and gentleman, this is my
conundrum.
I want people to exude peace, love,
compassion and all that's good. I want people to love and care for
each other. I want the world to be filled with random kindness and
unselfish sacrifices for the greater good. I try my best to do that
every day myself.
Unfortunately, in order for peace to
happen, we must first squelch the nastiness. And in order to do that,
we can't just wait and hope. We have to take action. We have to fight
for a better world. Because, let's face it, no-one is going to hand
it to us on a silver platter. The powers that be like being
the powers that be. It's working for them.
And oh boy, do they love it when we
roll over and do nothing. In fact, they love it so much that they
have spent decades studying us so that they can make us do just
exactly that without us even realizing it. They're so good at it that
we think there is actually a good side and an evil side, no matter
which “side” we're on, we think they other “side” is
brainwashed, when actually, we all are!
Societal manipulation is a science, my
friends and they have got it down pat.
So, I'm not always nice. I'm not always
peaceful, either. Sometimes, I give evil exactly what it deserves.
Call it a kick in the pants, a punch in the face or just a good
talking to. But in any case, if you want peace, you have to rise up
against oppression, bigotry, bullying and general hatred. You have to
speak up and speak out. You have to hit it right where it lives.
The powers that be don't understand
peace. It's not in their repertoire. If you want to get through to
them, sometimes you have to speak their language. Sad, but true.
Still, I'd rather fight for peace, freedom and justice than lose them
forever. (Or worse, fight for hatred and exclusion in disguise.) So there you go. There's your answer. Why do I come off so mean and
intolerant when I claim to represent peace, love and compassion?
Because someone has to take that stand.
Because someone has to make people aware of injustice.
Because someone has to point it out so people will notice.
Because if we aren't aware of the problem, how can we address it?
But most of all:
Because if no one does anything.... If
we all sit back, wait and see and take things as they come, well,
nothing will ever change.
So, you see, I can be the sweetest,
kindest, most tolerant, most compassionate person in the universe and
usually, I am. But unless I occasionally stand up and make that wheel
squeal, nothing will ever change. So, ya, it may be a bit ironic. But
I will fight for peace, freedom, compassion and justice, tooth
and nail every day of my life. I will not calmly wait and see while
the world falls apart around me.
Actions speak louder than silence.
And there is nothing, absolutely
nothing wrong with being enemies with hatred.
Get it?
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