When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Victor Frankl
I have a confession to make: I am a huge fan of the TV series, The Vampire Diaries. Yes, shocking news I am sure to some of you. I am not even going to try to defend it or myself. You can judge me as you wish.
Watching it one night, something clicked within me. I wondered why Elena’s brother wanted so much to be a vampire. What was wrong with who he was? Why did he want to turn? My karaoke brain bounced the thought around until I was asking myself why people want to turn other people into things they are not: Christians, straight, married, skinny…get my drift? What is wrong with the way we come? Today I read a horrible article from Amnesty, I think, about corrective rapes going on in South Africa where men rape lesbians for hours to cure them. Incredible!!! Makes me crazy to even think about it.
I have friends who are all kinds of things. I just try to love them where they are. Sometimes, when they don’t make healthy or sane choices, I might try to intervene but for the most part, I hope I don’t try to turn any of them into anything they don’t want to be.
Who says I have it right, anyway? Maybe I don’t. I could be the one who will turn one day because I was challenged to change myself when my situation was not working for me. Speaking of changing, I am going out on a limb tonight and going by myself to a scary-to-me-event in the Exchange District. Some friends are playing some music and it is a fundraiser for an organization I belong to. I am hoping to meet up with some folks there but am not depending on them showing up. Be brave and change my situation. Here I go!!! Wish me well.
Peace,
Suzanne
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