“The idea that some lives matter less is the root of all that is wrong with the world.”
is a quote from dr. Paul Farmer.
I happen to believe so too.
When we respect all ‘life’ as equal,
we will do no harm to anything alive.
And anything alive to me, is really everything here on this planet:
It is not because we don’t know (yet) what the role of something (or someone) is here on this planet, that it/they has/have no function, that it/they has/have no meaning.
Everything and everyone has its meaning here on earth,
Everything, and everyone, has its purpose (known or unknown).
We are all connected, we are all part of this ‘one-ness’.
There are indeed no ‘others’, we are all one:
when we are kind, everybody benefits,
when we are mean, everybody hurts.
Here is where, for me, the solution lays for every problem we are facing today.
Pollution:
When we respect the earth with all its living plants and creatures, deserts and oceans,
we will not poison any of them any longer.
We will finally realize that it is thanks to nature that we are here, that we exist.
Poverty:
When we respect each job, when we see each employee as equal,
we won’t be underpaying nor overpaying people any longer. There is enough money in the world to make sure everyone can lead a decent life, if only a handful of the extremely wealthy people could realize they could end poverty if they really wanted to. In the meantime, everybody can donate/help consciously according to their own possibilities.
Hatred, violence:
When we respect each other, even though, we might differ in opinion, in religion, in culture,
we wouldn’t hurt, we wouldn’t hate each other any longer and so we would stop fighting each other.
Starvation:
When we start eating responsibly, only eating what we need, only buying what we need, there wouldn’t be any waste anymore. There is enough food to feed the world, we just have to make sure it gets divided equally and make sure there gets no food thrown away. When you know that here in the West, we throw away 20% of all food, well to me this is heart wrenching, this is insane! Be conscious about what and how much food you buy. Make sure there is no waste.
Loneliness:
When we respect each person as an equal part of the human race, then we take care of each other, we see each other as connected living creatures and then we simply cannot leave any one out anymore.
During the last couple of weeks (blogs), we’ve been talking about
how we can get our life to feel more bearable, lighter,
how we can feel happier, more connected,
how we can feel less overwhelmed.
Well, by focusing on others instead of looking all the time at our own life and what goes on in it,
you’ll feel the energy shift you’re looking for.
By looking at the greater picture,
By wanting to be part of this planet,
By helping others (people, animals, plants, oceans, …),
By realizing it is not all about you,
You’ll feel a weight being lifted from your shoulders,
You realize there is more in this world than your own little bubble 🙂 I could not resist 🙂
Your problems diminish when you see other (and often even bigger) problems in the world,
You suddenly feel blessed, grateful,
And that feeling lifts your heart.
My invitation, to you all this week is:
Look beyond your day-to-day life,
See the world as a place where everything has its value and is worth respecting.
By respecting people, animals, plants, oceans, nature, …
you’ll do no harm
and the world ( and therefor you too) can start healing because of it.
Together we can do this!
Find your ‘thing’ in this greater picture we call life
and be that person who makes a difference: big or small does not matter, whether you do some volunteering half a day/week, a whole day, an hour, … that is not important.
Everyone can make a difference in this world!
Choose what you want to do and start doing it.
Thank you all for reading me and enjoy your ‘part’ in life!
Namaste
Katrien
www.lifecoachwomen.be