I recently went to the Convergence In Canberra for Gaza and to try and sway our government towards sanctions on Israel.
Recently I saw a YouTube clip regarding the surveillance of Palestinian people, and saw the drones that have guns on them, all cold hard machinations of war which hold Gaza in brutal genocide.
Afterwards I thought it was pointless to watch that because it was horrendous, and doesn’t lead us to any kind of compassion or caring for our fellow humans, who in this case are under extreme duress. It did not consider us as humans or love.
How could we consider heading toward peace, we must put our focus in a place of love for peace to prevail.
After watching the film I then considered my own feelings, the grief for what is happening, it is all-consuming.
The pain of what one nation does to another I have never been able to come to terms with.
There is so much hate in our world, and consider this, a baby does not hate, as the baby grows it is taught, and thus becomes separate from one group of people. Then he/she might become a soldier that can’t say no to their authoritarian rulers who have extreme ideology, which includes killing others to gain land.
If they are a sensitive type, they might burn their draft card and refuse as they will feel wounded in their own heart. It hurts our very being to have love in our hearts which is reserved only for our very own special people who might belong in the one church that we adhere to.
This is where our so-called love has become twisted. Love does not hold anyone out, it embraces all.
Having considered this, I went to Canberra and felt empowered by a common goal. Also walking with people who, like me feel the pain of watching Holocaust II being live-streamed.
We said never again…
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