I've been trying to be more open about what I feel are issues of morality and ethics. In the wake of the insurrection and attempted coup that resulted in storming the Capitol building on January 6th I felt it was overdue for me to speak my peace on social media.
Today an old family friend made a comment on a post I had made that immediately resonated as hypocritical to me. It was so ridiculous, that I tapped the laughing emoji reaction. But as I did so, I felt bad. A wave of guilt washed over me, as though the simple click of a button served only to mock this person, and that nothing constructive could come of it.
Then I heard a line from a song enter my mind:
"If you don't talk as most people do, some people talk and laugh at you, but I won't. I won't."
I removed the laughing emoji reaction and hoped she didn't see, but it made me ponder this new political interpretation of the primary song I loved so much as a child, and I saw so many layers of meaning beyond the surface.
I may choose not to speak or reply to some right now. I may choose to distance myself, but it's not because I hate you. It's because I love you and don't want to say something I may regret later because my perspective is so different from yours.
For now... "That's how I'll show my love for you."
