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Please, Just Love. 

11/15/2015

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“Our global cry fest is leading us somewhere. It is opening us up to who we need to be now.” ~Marianne Williamson

What I found most upsetting, about the viral video of a deputy tossing a teenage student across the classroom floor at a South Carolina high school, was not that she was black and he was white. It was that the actions of both student and officer were actually debated by journalists and “experts.” The most disturbing part of a viral video, that showed a young Palestinian boy bleeding in the street, was not that some of the Israeli bystanders hovered over him yelling, “death to the terrorist.” It was that no one tried to console this 15-year old child as he screamed in fear before he died. What kills me, about the viral video of a crowd of men in Afghanistan stoning a young woman to death, was not so much that she was standing in a hole dug in the ground, with only her head exposed to ensure impact. It was because someone actually recorded
 it, and then posted it onto social media.
No matter where you are from – Guatemala, Nigeria, or Burma – there seems to be a lack of reverence for human life around the world. The violent acts that we hear, read, and see about almost daily are never justified. Never. Not just because she is black, or because he is just a child, or because she is a woman, but because we are human beings. No one story of mass killings and terrorist acts deserves more media coverage than another. I did not change my Facebook profile picture to reflect the French flag in a show of solidarity with its people, nor did I offer condolences for the lives lost in Beirut. Does it matter? I am outraged that any of it happened! Not just because of the image of bodies piled up at a university in Kenya, or because of the Syrian refugee crisis, or because of the 40+ students kidnapped and murdered in Mexico City last year. I am outraged because there seems to be a lack of reverence for human life around the world.

“An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind;” this was what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once wrote, quoting Mahatma Gandhi. He followed with, “it is immoral because it seeks to humiliate instead of win understanding.” I often hear similar sentiments in everyday conversations, sentiments that condemn a person or a group of people to suffering. I am not exempt from these sentiments either; it takes a conscious effort and a strong faith to show consistent compassion. But I will never claim to be an authority over the fate of others. My intention, always, even if challenging and difficult, is to connect and find common ground. We need to move past conflict, friends. We need to get over our fucking egos and our fears. We need to educate ourselves. We need to get curious about our differences. We need to intentionally build relationships with those deemed as “other” (a damning word if you ask me). We need to show mercy. We need to hold ourselves accountable for the lives we lead and the messages we send to our children.

There seems to be a lack of reverence for human life around the world. We need to love our fellow man. 
8 Comments
Lowell
11/16/2015 09:56:29 am

This is so spot-on, clear-eyed, truthful. Thank you Tracey.

"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly."

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Tracey
11/16/2015 02:48:51 pm

Thank you, Lowell. Thank you for your comment and for sharing that quote. We are all indirectly affected by the experience of one person, good or bad. This is not a big secret, and yet, it is the hardest thing to understand.

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Rochelle
11/16/2015 10:00:00 am

I read this.. I squinted to make sure I was seeing- what I read. I closed the browser slowly and pretended to go on with my day...

Even now hours later, I can't seem to articulate a response. I'm tempted to gather two of everything, climb the highest mountain and praying for rain (Noah)

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Tracey
11/16/2015 02:50:25 pm

Yours is a bright spirit, Rochelle. We need you to share your essence with others. It's what can be done now, while we wait for rain. Thank you for your comment.

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Shonda
11/16/2015 11:20:43 am

Powerful and spot-on! Can I repost this?

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Tracey
11/16/2015 02:50:49 pm

Thanks Shonda. Please, do repost! xox

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Natalie
11/18/2015 02:34:54 pm

Beautiful Tracey. Just beautiful.

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Tracey
11/19/2015 10:12:55 am

Thank you Natalie :)

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