Each and every day I look at Facebook, Twitter and other social platforms. I read some of the comments. I look at the discourse and anger that is being given. I see the comments that are often left on a post that, to me, did not seem to warrant such an attack or anger and I ponder.
I ask my self the same question......where has our compassion gone. Where has our kindness gone? What happen to understanding? And most often I ask myself, would you say to a person's face what you just put in that post?
I am afraid that tweeting, liking, posting, and following have allowed us to become "arm chair quarterbacks" rather than humans. Things are said behind the veil of the text. Anger is given (or felt) behind the few characters of a tweet and we are all left hurting and asking why?
So, here is my challenge. I for one am committing to pick up the phone. When someone has a great post celebrating a wonderful happening in their life rather than hitting a like button I am going to pick up the phone and let them hear my compassion and joy.
When I read a post that is sharing some pain, I am going to pick up the phone and offer a shoulder or an ear...whatever is needed. I am going to commit connecting, to listening, to BEING there for my friends.
Who is with me? Can you image a world where we just TALKED to each other, listened to each other, and shared with each other.
Let's create it. Compassion will only be a lost art if we allow it to be lost. And for me.....I am going to find it every day. Won't you come join me?
