Hate on the playground....
I don't know if its because I became a mom or if I have always been more of a people person, but as I learn more and more about everything that has been going on, I cant help but really think about an almost Epidemic that has been sweeping across the human race. HATE....
Today for my birthday (because Im a mom and I do kid stuff on my bday lol) I took my beautiful girls to the park. It is a beautiful day so of course there were a lot of kid there. Well my sweet Hailey (7) found a little girl named Lily to play with and she was running around with her playing tag without a care in the world. They were both chasing a group of kids who made it seem like they were playing tag with them. I soon realized this was NOT what was happening. Lily was born different. This beautiful little girl had a bent spine, and arms that were basically stick in one position. The other kids were pretending Lily was a zombie (her back issues made her walk with some difficulty). As I heard what they were saying about her I COULD NOT believe what I was hearing. She was just trying to play with them, no one should be made to feel like something is wrong with them when God just made them a little different (PS we are ALL different in our own way).
While I was sitting on the bench watching this I couldn't help but think of all of the sweet lives lost yesterday. No one should ever loose their life that way. We are never all going to see eye to eye, that just how it is. But hating someone because of a difference (in thinking, living, and looks) is NOT ok...EVER.
Do a agree with everything I see people do...of course not. Do I love them anyway and am still friends with them, of course. God sees ALL people (and sins ps) the same y'all, the same. No exception to the rule. So when we look at someone on trial for murder (ps TERRIBLE thing murder but go with me) and hate them and judge them for their crime, its not ok. I feel like the world has made us feel like there are things we are almost suppose to hate in others and when we don't we are looked at as weird. Even as parents we teach our kids hate as they see us do it and then they too think its ok, and they never know better.
I am so proud to say that my sweet Hailey just kept on playing with Lily not even noticing what was happening. She came over to me to get a drink and she noticed I was thinking about something and asked me what was wrong. I told her my heart hurt because of some things I was hearing the other children say about little Lily. Hailey said "what do you mean?", I tried to explain it best I could (come on being a parent is hard sometimes). I said "well baby, God has made us all different. Some people are different on the inside and some on the outside. Lily's is on the outside and the children and teasing her for it". Without skipping a beat Hailey looked over at Lily, then looked back at me and said "Lily's not different". At this point my 5 year old was with us and she looked at me and said "mommy Im gonna go tell Lily something to make her feel good". I saw her walk over and say"Lily I LOVE your pants, they are beautiful".
WHY cant we think like an innocent child. Why don't we understand that our children hear and DO everything their parents say and do. We need to look past "differences" and just LOVE . Who cares about others sins. Thats none of your worry. Thats the beauty of it, God has got that part covered.
We are simply called to LOVE. Now go make someones day be the best you you can be to everyone.
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