I think that in life we're all desperately trying to connect with each other by any means that we can; whether it be sharing a story with a friend, a smile, or striking up a conversation with a stranger. We want to surround ourselves with people to ground us, center us, guide us, and to help fulfill us - and whatever we feel our ultimate purpose in this life to be. I feel like most of us view people that would cause others harm as individuals doing just that, fulfilling their purpose to cause harm, but I disagree. People that maim and murder, in my eyes, are people that have lost the tools that allow them to connect with those around them the way they normally would. They aren't "programmed to kill," or "inhuman," they're doing the only thing they can to connect - to commit atrocities that bring the attention of the entire world upon them. In today's world it seems like the cry of a mother that has lost her son echos farther than the laughter of that boy while he was alive. We need to treat the disenfranchised, the sick, and the troubled, with kindness. We need to connect with those around us. We must stop using hate and violence to respond to those that are violent and hateful to us.
It's our responsibility to create and maintain an environment that supports and surrounds our fellow humans with love, and I believe this will only happen when we can see others without hate.
It's our responsibility to create and maintain an environment that supports and surrounds our fellow humans with love, and I believe this will only happen when we can see others without hate.
