Last week our country was shattered by yet another senseless
massacre of innocent people. A gunman opened fire inside Pulse, a crowded gay
nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, leaving at least 49 people
dead in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. Gays have long been
targets of hate crimes throughout the world as have others as well. Heated
debates in Congress and among US citizens on gun control laws have been occurring
for years but as of late have intensified due to incidences such as this. Some
are calling for stricter laws while others insist guns are not the issue since
mass murderers will always find a way to maim and kill. The debate continues as
people seek to place blame and hold someone accountable. Was it a single
person? Did they have an accomplice? Was this the act of terrorists? Having a
target enables us to direct our anger at someone with the ultimate goal of
bringing that party or parties to justice. In doing so, we feel a momentary
sense of satisfaction having restored balance to society and on some level feel
a sense of power and control over our environment as well. Tougher gun laws,
more surveillance cameras, an increase in security personnel, and harsher
punishment for those convicted of such crimes are all considered possible deterrents
to these crimes. However, these only
provide a false sense of security for the root cause of such attacks is not
being addressed.
I live nowhere near Orlando yet on some level I must share
in the responsibility in this heinous act of violence perpetrated against God's
sacred children. And without intent to offend, I also extend that
responsibility to each and every one of us as well. Every thought entertained,
every word spoken, every action taken is energy, whether positive or negative.
And that energy extends throughout the world. The accumulation of every
molecule of energy produced by every individual across the planet culminates at
some time in some location and in some form. All of the anger, bitterness,
hatred, resentment, revenge, prejudice or disdain we have created in our hearts
and/or acted out against one other, is not limited to that moment in time nor
does that energy dissipate of its own free will. Energy is limitless, without boundaries.
What occurs in my home has the potential to impact others in the farthest
corners of the Earth. I have no control over it once I've put it out there.
It's like a dust particle in the wind: it will travel where it will, with no
influence by me or anyone else.
If any of us has ever:
~ Spoken unkindly about another (an individual or specific
group of people), deliberately hurt someone physically, emotionally,
psychologically or financially, taken our anger out on them and/or failed to
make amends, we are co conspirators of the Orlando tragedy.
~ If we have ever sought revenge on someone who hurt us or encouraged
others to get even with those who have mistreated them, if we have divided our
families, communities, or our country with inflammatory remarks or accusations,
we are co conspirators of the Orlando tragedy.
~ If we have held a grudge and chosen not to forgive those
who have wronged us, posted hate-filled or derogatory speech on social media, if
we have been disrespectful to family members, coworkers, or total strangers,
judged someone, or lied about another for our own personal gain, we are co conspirators of the Orlando tragedy.
Every act you and I commit sends the corresponding energy
out into the universe. Negative intensifies negative.
All the gun laws in
the world won't prevent another Orlando from happening when the root cause is
not how many guns we own nor the type of weapons that are available to us. The
cause of the heinous violence committed upon our brothers and sisters is a world
that is suffering from a extreme case of moral decay. A decay that stems from
the following:
1. A complete lack of respect for all human life. Mankind
has taken it upon themselves to relegate humanity into different categories of
worth and those on the lower end of the spectrum are subject to maltreatment at
the whim of the perpetrator.
2. Fear that propels humans to fight for control over one
another in order to preserve the self, their beliefs, and their ways of living
that differ from others.
3. Arrogance - a belief rooted in ego that denounces God's
authority and His Word and proclaims individual preferences as valid and
superior to that of the Divine's.
4. Lack faith in God that life is meant to unfold
organically rather than forced accordance with our requirements; that whatever
is in our life has purpose and value; to trust in a Divine Plan and a higher
purpose to each experience.
One does not have to believe in God to be a good person.
They only need to believe in the way
of God to live a moral life. That is, they must value all human life as equal;
respect and treat one another with kindness and dignity; accept and allow each
person their differences and uniqueness; forgive those who mistreated them,
whether deliberately or inadvertently; and to love without limits or
conditions. Only when you and I make the pledge in our hearts to live, not
merely preach, these qualities for all humanity will we ever see an end to such
senseless acts of violence inflicted upon God's precious creations. Until then,
we must all share in the responsibility for the loss of life in Orlando and
beyond.
I invite you to listen to a very inspiring song that
addresses how we can live more peaceful harmonious lives: Listen to God's Way @
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_P07K5G9qs.
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