Love and Respect
I am the mother who told her lesbian daughter to invite her girlfriend over for dinner.
I am the father who punished his son for calling you a fag.
I am the preacher who told my congregation that love, not hate, is the definition of a true follower of God.
I am the girl who did not learn the meaning of "homosexual" until high school but never thought to question why two men might be kissing.
I am the woman who argues (quite loudly and vehemently) with the bigots who insist that you do not have the right to marry or raise children.
We are the high school class who agrees, unanimously, along with our teacher, that love should be all that matters.
If you agree, repost this. Do it. You don't have to be afraid. You can handle it. You're stronger than you think.
I am making a difference. Hate will not win.
See, now if more people were like this I would not have such a huge problem with humanity as a general thing. Unfortunately people who believe and practise the values of love and respect (respect moreso, I don't expect most people to understand what love is) are few and far inbetween. The majority who would advocate for it remain silent as those against remain the loudest voices and so indoctrinated into their own ignorance, intolerance and disrespect for a species they, too, are a part of that it weakens what little faith I still have in the culmination of humanity. Perhaps "hate will not win" or perhaps the intolerance and hatred will lead to our own destruction. Being the walking contradiction of a cynical idealist I can't make up my mind. I guess time will tell. Till then, all rest in peace as night falls upon you again.
(sings along to music)
"Nothing is sacred when no one is saved. Nothing's forever so count your days. Nothing is final and no one is real. Pray for tomorrow and find you're empty still."
Squaring right outside 2,
The Lord of Shadows
I am the father who punished his son for calling you a fag.
I am the preacher who told my congregation that love, not hate, is the definition of a true follower of God.
I am the girl who did not learn the meaning of "homosexual" until high school but never thought to question why two men might be kissing.
I am the woman who argues (quite loudly and vehemently) with the bigots who insist that you do not have the right to marry or raise children.
We are the high school class who agrees, unanimously, along with our teacher, that love should be all that matters.
If you agree, repost this. Do it. You don't have to be afraid. You can handle it. You're stronger than you think.
I am making a difference. Hate will not win.
See, now if more people were like this I would not have such a huge problem with humanity as a general thing. Unfortunately people who believe and practise the values of love and respect (respect moreso, I don't expect most people to understand what love is) are few and far inbetween. The majority who would advocate for it remain silent as those against remain the loudest voices and so indoctrinated into their own ignorance, intolerance and disrespect for a species they, too, are a part of that it weakens what little faith I still have in the culmination of humanity. Perhaps "hate will not win" or perhaps the intolerance and hatred will lead to our own destruction. Being the walking contradiction of a cynical idealist I can't make up my mind. I guess time will tell. Till then, all rest in peace as night falls upon you again.
(sings along to music)
"Nothing is sacred when no one is saved. Nothing's forever so count your days. Nothing is final and no one is real. Pray for tomorrow and find you're empty still."
Squaring right outside 2,
The Lord of Shadows