After three days of trying to hide from the world I had to reappear today. It has been a sad few days for me and a lot of my friends and family. I had a lot of hope and faith in people and that hope and faith took a big hit on Tuesday. I spent those three days of hiding writing and rewriting this blog in my head over and over again. I had so much raw emotion on Wednesday that I could not even begin to put my thoughts down without crying. I took comfort from my family and friends that felt the same way as I did. We all were sad for many reasons. So now I am going to give it a try and and try to keep my emotions somewhat in check....
Every four years we have a Presidential election and sometimes the republicans win and sometimes the democrats win, that is just how it goes. I think it is a good thing to switch it up with which party holds the office of president. It is a good thing to have different ideas and thoughts on how things are run. That is how America is run and what makes it great. The problem is no one will compromise anymore . It has become a my way or no way kind of world. We have lost the skill of listening to each other.
It is not about the lose of the election but my sadness about how it has become okay to talk and act so badly towards others. The fact that our now President-elect Trump ran his whole campaign on the hate of fears of people and people just laughed it off makes me so sad. The nonstop derogatory statements about women, Muslims, Mexicans, disabled people, LGBTQ people and other minority groups should not have been tolerated. And that saddest part about the whole week was hearing the justification of it. I really thought people were better that that. It is hard to teach our children to be tolerant and respectful of everyone when our President-elect Trump is not. How do you just forget everything he said and did and claim it is okay because you voted for change. I don't want a world where hate and fear are the change.....
Okay I will move on....
So now it is in your hands, all you people that voted for him and also the people who did not. Show me that the good in the world. Don't sit back and let hate and fear rule your world. Start seeing people! Be kind to everyone. When you see someone being hurtful step up and let them know it is not okay. Be tolerant of everyone. Walk away from the argument instead of inciting it. Start listening again instead of just talking over each other. Teach your children to be kind and that diversity is good. Prove to me and everyone that we are a good nation and not one full of hate....
Be Kind To One Another
Sharon
