Last night I went to bed. I always try to tell him that I love him before we go to sleep. The last thing I said before I professed my love was “I hate politics.”. Even though I voted yesterday, I don’t feel better.
I wrote about standing in line yesterday and how I was able to see the humanity in others. I also saw hate in other people. The nice woman I spoke to also said things that I knew were rumors that she must have heard on social media. The rumors simply weren’t true. However, I wasn’t going to argue with her. I also saw one man call another man “smart Alec”, even though there wasn’t a reason for it. Everyone in line could feel the hate in his words. I couldn’t understand how one man could hate a perfect stranger.
Then I hear the former president speaking on the television about using the military against American Citizens. He isn’t talking about using the military against our enemy he is talking about using the military against Americans because he hates them. Every time I hear it, I feel pain in my chest. I know that it could happen because it has happened before. It happened in Germany during the time of Hitler. He attained unchecked power and then used the military to kill his enemies and try to erase an entire race off the face of the Earth. I am so scared that it could happen again.
My chest hurts just thinking about it. I didn’t think I would ever live in a time of such fear and hate. I don’t know what I should do about it. All I know is to pray to God for guidance and hope that He will show me His path for me.
My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our hearts.
