I read a very interesting post today from Wandering 40 days titled …. A Call To Love, Regardless! I hope you will read his post by clicking on the link.
He states, “If we can only identify with and love people who have experienced what we have experienced, then we will fail to love. Just because I haven’t had cancer doesn’t mean I can’t sit and cry with a friend who does. That is love. Just because someone’s struggle is far different from mine doesn’t mean I can’t pause and listen to their heartache and longing for love.”
He also brings up the point that “To value life is to love all humans, regardless of their beliefs. It is not a prerequisite to believe as they do in order to love them.”
This makes me wonder if the individuals who speak out and protest with angry words and rage against the opinions that oppose their own, form protests and take actions to divide and change people to their way of thinking are doing so out of fear?
Did they not feel True Unconditional Love from childhood? Did they not learn peaceful solutions to disagreements or misunderstandings? Might this be why they are only comfortable with feelings that mirror their own limited beliefs and conditions?
Are their actions based in survival tactics….. I hurt…. I now make someone else hurt?
Do they not realize that when we point a finger at another person there are three of our fingers that point back at ourselves?
Maybe God intended it to be this way? Maybe he wants us to examine why we are filled with emotions, why we are pointing a finger and criticizing another person for having a different opinion, or living their life differently than our own. Maybe he is asking us to simply reach out with Agape Love. Maybe those three fingers pointing back at us signify Agape Love, The Holy Trinity.
Maybe those three fingers that point toward our own heart are really reminding us to…. Act in Love.
We can Love a person without loving their actions or opinions.
When we are filled with Divine and Spiritual Awareness and completely understand that as a Child of God we are Loved Unconditionally, it is only then that we can truly Love others and not fear or feel threatened by our differences.
Trusting in Divine Guidance and choosing to Live in Love gives you a power that is super natural and greater than all understanding. God’s wisdom will provide you with safety, clarity, strength and a wealth of support around each and every corner! The beauty of God’s loving kindness will fill you with unexplainable levels of Peace, Love, Joy, Contentment, Wisdom, Understanding and Hope.
Please pray for those in need, so they may look to the heavens for truth and wisdom to begin living in Love and not fear. It is not until you are honest with yourself that your life will be open to a Divine Love and Protection that surpasses all understanding.
With Respect, Hope, Joy and Love, Carmela
Carmela Snelbaker 
8 thoughts on “Our World Needs A No Finger Pointing Zone….Our Only Hope For World Peace”
Diana
We truly do need more love and understanding in this world. I have a story about this, that I probably should blog about. But here is how I have come to be less of a finger pointing person. Not that it was a pronounced issue I had to address, but something I so often recieved that I made it more of a point to NOT do what was done to me.
I seek to connect with others by recognizing our ‘likeness’, not our differences. If I am so torn between my belief system and the belief system of anothers, then I keep silent, and recognize that this is part of who they are, and it is what they are passionate about, or believe deeply in. Just accepting that is them and being respectful of them and their beliefs is my ultimate end goal.
I ask questions, engage them, see where are they coming from, it validates their experience, even if it may differ than mine.
I do not have to LOVE everyone, but I make every attempt to accept them and/or respect them.
This I make every attempt to do on a daily basis.
The struggle comes in my own human limitations and the lack of love & respect from others.
I recently had such an encounter where I understood what belief system they had, and I made no attempts to change that, but to just accept it. When I revealed my belief system (because they asked), I told them. It was two polar opposites. Trust me on this!
I made no judgements or attacks about their belief system at all. Yet, I continued to get attacked for my belief system by several of them, as I stood there alone, feeling defensive.
I quietly stated that I am not here to argue our 2 very different points of view, I simply am interested in _______and would like to know if you would be able to accomodate me, despite the belief system and practices I have.
They continued, as a group, to attack my belief system and defend theirs, despite me never putting them in that position. I restated quietly and calmly, I had no intention of arguing and that offering any explanation of my beliefs would be like arguing why two religions believe so differently. We would be here till kingdom come arguing our differences.
They continued to argue and I did get sucked in a bit, and ended up walking away calmly, with a quiet storm brewing inside of me. I was upset and stressed, and I came there only with the intention to offer assistance to those in need (their cause).
But because we had two very different beliefs, they only saw what, to them, I was lacking, instead of what I was willing to offer.
I came recoginizing the differences, but still only wanting to help their cause, they solely made a decision based on what our differences were.
What I have also learned, is not many people have the ability to stand in another’s shoes. To recognize ‘likeness’ versus differences. It is a gift that many of us do not possess.
The movie, “Remember the Titans” with Denzel Washington. Great movie about loving and respecting others despite our differences.
This is such an important topic! Thank you so much for writing about it. It has inspired me for my next post! 🙂
Have a day filled with peace, love and understanding!
Diana
carmelasnelbaker
Thank you so much for commenting. It truly is a topic that everyone I am sure has experienced and most likely all of us have been on both sides of this topic as well. I am looking forward to you post as well 🙂
twistedsisterweb
After 12 years of Catholic school, I was pretty much done with religion. Not God but religion but now I realize what a moral compass religion gave me. The younger generations today are rudderless. Lack of love is just one of the many missing virtues.
carmelasnelbaker
Thanks so much for commenting. I completely understand what you mean about being done with religion. Our experiences are all so different and religions themselves often get caught within the details of denominational differences and seem to sometimes fall short in communicating True Unconditional Love themselves.
It seems that the true message of Unconditional Love and Respect for all Humanity is so much bigger and broader than any one religion. Divine Universal Love should be attainable, welcomed, shared and embraced by all living beings.
I am thankful that I was exposed as a child and taught to seek out Divine Love. Even when we begin to question religion as we struggle in growing up, the internal seed of hope is always within us and I do believe that is an important and positive part of development that helps us get through difficult experiences.
Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
Ana P. Rose
Pleasant words. And that’s a beautiful song. 👌👍
Judy
Carmela, Another amazing and thought provoking composition. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and incredible gift!
carmelasnelbaker
Thank you for your comments!
Mick Haupt, Wanderer
I loved how you wove some of the ideas I brought up and developed continued challenging thoughts to Love with God’s Love. Appreciate the inclusion of my post. Best wishes.