There Are Still Good People Out There

Something that caught my attention today while reading a certain website of optimistic anecdotes, I came across this one:

Today I heard a story about Egypt.
A group of people made a human chain around another group, to protect them from getting hurt by the riots.
What made this story amazing was that that chain was made up of Christians, and they were protecting a group of Muslims so that they could pray safely.
Accepting each other, no matter what religion, GMH.
- givesmehope

This post relates to the protests in Egypt. About 2 weeks ago Friday, Christians and others not observing the Islamic Sabbath formed a human chain around the worshiping Muslims in the middle of the protesting areas so that they could pray safely. See the NY Daily News article.

To see that there are people out there who care about their fellow man, no matter is religion is great. Islam is not a satanic religion; all Muslims are not inherently evil. To see the Egyptian Christians (who by the way were protected in the same fashion by the Muslims for their Christmas celebrations - see this article) caring so much about their fellow citizen simply because they share the same nationality makes you wonder how such a fear would go over in this country.

Something to ponder: why not afford everyone the same respect? Jesus and Muhammad were more similar than most think. Islam and Christianity share the same basic principles. We really are not that different.

Relationships

Maybe you're in one, maybe you're not. Maybe you want to be, maybe you don't. Maybe you were and aren't anymore. Maybe you're happy that it ended, maybe you aren't. Maybe you're fine being single, maybe you're lonely and want someone to be with. And no matter which part of that list you are, those close to you could fall in to some other category and have some effect on your relationship with them. Maybe you see them less, don't hang out as much. Maybe they've changed, for better or for worse. Maybe you see someone else too much now. Maybe they were you're best friend and now you barely talk. Or maybe you grew close to someone else because of it.

Courtesy of candyaddict.com

As we approach Valentine's Day, we are reminded that it is a holiday only for people in a certain kind of relationship. And it annoys the rest of us, makes us feel left out. And if you are one of the people who want to be celebrating someone special this day, then you're gonna be sad.

So a solution: let's go back to the days of elementary school, where you celebrated Valentine's Day and everyone brought in small little cardboard card things and put one in a basket on everyone's desk. Everyone got one; no one was left out. Everyone was excited. That's the joy of childhood. Try and remember that as you go through life. It's no fun to be depressed. Live life to it's fullest every single minute of it. Sure I may be one of the people listed above who would like to have someone to send some flowers to, but whatever. I'm happy doing what I'm doing. Let something else take that special place for you. Yes, everyone want's to be loved, but why limit it to the romantic type. Is it not better to share the platonic love of many as you're closest friends than to be drowned out by a single commitment? At least I think so, which is why some excellent people will be my 4th grade Valentines this year.