Empathize and Sympathize, Not Criticize and Judge – Gorillas, Gators and Guns

Empathize and Sympathize, Not Criticize and Judge – Gorillas, Gators and Guns June 15, 2016

rose-1226966__180It’s been a rough week for Orlando, Florida with a crazed fan killing a pop singer and reality contestant Christina Grimmie to a crazed man killing fifty men and women as they enjoyed a night out with friends. So when I saw last night that there was a horrific accident at Disney World, I thought for sure I was mistaken. Disney? Disney is magic. Horrible things just don’t happen at Disney, right? But they do and they did.

During the movie night at around 9 p.m. at the Grand Floridian resort a 2 year-old little boy, Lane Graves, was pulled into a lagoon by an alligator. Although there are signs posted that say no swimming, the boy waded into about a foot of water when an alligator snatched him close to shore. With horror, his parents and other spectators tried to save him unsuccessfully. Divers and search teams attempted a rescue, and several alligators were taken and killed to determine if they were in connection with the disappearance. Lane’s body wasn’t found until 1:00 p.m. the next day. He likely drowned.

Social media went nuts with horrific comments about the parents and their stupidity for allowing their child to go by that water. A friend of mine said that she let her kids to the same thing. The signs say not to swim, but she said that she didn’t know that there was anything dangerous in the water, just that there wasn’t anyone supervising. She told me her four year old Zoe simply splashed near the shore. No harm, right? But there was. It could’ve easily been Zoe or another child. If you look at the photos of the area, it looks just like a beach. There’s lounge chairs. There’s a shoreline. There’s signs, but they aren’t descriptive as to why not to swim, just not to swim. Now for me that doesn’t make a difference, I’m a rule follower, but many aren’t unless it’s spelled out. A sign that said ALLIGATORS IN THE WATER I would think would be more of a deterrent, but regardless there wasn’t a sign that said that and the child was taken.

May 31st a 3 year-old boy decided to enter a gorilla enclosure at a zoo in Cincinnati, Ohio. The boy was with the 400-pound animal for about 10 minutes before the zoo’s Dangerous Animal Response Team deemed the situation “life-threatening” and shot the gorilla. Social media went nuts with horrific comments about the mom and her stupidity for allowing her child to go near the gorilla enclosure.

When the news of so many lost their lives at Pulse I was witness to many who said that if “those people weren’t gay it wouldn’t have happened.” Really? Blame the victims because that solves everything.

Notice a theme? Blame and judgment instead of empathy and love.

Accidents happen. Some are stupid. Some are able to be prevented, but nonetheless it comes down to a horrible accident and a family lost a child. Thankfully that wasn’t the case in Ohio and the boy survived, at the sacrifice of the gorilla. In that case I saw more sympathy for the gorilla instead of for a young boy who experienced something horrific, including the aempathynimal being shot right in front of him. I also saw sympathy for the Disney gators. I’m an animal lover, as is my whole family. My husband won’t kill a spider and will instead catch it and take it outside.

It was later reported that the gunman who shot up the nightclub Pulse had also targeted Disney Springs and many stated that Disney was invincible to horrors. And then this. No, it wasn’t a gunman, it was a gator. And no, it wasn’t many, it was one, but regardless where is the empathy? Blame, finger pointing and judging does nothing but create more hate. Kindness, however, does help.  Are we that desensitized to humans that gorillas and gators receive our love and understanding instead? Is there not enough to go around to everyone in a horrible situation? I do think there is. I do. Horrific things happen in our world, though, and now a place that we always visualize as unmarked by sadness has lost the stigma for being untouchable. One of our only places.

To all the families hurting, not all of us are pointing fingers, some of us are crying for you and sending you love.

BELIEVE,

Kristy

Kristy Robinett is a world-renowned revolutionary Psychic Medium and Author of several bestselling books. Kristy’s involvement with the paranormal began at the age of 3 when she began playing and communicating with spirits, labeled imaginary friends by her parents, which was totally unacceptable.

Kristy specializes in bringing humor to what most fear and inspires all ages to ignite the light within them so that the fire of inspiration continues on. It’s Kristy’s down to earth style, honesty, sense of humor and warmth that makes her a sought out coach and speaker.

Kristy has worked with a number of paranormal teams throughout the United States on paranormal cases, along with law enforcement as a psychic detective and psychic profiler. She has been profiled on many radio and television shows and reads for a blushing clientele of Who’s Who in Hollywood along with law enforcement, clergy, politicians, physicians, attorneys, domestic goddesses, and local celebrities. She also teaches psychic development and paranormal investigating at local colleges, and is a Blogger for Patheos Spiritual Channel. Visit www.kristyrobinett.com for more information.


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