Don’t Tell Me But
Show Me!
Why do you tell me you love me?
Why do you tell me you love your
neighbor?
Why do you tell me you love your
country?
Why do you tell me you love your faith?
Why do you tell me you love God?
Why do you tell me you love nature?
Why do you tell me you love the birds
of the air?
Why do you tell me you love the fish in
the sea?
Why do you tell me you love the Garden
of Eden?
Why do you tell me you love your
brother?
Why do you tell me you love your
sister?
Why do you tell me you love your
friends?
Why do you tell me you love your
father?
Why do you tell me you love your
mother?
Why do you tell me you love creation?
Why do you tell me you love the moon?
Why do you tell me you love the sky?
Why do you tell me your love the sun?
Why do you tell me you love life?
Why do you tell me you love honesty?
Why do you tell me you love hope?
Why do you tell me you love
self-control?
Why do you tell me you love justice?
Why do you tell me you love sharing
your gifts?
Why do you tell me you love children?
Why do you tell me you love Whites and
Blacks?
Why do you tell me you love wisdom?
Why do you tell me you love
understanding?
Why do you tell me you love knowledge?
Why do you tell me you love peace?
Why? Why?? Why???
Don’t tell me all these, but show me!
Show me you love all me!
Show me you love humanity!
Show me you love God above all!
Show me you love your families
Show me you love peoples
Show me you love wisdom, knowledge and
understanding
Show me you love Whites as well as
Blacks
Show me you love honesty, life and
peace.
Show me through your actions and I will
not need you to say it.
Reflection(s): Justice and Hope
We live in very difficult times,
especially in light of recent events that have their genesis in
hatred, discriminations and injustices. Additionally, ignorance,
bigotry and perpetual glorification of dogmatism and inimical
stereotypes have contributed in no small measures to the unjust
killings all over the world, from Iraq to Afghanistan, from Syria to
Egypt, from Libya to Algeria, from Nigeria to Sudan, from China to
Japan, from Saudi Arabia to Yemen, from France to Germany and from
the USA to Canada, just to name but a few.
In all these instances, we share a
common denominator, namely the quest for justice that unfortunately
is misrepresented in a jungle justice fashion.
The reality is that two wrongs do not
make a right and the dogmatism of “an eye for eye” only leave us
totally blind.
True justice can never be achieved
through injustices and actions that dehumanize humanity and end up
leaving us to question the rationale for such tactics.
It is about time we come together and
begin to tackle the root cause of these nefarious, despicable and
undesirable mentalities being propagated by organizations and
individuals, which have led to near annihilation of civilization
before our own eyes.
I therefore call upon humanity, to step
back, reflect and come to a round table where we can reason again,
discuss and enlighten ourselves on the necessity to put an end to
hatred, discriminations and injustices. This can only be achieve in a
humane environment in which we all put away our hearts made of
‘stones’ and replace them all with that of pragmatic compassion,
understanding and wisdom.
We must stop stereotyping people; as a
matter of facts, not all peoples are the same and a single bad or
good action cannot define an entire class of race, religion and
ideology.
We must fashion a way to discuss, hold
a conversation, as opposed to just ‘talking’ without listening to
the other party.
We must consciously make effort to
pursue peace by becoming an instrument of peace through the way we
love, show compassion and stand with justice irrespective of how
challenging or uncomfortable we may feel.
In the United States of America, we
must be more than willing to call a spade a spade; meaning when we
are wrong, it is on us to accept responsibility and try to right the
wrong.
Regarding the issue of police
‘brutality’ or mishandling of power or resources leading to the
death of several unarmed Blacks, the system must be able to call out
bad cops and allow due process with the mindset that justice must
prevail! The opposite will be to pretend as if nothing wrong has
happened, which unfortunately will continue to make the police who
are to provide security of lives and properties to look bad, and
misrepresented as licensed to killed without recourse to the law.
On the other hand, when citizens take
up arms against the police and attacked our officers, this is a very
disturbing, despicable and evil trend that has no place in
civilization! An attack on any police officer is pragmatically an
attack on all of us, because they are here to protect and not harm
us!
Moving forward, there must be several
interventions and at different levels between the people and the
police and especially among the minority communities in the country.
Such interventions must have as its fundamentalism the necessity to
propagate justice, honesty and truth. The confidence level among all
parties involved will become acceptable when we all share in the
belief that if there is an obvious infringement justice will prevail.
The judicial system must prove beyond
reasonable doubt that 'it is not more difficult to convict the guilty
than free the innocent!' Additionally, nobody is above the law nor
should be treated as a ‘sacred cow’ whether it is the police or
an affluent kid.
I have hope, irrespective of the
nonchalance, detrimental and very gloomy events that have engulfed
the country especially since the death of Mr. Sterling in Louisiana.
This is the time we ought to come
together as a people, no longer as peoples, lay our heart bare to one
another, seek forgiveness for wrongs done and promise to love one
another and allow justice, goodness and compassion to define our
future actions.
My hope is unshaken, not because I have
answers to all these challenges, but simply because I have my hope in
the almighty God who is the origin of love! If we accept the fact
that we are all created in the image and likeness of God, it will
become very easy for us to see God in our neighbor and that will lead
us to begin to treat our neighbors as ourselves.
Don’t tell me, but show me that we
really love one another!
Prayer:
O Lord, God show us your mercy and love
today!
Do not cast away from us your divine
inheritance.
Shepherd your people with your staff of
righteousness, love and compassion.
Grant us the courage to allow justice
to flow like the river in our lives.
Fill our hearts with your beauty and
love for your creation and help us to see you in one another from
today onward.
I present these petition, in Jesus
Christ mighty name. Amen!
Podeh2016
this is amazing sir...
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