Donald Trump. His name is everywhere it seems like lately. He’s constantly in the news and I feel as if everyone around me is always talking about this man. And I’m really concerned about that. Why? Because of the growing dissension in our country that appears to be closely tied to his 2016 Presidential Campaign.
I should probably clarify this right off the bat though. I’m not for or against Donald Trump. I’m just overly worried about what’s going to happen if he becomes our next President. There’s been protests, violence, racism, and extremely strong judgments against entire classes of people that have arisen with his rise to political stardom.
And that scares me.
Our country has worked so hard for equality over the last century on so many levels and in recent years, has even made great strides towards establishing peace amongst all of us. But much of that is starting to feel like it’s unravelling the more Donald Trump moves closer to living in the White House.
Back when Barack Obama took office, I used to hear so many negative people say they thought he was the anti-Christ and I never quite understood that. Because not once have I ever felt unsafe with him as our President. Not once have I ever felt as if we were moving in the opposite direction from which our country has come since the early 1900’s. And not once did I ever feel as if we were moving backwards to a time when segregation between each other was the norm.
I’m beginning to wonder because of all this if my previous incarnation was a hippie from the 60’s since that’s all I ultimately want for our world. To coexist peacefully with everyone else, with no judgments, and with unconditional love. But as we move closer and closer to leaving another decade behind us, I sometimes wonder if we are headed in the wrong direction, falling into greater polarization and forgetting about what unites us all together, which is our hearts and souls.
I can’t honestly say if that’s truly what’s happening, or whether that would actually happen if Donald Trump became our country’s next President. What I can say though is that if he does become the next Commander-In-Chief, I only pray he guides us more in the direction of love and peace between all. I know that may sound so trite and even far too optimistic for any President to achieve. But it’s what I see and long for and would hope I could achieve if I was to ever be in a position such as that.
Sadly, our country and the world is not there right now. Things are broken, many of us are broken, and plenty are disillusioned with life, seeking something, someone, anything, that might guide us into the light or any light for that matter. Look, I’ve been there for awhile now, going through a transformation of my own. Except it hasn’t been because of some person, place, or thing I found here on Earth. My catalyst has been my Higher Power, whom I choose to call God. And only God has shown me how to love everyone. Only God found the way for me to be more at peace with myself, which in turn has helped me be in peace with all others.
So regardless of whether Donald Trump becomes our next leader and regardless of what happens to our country with this year’s Presidential election, the only thing I can do is to continue trying to create more unconditional love and peace everywhere I go. And while that may feel like I’m often fighting against the tide lately, I still envision life where we can all coexist without hate, anger, and the like. I just hope whomever becomes our next President will somehow find that same desire within themselves as well…
Peace, love, light, and joy,
Andrew Arthur Dawson