The whole of one man's reality is only that man's reality. A simple but powerful realization. An evolution of thought is needed in every corner of every corner of this Nation. Imagine if everyone came to the realization that we all live in our own version of reality and everyone else's is different, even if you live in the same house, work at the same place, have the exact same conversation or experience, what a revelation that would be. One person's Hell is another's Heaven One person's truth is another's lie. One person's propaganda is another's gospel. All of which could be reversed.
The great Men who found this Nation, after seeing some of the world's greatest horrors known to humankind, could see the importance of tolerance. The sentence "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. This was a brilliant statement, said by men who were on both sides of the Political Isle, who could take themselves out of the equation and see the importance of setting up a system that allowed all individuals the Freedom to live life how ever the choose to see fit. This powerful Declaration of Rights is the cornerstone of very area of our lives. The only truth that matters.
How would it be to let go of each other's differences of opinions, faith, religion, political views, wealth status or class status? What if we celebrated our similarities and took the time to learn about each other's differences and respected each other enough to be individuals? What if we realized that only I have the ability and right to control is myself? What if we stopped concentrating on what tears us apart and instead tried to find a similarly in what we also believed is important? Why does anyone of us think we have the right to say that the way we study Religion is the only right way? Why do we believe that everything we believe is the only truth that matters? Why do we believe that we have the right to try to force other's to believe what we believe and if that belief does not match that they are somehow misguided, mistaken and ignorant? Why do we as a People believe that we have the right to bash other's over the head with sarcasm, hatred and evil sentiment if their opinion is the opposite of ours?
I believe it is dangerous for a Liberal to mock someone who chooses to practice religion in what some may call a strange or fanatical way, just as I think is dangerous for a Conservative to mock someone who chooses to study spirituality rather than through an organized religion. I believe Conservatives should respect that most women want the ability to choose what they can and can not do to their bodies, reproductively. Just as I believe a Liberal should respect that a Conservative does not want Government the to force them to pay for projects and policies that they do not believe in. I find it amusing that a Liberal wants Government to be involved in everything from Insurance to Taxes to Environmental Protection to Health Care but does not want the Government to be involved in areas such as ratings on video games or breast feeding in public. I find it amusing that a Conservative does not want Big Brother involved in their daily lives but wants the Government involved in their freedom to practice Religion, banning stem cell research, outlawing Gay marriage, being able to stock pile guns and ammunition, and doesn't mind if the Government is wiring tapping individuals.
It is fatally dangerous to the entirety of this Nation and for all it's Peoples to be intolerant of each other's differences. It is wrong for a Liberal to consider themselves as intellectually evolved because they may or may not allow the trappings of a church to tell them what to believe and how to live. It is also wrong for a Conservative to believe that they are superior beings because they have money, feel that they are of a higher class of humans and or that they are entitled because they may have been luckier than the next guy.
To be tolerant of each other's inequalities, would be equal to a higher plain of existence, peace and connectedness. This is our only salvation as a planet. This is our purpose, our call and our duty. To give a hand up rather than a hand out, to realize that most poor folk have suffered from a series of devastating events and want to better themselves, to realize that we all have a responsibility to care for and support ourselves unless it is entirely impossible, would be a humongous step toward saving each other a lot of heartache. We all need to come up with solutions to our Countries problems rather than pointing fingers. If we all just realized that everything is just a matter of our own perspective and that each of ours is different and unique and that it is just what they are suppose to be, the world would be a much more peaceful place. We could then concentrate on what is really important and that is living each day like it is your last and that we each need to make it count. What do you want your legacy to be? An angry judgemental person who was always intolerant of everyones individuality or a peaceful being who understood the importance of being happy, compassionate and accepting?
