It is so difficult to remain peaceful and calm, with a spirit of serenity when there is so much hatred all around us.
I suppose it should be expected in the Kali Yuga that people become stubborn and ignorant, unwilling to care about anyone beyond his immediate family (and sometimes not even that).
Day after day we hear about random murder and hate crimes.
Why is it so difficult to see the common ground of humanity between ourselves and others?
All of humanity is my family and my heart is aching for the violence we are doing to one another.
Yesterday there was a shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. It appears that perhaps the gunman thought that Sikhs were Muslims and was attempting vigilante revenge for 9/11 on random innocent people. Sikhs are not Muslims and I hate that so many Americans are too dumb to know that. But even if they were, it is not okay. Killing innocent people, no matter their religion or lack of religion, is not okay.
Why does that seem to be such a difficult concept?
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/08/05/witnesses_tell_of_hostage_situation_at_sikh_temple
I suppose it should be expected in the Kali Yuga that people become stubborn and ignorant, unwilling to care about anyone beyond his immediate family (and sometimes not even that).
Day after day we hear about random murder and hate crimes.
Why is it so difficult to see the common ground of humanity between ourselves and others?
All of humanity is my family and my heart is aching for the violence we are doing to one another.
Yesterday there was a shooting at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin. It appears that perhaps the gunman thought that Sikhs were Muslims and was attempting vigilante revenge for 9/11 on random innocent people. Sikhs are not Muslims and I hate that so many Americans are too dumb to know that. But even if they were, it is not okay. Killing innocent people, no matter their religion or lack of religion, is not okay.
Why does that seem to be such a difficult concept?
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2012/08/05/witnesses_tell_of_hostage_situation_at_sikh_temple
I completely agree with you on this one and understand that feeling of hate. I've really built up a hatred for humanity over the years.It's something I am trying to break out of, because we can't put a fire out with fire.
ReplyDeleteThe shooting at the sikh temple, does completely baffle me. Killing isn't people isn't cool but SIKHS? I just don't understand how people can be so uneducated and just automatically assume that someone with brown skin and cloth on their head is a terrorist. :(