Double Dare: Stand for Love In the Wake of Osama Bin Laden’s Death
I almost never watch TV. The other night I felt compelled to turn it on and the screen lit up with the words OSAMA BIN LADEN IS DEAD under live coverage of cheering crowds in front of the White House. As I watched Marianne Williamson’s words rang in my mind. (bold is mine)
“A Course in Miracles says that miracles rise from conviction. Conviction is everything now. It’s not enough to be educated, or informed; we need to be convicted. If you want to see conviction, watch the terrorists. I can’t imagine a “kind of, sort of, sometimes, casually, when it’s convenient” committed terrorist. Those people are horrifyingly committed. Hatred in fact has a perverse kind of courage. On the other hand I know a lot of people – who among us hasn’t been there? –who are “kind of, sort of, sometimes, casually, when it’s convenient” committed to love. I think there are far more lovers than haters on this planet, but human evolution is being held hostage by a relatively few haters. And that’s for the simple reason that they hate with conviction and real intent. When we begin to love with greater conviction and real intent, then things will change.”
I dare you to stand with conviction and real intent for love. Instead of celebrating Bin Laden’s death ask yourself, “If I were to love with even more conviction and intent than they hate what would I say? What would I do? And go do it. Do it everyday. Do a little more everyday. With conviction. With intent. Even when it is not convenient or easy.
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I saw all of the people celebrating at the White House lawn for the death of a human being and all I can think of, how can we ever be proud of celebrating DEATH. Ironically, death in defense of lives and love is a contradiction, yet for someone reason people want to honor that. Do they not see that imperialism and materialism has warped our senses of reality. The taking of goods from others, like oil, has led humanity to insane practices. I can only pray that people will see that death, even the murdering of a dictator, is just a mutation.
[...] I understood it to mean you are kind, loving, forgiving and compassionate – to other people. For example, when I see a hate and fear filled political rant instead of getting pissed off and returning the hate I try to embody cooperation and collaboration. That’s what I was doing when I posted about Osama Bin Laden’s Death. [...]