Gratitude Blog # 17 (Empathy)
"Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness. It's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost. And that someone else's pain is as meaningful as your own. "
Barbara Kingsolver
Protests, and Boycotts, and Indignation, OH MY!
It's been an interesting week on social media to say the least. I've had some enlightening and frank discussions the past several days, on and off social media while trying to be relevant and gentle with my responses. I've grown exhausted of the divisiveness that plagues the online community in these times and I have decided that maybe an olive branch would be more effective than a two by four.
Luckily, the conversations I've experienced have remained somewhat civil, but with little to no concessions. What strikes me most is the Us versus Them mentality, but last I checked, we're sharing the same planet, country, city or town, or community. I'm not claiming innocence or pointing fingers at all, but I do want to see a change in myself and hopefully affect a change in others. It probably seems a bit ideological or naive but a little empathy is what we all could use right now. Instead of barriers, build a bridge of commonalities and break the hold of divisiveness that is being used as a weapon. It's time to challenge yourself to be a voice of reason.
As usual, thanks for reading.
Peace!
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I cant agree more on empathy..sometimes it is blessing sometimes curse
I feel the same way
truly said!! The more you want to impact the world, the less you have to think about others. In fact, the more you want to impact the world, the more you need to think about yourself.
So is life you care for yourself and makes life what better for yourself, sometimes we loose and sometimes we win, Kryptonia @mrlopez
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I agree with you and i like the quotes that you share they are so right.
Excellent post friend! upvoted and resteemed from kryptonia
@armandofd
That's true quote you don't need to see anyone, you just have to focus on what you are doing
Great!! Life is awsome!! Done by Kryptoni: @joefran12
Bright thoughts, but people have been at each others throats since Cain and Able. Only the Lord, the prince of Peace can bring us to the point where we can love one another, truly. upvoted
Thanks for sharing this lovely post