One Step at a Time

Human rights are for everyone.  Every single person on the planet has a right to live a life free from war,  violence and fear.  No one has a right to threaten, abuse, rape, or kill another.  Nothing should cause one person or group of people to hurt another, not race, religious beliefs, nationality, gender, or anything else. Ever.

It's pretty talk.  They are the right words.  They are the right words to say we believe so that we are acceptable to others. They are the words we spout cause we think they are the right ones to say.   But, do we really believe them in our hearts? Do we live them? Do we teach them to our children?

We try to out dress, outperform, outdo each other. We bully people who are different yet we idolize people for being wealthy, or outrageous such as Snookie or the Kardashians.  We watch "reality tv" such as Real Housewives, Basketball Wives,  The Bachelorette, Jersey Shore, Teen Mom and more.  We happily discuss these shows and people and their antics over our $6 cup of coffee.

We battle over what is right and wrong.

We condemn gays and lesbians for wanting to make a life, get married, adopt unwanted children and give them loving homes.

We tell women who have been abused and raped that they have no control over their bodies.  They can't take birth control or have abortions.

We cut and condemn healthcare benefits, Medicare and Medicaid, thus denying those most in need of the most basic health care. Yet, we go to the doctor for every scratch, sniffle and cough.

We throw out tons of food daily. We waste fresh water with leaky faucets.

In the meantime, there are children who go days without food and don't know what fresh drinking water is.  People who have no medical care.  No bed to sleep in.

They are hungry.             

                Sick.

                                Sad.

                                                Cold.

                                                                Fearful.

Let's stop judging. Let's stop carping.  Let's stop bullying.  Let's stop competing to be the best dressed in the biggest house with the fastest, snazziest car.

Let's stop bickering and killing each other over whose religion is the right one.

If we take this wasted energy, this wasted time, and lives and turn them around to do something good we can:

Feed the world

                Provide healthcare to those in need.

                                Provide shelter and clothing  to the homeless and cold.

                                                Provide safety and security for those who live in strife and fear.

We can change the world. 

It begins with one step.

Changing ourselves.