There, but for the grace of God, go I

As of late I have been thinking about the fact that we're all in this together.  Buddhists talk about interconnectedness.  One of the primary symbols in Buddhism is, in fact, the Endless Knot.  

Things feel very heavy right now.  As a student of US politics, it can't be ignored that things are very complicated and very incindiary right now.  I won't go into details or sides but this tension is really beginning to weigh upon me. 

I can talk at length about the things in my life that have been challenges, trials or just plain sucky.  But at the end of the day I know that where and to whom I was born make me amoung the luckiest possible people in the history of this planet.  While there are certainly things that I would like I do not truly want for anything. And not only do I not want for anything, I also am certain in the fact that I have a personal support system that can and will help me through any major emergency that I may come across.  I am so truly blessed.

But in that certainty and comfort, I also know in my soul that it could all disappear tomorrow.  That I could be jobless, ill - mentally or physically, homeless and in big trouble.  When I see someone struggling - when I see a person on the street who is begging for money to buy something that he or she needs.  I know that there, but for the grace of God, go I.  That could be me.  That could be someone I love.  That could be a total stranger who is just as entitled to dignity, love and respect as any one of us is.  I fear that we are losing that in these times.  That people are forgetting the fact that we are all in this - this world, this country, this community together and the more we love, care for and support one another the farther we will all be able to go.  

Comments

[cailen]

very inspirational! it is disheartening when people seem to forgot our interconnectedness and that everything we do has an effect.

great post!
cheers,
cailen
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