How?! How do we make necessary changes to protect all of God’s children?

I live such a sheltered, privileged, protected life, and so do so many of us, but not enough…

As I read the words of Melissa Fleming in the story below, my heart breaks. It reminds me of how much more I wish I could do if I only knew how and likely was willing ot make the potentially likely sacrifices. How many stories like this, throughout history, must happen before we all come together? How are we living in the Twenty-first century and STILL unable to create peace in the world?

Once again, I ask as I often do, ‘why can’t we be friends’?! Why do we make ourselves enemies? Why do we make ourselves indifferent?

As I type that it hits me. We, in part, become indifferent not only from being desensitized through news, movies, and TV, but also because it is what we must do in order to survive. I mean think about it. As I have had many people in my life point out time and time again — not everyone can care about everything as deeply and passionately and we ‘should’ or as some of us do (or think we do). To care so much is costly and painful, especially when we feel powerless to change anything.

There are so many things to care about and change. Where and how to start? It can definitely be overwhelming!

We have polluted our plant, on the ground, in the oceans and the skies. We are constantly at war in politics within a country and between countries. People are constantly seeking shelter and what they hope to be a better safer life somewhere else, only to find they are unwanted and marked as illegal unworthy and a problem to be dealt with.

We fight over … well, everything! Faith/religion, food and various resources, who has what right(s) to do what and where, etc. It is never ending and has been since the dawn of creation it seems — although part of me believes, at least in communities, that doesn’t have to be true of the past, present or especially the future.

How can we come together and agree on at least the big things that matter, like not just human but ALL life and a balance therein?! Why does it seem this is not just hard but impossible?

I do not understand, and I likely never will. Can someone please explain?

I understand, to an extent, suffering and the vital lessons it often provides us and others; however, these large tragedies in life are so much more than just suffering — it is cruelty, and it should be avoidable! It is, as she so aptly described, indifference! If it isn’t happening to ourselves or someone we happen to give a damn about, it doesn’t matter past the initial discovery and possible disgust, but it SHOULD bother us beyond just that moment (if even then for some of us)!

I often am overwhelmed and cry for the hurt and pain throughout this world, and yet I feel unempowered to do anything. I am sadly just as guilty of immobility and I am ashamed!

We should be reaching out arms of love, not indifference, and certainly not war (although I understand in order to make a difference sometimes that is a ‘necessary evil’ as it would be termed), especially towards those too unable to help themselves searching desperately for safety.

I can’t, I just cannot express my deep sadness… How on earth do I make a difference and create change? I try to ‘be the change I wish to see in the world’, as attributed to what Gandhi implored for us to do, but I don’t know if it is actually doing anything…

When will we learn? When will we change?

It’s kind of funny I just wrote and published this prior to reading her article…

Anyway, God speed. May blessings pour out upon you and throughout the world ❤ ❤ ❤