Wow. 2012 is done.
Finished. It's been a year since
we officially, astronomically turned the corner.
Look at all the
women standing up, standing forth, no longer asking or even demanding, but
EXPECTING the honor and respect which is our due as members of the human
race. Look at us becoming politically
involved, spiritually involved, personally involved.
Yay us. Go us!
But…
Let's remember the
men.
As we come to
realize our strengths, as we discover our abilities, as we draw outside the box
and the circle and the polygon, let us not strive to wipe men out of
existence. I'm serious. Not only are we
changing the world around us, we are changing the world inside us. We have ALL been trained in "the way it
should be", whether we are sadistic bitches or sensitive men, nurturing
women or cold-hearted bastards. There is no need to
crush the males under our shoes, boots or dancing slippers. There is no reason to bash every person who
has a penis. Because a vagina does not
automatically make a person right about everything either.
I know there are
places and people who have to fight for their choices, for their
decisions. But that doesn't mean our
rise in power needs to be a militant one.
Nor even an overpowering one. In
fact, there are many women who still prefer to have "a man in
charge". And they're just as right,
for themselves and their situation, as the rest of us.
Let this age of
Aquarius be one of equals, not one of gender.
Let all the teachers teach, let all the geniuses create, let all the
skilled healers heal. Let the head of
the household be the one decided by that household. Let us each, and all, answer the call of our
abilities and our desires; let us be ruled by our hearts, not by outdated
models of society.
I am not responsible
for the way my ancestors treated people in their possession or people they were
possessed by. I am responsible for how I
treat people of all races, religions, beliefs, cultures, occupations, genders,
social standings, etc.
I am not responsible
for the Crusades or the Witch Trials, the Crucifixion or human sacrifice. I am responsible for how I treat people of
all races, religions, beliefs, cultures, occupations, genders, social
standings, etc.
I am not responsible
for anyone's actions during the Civil War of the United States, for any of the
World Wars, for the rise and fall of any historical empires or
civilizations. I am responsible for how
I treat people of all races, religions, beliefs, cultures, occupations,
genders, social standings, etc.
I am not responsible for any of the laws passed or traditions set before my coming of age. I am responsible for how I treat people of all races, religions, beliefs, cultures, occupations, genders, social standings, etc.
And I am not
responsible for how my mother treated my father, nor for how my father treated
my mother. I am not responsible for
anyone else's rules of behavior, in and out of the work place, the home, the shopping mall. I am responsible only for my actions, for how
I treat people, regardless of race, religion, belief, culture, occupation,
gender, social standing, etc.
Therefore, as we the
women regain our equilibrium and see ourselves in a fresh and invigorating
light, let us remember the men. As
people. As husbands and fathers and
brothers and friends and lovers and enemies and teachers and students and
bystanders. Be they Bully or Braveheart, let us treat them each
according to their actions of today, and not according to, or in retaliation
for, the rules laid down by people a thousand years ago.
Thank you,
Lila
