for the past several hours, I've watched the media, celebrities and even my friends (via social media) berate a certain young actress/musician for her "performances" at last night's mtv video music awards.

while i don't condone or promote her behavior, i am saddened by how quickly society has acted and attacked said celebrity. this societal behavior illustrates just how pervasive and systemic these type of insensitive comments have become.

we're disconnected
while we have become more and more connected with mobile devices, social media and technology overall; our connections are shallow. we've stopped having meaningful conversations. we've stopped caring. we're worse than the non-participants in the kitty genovese attack. instead of turning a blind eye and a deaf ear hoping someone else will deal with the issues, we engage in halfheartedly casting judgement from our proverbial soap boxes guised as our social media profiles.

the golden rule
what if, instead, we looked beyond the outer layer and tried to empathize? what if we sought to understand why people act such ways? what if we offered help and encouragement instead of spewing hurtful words and castigation?
image credit: rattigon
if we can so easily cast judgement and assign harsh words to celebrities, it makes it a little easier to understand why private citizens choose to attack our schools and workplaces. until we start learning how treat each other with compassion, we cannot expect to live in a compassionate society.

one love,
melyssa


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