I don’t have any answers, but I’ll try anyway.
In January, liberty of expression has been attacked and it was outrageous, it was unbearable. I could not work properly for weeks, let alone function.
This time, our free lifestyle has been attacked.
Fear is so palpable right now that panic movements already happened yesterday in Paris.
People are afraid, because nothing seems safe anymore.
It probably never was, but there’s a line between knowing and being confronted with the harsh reality.
Yes, I know about the atrocities isis committed in other countries, yes I weeped for those lost lives too, I wept for the raped women and children, the killed people, all in the name of a deity.
There is no ranking among tragedies, they are all despicable.
How do you react in face of zealots, in face of people who are convinced to act for the greater good? To rid earth from all perversion?
When perversion is going out with friends, dancing, eating out, not marrying, loving freely, as a woman being the equal to any man… in short : living.
I do not believe in any deity. Nobody is going to save us but ourselves.
Being a decent human being is not that complicated, just don’t hurt others. That’s it. Nothing else.
it’s so easy, every kid understands that.
I wish people would be reasonable.
I wish they would not try to force their beliefs on other, especially not through murder.
I wish people would open their eyes and start caring about their peers and the environment.
I wish people would not kill.
What now?
We are left with a broken world, a world that has been broken in 2001 and that we can’t seem to be able to fix.
Love as hard as you can, spread kindness, spread reason are the only idealistic ways I found to live by, but I’m not going to lie, I’m afraid. I’m afraid of the racist backlash that will only worsen everything. I am afraid of war and loosing yet more humans. I’m afraid of religious wars, because we all know how bad the crusades were.
So I will continue harder to spread happiness through my work. To encourage love and kindness.
Because that is all I can do.
I suppose if we all do, maybe there’s some hope.
xx
Stéphanie
12 thoughts on “Mad World”
I’m afraid, too. And so sad. But I won’t give up to believe in the possibility that the good site of humans will succeed at last. And I will try to spread love, peace and happiness whereever I’m able to. And I will pray..
Positivity does the trick. I hope 🙂
I’m very angry. And I fear this will only serve to give the right-wing parties extra levers, and a reason to tell us that ‘we told you so’.
I see people calling out for war, while it is war that made this happen
I see people blaming the refugees, while these are fleeing exactly what is happening.
I see countries close their borders for humanity, but not for the weapon export.
I don’t mind religions, and don’t mind different opinions, I welcome discussion, diversity. And I’m going to hold on to that thought.
Yes, very true. Scary future.
All we can do is keep working on tolerance.
I don’t think the world is any different from what it has ever been, it’s just our perception of it that changes. The current “crisis” dates back much earlier than 2001. All we can do is change ourselves as we have very little means of changing others. We have that nice shiny varnish of civilization, but it’s very thin and hypocrit.
Yes the world itself has not changed, only our perception, or rather, it’s a reminder of some things that happen in the world.
But to then conclude that all is vain and pure hypocrisy is equally wrong.
There is a lot of good going on too and only seeing the bad makes as little sense as only seeing the good and ignoring the bad.
That’s just cynical and brings us nowhere.
I was shocked! Heart is full of pain 🙁
Why peoples lives with Devil in there minds? Why they done this? But this questions will never takes answers 🙁
Praying for humanity and peace!
Hugs to you!
There are plenty of reasons. The little ones mainly follow orders and hold the belief that they act for the greater good and will be thanked by going to heaven.
The leaders… well let’s say they opinions diverse. We can keep it at a mix of religious and financial reasons.
It is a tragedy and it is terrible that some people feel the need to go through such lengths for any reason. And we should weep the fallen but also continue to live fiercely.
Well said.
..I agree totally on spreading love & kindness..love as much as you can and learn as much as you can with an open mind (not dates, battles & geography..even that) but about what surrounds you because usually what we don’t know or understand frightens us..tollerance is comprehension
Thank you for your words
“So I will continue harder to spread happiness through my work. To encourage love and kindness.
Because that is all I can do”
c’est la meilleur réaction
pas de haine pas d”‘amalgame répondre par l’amitié la paix l’amour le partage
tisser des liens agir ch jour
il n’y a pas de petites actions
tendre la main comprendre écouter
être vigilant mais actif
prier et agir
Super d’accord !
Si tout le monde pensait comme toi, on aurait une vie beaucoup plus agréable, comme les bisounours 🙂
(et aussi il faudra que je te commande un truc un jour, mais je n’arrive pas à me décider. Je salive à chaque fois que je regarde les macarons miniatures)