*sigh*
I have this crazy idea about the world, and I can’t quite figure out how to spread it around correctly.
My idea is that those rich people- the ones who live in real big houses and have more then a couple cars- will downsize and give the extra money to those hungry people. And that nobody will get real mad and upset with anyone- they’ll know what’s really important and what’s not. Everyone will say nice things to each other instead of hateful things, and they won’t say hateful things about each other behind their backs either. And maybe they would discover that it’s more important to just give, then it is to decide who is worthy of a gift.
I want to forget about who deserves love and who deserves hate, which ones have paid their debts to society, and which one’s actions are unforgivable. Who gets a prize for working hard for the things they have, and who deserves nothing because they got a free ride.
I want to remember that Jesus died for everyone. Everyone that ever did anything really mean, Jesus died for them, not “even though” they didn’t deserve it, but because they didn’t deserve it. And I’d also like to remember that I didn’t deserve it either.
I’ve been kind of distant for a little over a month. Both physically as I’ve been travelling and spending time away from home, and mentally as I’ve been focused mostly on God.
I was in Mississippi for a week on a mission trip to work on houses that needed repairs, then I was at Creation, a Christian music festival, and then I was camp counseling for two weeks at a church camp.
And what was the most important thing I learned? That we- people, on earth, just have to get along with each other. When someone does something we don’t like, if it’s no big deal and isn’t hurting anyone, we can just say “Whatever.” If it’s something that needs to be changed and reasonably can be, we can try to do so without getting angry and losing our tempers, and without hurting anyone, even if we think someone deserves to be. And since that’s not always easy to do, we should forgive each other, and ourselves, when mistakes are made.
Everything is just so great when nobody gets mad and nobody says hateful things, and everybody says “that’s ok, it’s no biggie,” when someone makes a mistake. And if when things go wrong for everyone, it brings them closer together instead of farther apart.
And that’s the crazy idea I have for the world, the one I’m trying desparately to figure out how to spread correctly. What can say that will make someone else understand? and want to do it too? How can I change the mind of someone who might already be feeling anger and hate? and also important is how can I live this idea? How can I live it so well that I’ll be a good example for someone else? That it’ll be so strong as to be contagious?
It seems to me like a lesson in patience and hard work.
July 28, 2010 at 11:51 pm
well, the first part of your idea about the rich giving to the poor is called communism. Unfortunately, while it looks good on paper, unltimately it doesn’t work very well because we are all too human. There will always be people who want more or who think they deserve more or who are stronger & will just take it.
the second part of your idea about not getting mad/upset w/each other is a very good goal to have. but don’t forget that being mad/upset is a normal human emotion. it’s not as important not to get mad/upset as it is to be able to control your emotions and make them constructive rather than destructive. (Even Jesus got mad!)
as for how to get others to follow your plan, your example is the best way to get spread the idea. but don’t forget that you are human too, you must expect to make mistakes & be ready to forgive yourself.
August 15, 2010 at 5:53 am
I think you are truly inspired and I wish the same things. You’re words are a strong enough example to pissibly effect a change in me. Thanks