Our children are beginning to wake us up! We’re seeing the young teenagers demanding action from us in a way we haven’t seen before. They’re feeling their power, and they are questioning our values! And they are eloquently speaking our truth in a way we somehow haven’t been able to do ourselves. When they faced death and survived, they themselves woke up from a sleep we’ve all been in for too many years. They are stating the obvious—that the protection of lives is more important than anything else. This is not about left or right—this is about life or death.
What they are doing is revealing a very important next step that we, as a society, need to take in the expansion of our conscious awareness. When we think of all the activities that have been going on in the US, and many other countries, well before this administration, this next step is possibly leading us toward something that could heal a lot of suffering—a clearer sense of morality. This is not about judgment—this is about coming into a more powerful recognition of the powerful impact our words and our behavior can sometimes have on other people.
Some people can’t see that morality is the missing link. They might see evil, or ignorance, but negative behavior is really not about knowledge. This is about an opening of the heart to recognize the vulnerability within all of us. There is a need within every society to be able to feel compassion for another’s struggles, to respect every single life. For some this might not appear to be so obvious; sometimes it needs to be taught. These lessons are now coming from our children, and will hopefully bring more integrity into the way we experience our world.
Our children are reminding us that there is a need for a clearer way of thinking, of respect for everyone’s life, rather than supporting the financial gain of any industry. Our politicians, as well as the rest of us, are seeing that these children won’t accept “thoughts and prayers” as a sufficient response any more. And in the process, they are waking up all of us.