I. Don't. Understand.

All these shootings. All the hate. All the thinking of being better than the rest.

How did things end up this way? Is this how the world is supposed to be? All the hate scares me. Not only with the recent (and past) shootings but with the politics and the issue of accepting people for who they are (not who you want them to be). Religion is starting to worry me, where it is taking our country, our world. I feel like it has just turned into something to allow people to try and control one another and make everyone feel bad about themselves.

I believe we all have basic principles we should live by. (Do unto others....love thy neighbor....) I don't see where people that are very religious believe it is okay to openly hate certain people....Maybe if we lived our own lives more and focused less on getting others to think exactly like we did things could get better.

Maybe if not only our minds but our hearts opened a little more the world would be happier. Instead of judging someone because who they love. Instead of judging someone because they look different than you. Dress different than you. Believe different things than you. Maybe if we took time to talk to that person sitting by themselves, instead of thinking they're "weird". Embracing each other for our differences. Taking time to learn. Maybe if everyone gave more hugs (everyone knows a good hug can make any day better). Maybe if we all walk around smiling and saying hello to the people we pass, instead of being wrapped up in our electronics.

This post took me a long time to write. I started and restarted it many times. Planning to elaborate more on why I believe gay marriage is okay (we're all just people wanting to love and be loved). I couldn't quite get the words out right though. I just settled for this, shorter, simpler version. Love is truly all we need so let's try to love without limits. yeah?