In times like these it seems nearly impossible to find the
light at the end of all the madness. I’m not going to write about recent
tragedies and my stance on them. To be honest I purposely don’t take time to
read into the details of these instances because it gets beyond depressing. I
keep myself closeted to the pain and sadness. It may make me seem unintelligent,
but it keeps me from being miserable.
I think about a time that would be more suitable for living.
Go back to the 50s? Spend my evenings in the soda shop drinking a milkshake, or
going to the drive in with my best guy. No cell phones to read the constant
updates of the world, never having to get burned by the bullying on the
Internet.
In theory it sounds fun. Then I put it into perspective that
those days had their problems as well.
Women were still struggling for equality, racism was even worse, and
recovering from WWII was stressful. In a sad reality all eras had their
downfalls.
We are just another generation to see tragedies and sadness;
the only difference is it streams constantly on our timelines and newsfeeds.
Our media is much more advanced these days, which makes things seem close to
home. Our presidential candidates use twitter, and our opinions flood our
Facebook’s quicker than a newspaper can print a copy of the front page.
I see many posts saying “Don’t Spread hate!” or “All lives
matter” does this sound familiar??? “Make love not war” and “Integration not
Segregation.” In a way History is repeating itself. The stories and situations
may differ, but the idea is the same. Our acceptance and understanding is
lacking as a nation. People post the blame where they see fit, but the problem
does not source from one type of person or profession, it’s an issue with
society as a whole.
We need to quit pushing the blame where it’s easiest or
where we find the most offence, rather, we need to take responsibility and quit
assigning responsibly to specific communities. Understanding all parties duties
and responsibilities to the issues at hand will go a lot further than screaming
racism or defiance of the law. Be mindful that articles we repost, and
statements we make will continue the thoughts and feelings depending on the
stances we choose to take.
I’m by no means saying we can’t have feelings or be upset by
events, but we have to realize we are continuing their massive existence in our
news and expanding the ideas that are construed because of them. Opinions are
going to continue, and we will continue to hate, but that’s life, we should
never place blame unless we understand we must take some of it on ourselves.
