Enemies: people or concepts?
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Editor,
Have you thought about who (or what) your enemies are lately? More importantly, have you thought about why they are your enemies?
Perhaps Barack Obama is your enemy. Or maybe you despised George W. Bush. Do you have any local enemies? Neighbors? Someone at work or even church? Someone in your family?
My enemies cross national borders, political party divisions, and gender lines. My enemies include: fear, hatred, narrow-mindedness, evil, arrogance, bullying behavior, misogyny, extremism, bigotry, intolerance, alcoholism, drug addiction, terrorism, abuse, cheating, perversion, rudeness, sexism, incivility, absentee parenting, greed, dogma, ideology, violence, war, disease, dishonesty, lack of compassion, insularism, cruelty, ignorance, selfishness, and last but not least, sugar. This list is not all-inclusive, but you get the gist.
I invite you to consider your enemy list, spend some time to reflect on it, and then revise it. Try taking the people off your list and replacing them with concepts. I know it’s hard, but are you open enough to do this? Or have you clamped down on your personal enemies, insisting on being “righteously right,” holding them close inside as if they are prized possessions?
Just try it. You will feel a weight lifted from your shoulders, and you will be a much bigger person.
Nancy Teggeman
Polson
