We All Close Our Eyes.

Do we close our eyes when something unpleasant happens in front of us?

If someone were being brutally stabbed in front of you, would you close your eyes? If somebody were being abused by their significant other, would you close your eyes? If a family were being broken apart, would you close you eyes? If a boy in the eighth grade were forced to be the man in his family, would you close your eyes?

This happens around us every day, and we all close our eyes.

Some girl who annoys you comes to you and complains to you about her life... we all close our eyes.

Your good friend is acting funny: nervous, on edge, but you just have too much going on in your day... we all close our eyes.

The whole world around us is falling apart. We all have our eyes closed.

We hear about a sex trade in Africa, and we wince... but we do not dare talk about the sex trade in America.

I could ramble on and on about the atrocities that man does to itself, but a guilt trip is not the point of this blog. This blog goes beyond the guilt trip, this blog is a challenge. Peel the scales from your eyes and see the world, and when the worst of it comes do not let your eyes close. Stare back into the beast and say that you will not have it.

Show compassion to the girl. Let her feel the power of human compassion in the midst of human brutality.

Let your friend know that you care. Give him an outlet other then drugs, alcohol or sex.

Stand up in the world and show the Devil himself that you will not stand there with closed eyes while humanity fails.

Do not shy away from the issues that are immediately present. Do not get caught up with the issues that are far away, and distracted from the ones at home.

Be love today,

It is not easy.