Sometimes it saddens me, the hate and the distrusts that continues to separate us. It is sometimes difficult to read some of the things that are said and to listen to what people say.
Things are said without realizing what is being said. Do they understand what they are really talking about? I guess not, otherwise it would not be said in the manner it is, and there would be a better coming together of the minds, not just a load of disparage thoughts.
Our world could be so much better so much more amazing if there were not so much hate and jealousy for each other.
What does it matter if one's skin is darker than the other? Are we not all human, and important?
What do you tell the child that constantly sees and hears the negative things that are said about his kind? Is it now wonder that he prefers to have light hair and blue eyes? Is it no wonder that each and every child chooses the lighter-skinned, fair-haired doll as the perfect thing to be?
What chance do they have, will they have in this society? We all like to think that we are not haters, that we don't judge, but we do, sometimes without realizing it because it is such a part of our personalities.
When the people of this country can look at each other without seeing the colour of each others skin, without thought for what we are, but rather who we are, that is only when our country can be the great nation it is supposed to be.
We are a nation that is so wrapped up in race we cannot get the stench out of our clothing. We might be walking around and living our lives, but we are still slaves and we are at the mercy of our hate.
FS, I love you but I hate these type of posts. I think a specific thing had to have inspired it and I need to know what the specific thing is. (Yes I said NEED - it will bug me - is she talking about Jesse Jackson? Is she talking about the New Yorker cover? Is she talking about something that happened in her personal life?) Maybe it's just my issue but I would rather talk about the real issue instead of generalities.
I'm sorry for the generalities. It is a culmination of things seen, heard, experienced. It is out of frustration, not just at one but at all of us. I feel sometimes as if we are moving backwards two steps, while moving forward one step, in essence we are getting no where. I'm not sad emotionally, but it saddens me and I'm drain just by what is going on "out there", in our world, especially to our children, ALL of our children. We fight amongst ourselves, the grownups, we put things out there, they learn from us, and they unfortunately repeat the same things, although there is hope for us becuase of them, we do weigh them down with our own politics of skin color.
I'm sorry this is all coming down on you Donna. Like Roy said, there is good out there. Besides you have a lot of friends here.
I don't think we will ever see a time of total racial harmony FS.
I don't think we have it in us.
I agree with Roy. Focus on the positives, on what you can change, then move on.
You guys are right, focussing on the positives and making changes where we can is the best thing and all that we can do.
((((Donna))))
You're such a wonderful person. I agree with some others here; focus on the positives. I get like you at times. Sometimes its hard not to feel a little down about the way the world is. But I do believe in humanity and do believe we'll be a better race, all round, one day. I believe it will be mostly due to people such as yourself, too.
And you and the many here!
BTW Loca, I LOVE your new ICON!
Thanks, I'm just trying it on. I will probably try a few and then decide which I like best.
We are a nation that is so wrapped up in race we cannot get the stench out of our clothing
You should always remind yourself of what this country was built on .... (violence ... and slavery...!!!!).... it is its fate and that is the historical fact ....
It is good that we realize that ... and we are trying ... (yes we are trying) to overcome that .... but it will take another 50 or 100 years to totally eradicate that stench and overcome that history ... for now .... just feel sorry not forurself but for those who can not get beyond the color and the religion and the gender and above all beyond their own stupidity.
An historical fact, yes, our continued destiny, I certainly hope not! Positively harping on the positives, despite the naysayers and the ignorance!
Neat! I'm thinking of changing mine, but I love that high kicker, kind of my phylosphical outlook on life right now!
True, they started it, but in the end, ultimately, those of us who are here now, we chart the path to the destiny we desire, at least that is my opinion on this.
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