Just Be Kind

I have grown so weary of all the hatefulness and negativity I've seen displayed lately. The name-calling. The shaming. The judgment. Can we please just stop?


I've seen people called idiots for being out at the store. I've seen people called sheep if they are staying home. If you think it's time to re-open the economy, you don't care about other people. If you think we should wait to re-open the economy, you don't care about other people. I've seen a lot of blame placed on the Democrats. I've seen a lot of blame placed on the Republicans. 

Here's the thing. This is not an "us verses them" problem. This is a "we" problem. One that we all need to work together to solve in the best way that we know how. People tend to see themselves as "right" and others as "wrong". The thing is, I don't think there is any right or wrong here. We are all in a place we have never been before and really none of us know what the best path forward will be. I know I have no idea what the right answers are. This is what I do know. The right answer is never hate. The right answer is never judging others. The right answer is never name-calling or shaming. The right answer lies in being kind and listening to each other. So please, just be kind.