What If?

In today's world, there are numerous opinions about every single subject there is. They range from what president should be elected, to what shoes are best to work out in, to what type of foods shouldn't be eaten, to what religion is the best.

Arguments ensue over every single thing, some more intense than others. I believe everyone has a right to their opinion. Everyone has a right to think and say what they believe. But the controversy over Cecil the Lion being hunted and killed, and the controversy over Planned Parenthood and the selling of fetal tissue and parts got me to thinking late last night while I was rocking my daughter to sleep.

What if we all tried to find the positive in every situation, whether we agree with it or not. For example;

1. The situation with Cecil, the Lion. How about we look at it this way? This story will probably be in the history books, so our children will read about it. They'll be able to see the wrongness of killing a lion that has done nothing wrong, and can see the ramifications of this dentists actions. Not only did he kill an animal that was endangered (I think that is what I understood, at least), which is  breaking the law, but he is also receiving death threats and all sorts of things. Who wants to go through that? So our children can learn from his mistakes and illegal activities.

2. Planned Parenthood. Gahhh! Frustrating subject and is a real hotspot for people. But let's talk about it. If we don't, the positive in this situation won't ever come to light. They kill babies. Plain and simple. They take lives. But before all the videos came out, how was there proof for those who "need proof" that they take lives? Ok, that sounds ridiculous to those of us who know that from the moment of conception, that "piece of tissue" is really a baby. But some people just imagine some blob in there and I guess, in their minds it magically becomes a baby when it's born. In all reality, the baby starts out with cells that form so fast and grow and double each day. By the time the baby has reached 5 weeks gestation (which is really just 2-3 weeks from the sperm meeting the egg and beginning it's travel down the fallopian tubes into the uterus), it already has a heart! And that heart is beating around 160 bpm. Amazing, isn't it? Ok, so where can I find the positive in all of this? A lot of people were not aware of what baby cells looked like, or that they even looked like a baby. These people who were on the fence on if abortion was right or not have changed their minds and are now pro-life and anti-abortion.
  Secondly, there are SO many people who get upset about population control. Planned Parenthood does provide care for women with low income, including birth control and in the past (unsure if they still do this), have provided tubal litigation and other forms of permanent birth control. So if you don't like that the world is filling up with people so fast, then appreciate the fact that they do help with that problem. They provide care for pregnant women who need assistance and they have also seen many a mother come in for an ultrasound and pregnancy test, thinking that they would get an abortion, only to see that little heart beating on the screen, and change their mind to save their baby.

Alright, so there are my thoughts. What if we just try to be positive and find the positive? It'll help bring a lot more joy to the world, even if it's like scrounging through trash to find a small piece of gold. Social media is a great way to reach the the world and help others have a ray of sunshine in their life. So let's bring joy. Let's bring light. Let's bring a movement of #PositivityBringsJoy to the world.