You guys who have read anything that I have written know that songs speak to me. Today all I can think about is the line...there's something wrong with the world today and I don't know what it is. Can't remember anything more of the song than that and I have no clue who sings it. That being said it perfectly summarizes my feelings of late.
You have no doubt looked at your computer,phone or TV and seen the war going on with Chick-fil-A. I have always admired Chick-fil-a's adherence to their principles but when they speak out against a segment of our population in such a hateful manner I can no longer respect their position. And then to add insult to injury a picture is floating around of a sign in a Chick-fil-A claiming that they voluntarily removed the Muppet toys from their kids meals because of potential injury though no injury has occurred. I guess thou shalt not be gay and want to marry is more important than thou shalt not lie.
This situation has brought me to the realization that none of us have the answer to what is wrong with the world today. Not the baptists, catholics, buddhists, scientologists or any other religion. So here is my thought....maybe together living in a way that accepts all people and not only tolerates differences but welcomes differences in order to learn and grow from them is the answer. Maybe God, the Universe, the Divine whatever you call Him wants us to learn to live together with our difference in order to have a better world. Benjamin Franklin said "United we stand and divided we fall." And Aesop before him stated something similar. Maybe just maybe humans have been trying for thousands of years to understand this concept.
Ola, therapist extraordinaire, has told me hundreds of times that the Universe will continue to give us the same lessons over and over so that we can become experts on ourselves and have the opportunity to grow even more. I believe her theory 100%. I have seen it personally in my own life. Perhaps the Universe, the Divine, God is giving society these same lessons so that we can continue to grow. Our country was founded on the principle of freedom of religion yet this is the very argument used to promote denying civil rights to gays. The civil rights movement was a violent and painful time in our history yet human rights for all prevailed. So I ask you....are we just not getting it?
The song is Living on the Edge by none other than Aerosmith. Thank you to my smart 16 year old son Jackson for finding this for me.
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