My foolish thoughts.

I wish for a gentler time, where we are all not polarized by labels and slogans. Where we could get back to a place where we could listen to each other and hear what is really being said, not what we think is being said.

We judge so quickly and apply a label to someone because that way we can put them in a box.

People are too complex and complicated to be put in a box.

I wish for a day when we speak to each other and we listen, yes listen to what is being said and comprehending what the other person is saying, rather than thinking of the next question you will ask or story you will tell as soon as they stop speaking.

Lets listen and hear what the person talking to us is saying.

I wish for a day where its ok to only be interested in those around me who I touch and their lives and my opinion on whales and faking and million other red buttons issues that people righteously push are not as important as the hurting person that I am talking to.

We need to get over the need to wear a button or be strong on our opinions and stop marginalising people who don't agree with us and just care one for another.

Once you used to care for our neighbours, no matter who they were.

Once we used to say politics and religion was a personal matter not to be argued about.

Once we always held out the hand of friendship.

I wish for a gentler day where it is ok to love one another again.