"To live anywhere in the world today and be against equality because of race or color is like living in Alaska and being against snow."
- William Faulkner
"I have a dream" - a line immortalized 47 years ago by the late Martin Luther King, Jr. - is about the things he wanted to see in the future: Equality. During the tumultuos and turbulent 60's, black people were segregated and discriminated in all aspects of life. It's something people back then were not able to accomplish. Although, in modern times, somehow, we're able to minimize it, but we still have it today. It may not be as violent as it was back then, but, with all the advancements and the technoligies we have right now, Racism has upgraded, too.
I'm currently living in Milan, Italy right now. For the short span of time of stay, well, i can say, racism is still out there, maybe can be considered as on "it's lowest point." As a stranger in a foreign land like this, expect people who were really from here (some are old people; others, middle-aged), to let go of the wrath of degradation. I had my fair share of racial discrimination experience, most especially on public places. Even if want to answer back out of anguish and anger, i just let it go and treated it like an "ordinary-day-at-the-office type of problem" - even if it breaks my heart not to defend or do something for myself. It's a sad sight that the "dream" mr. King dreamt before, is still something of a hollow dream, in some of the places around the world.
When the going gets tough, the tough gets rough. When its tougher, of course, it's rougher. People of today are exposed to this kind of disgusting state we are currently witnessing right now. I wrote this blog because i checked my home page from a popular social networking site, and a few friends of mine have posts that's about racism. Of course, they're the subject of racism, and i had mine before, so, my better outlet of positive anger and distate is through this blog. We're not in the 1960's anymore. I thought people would be much better and much more understanding than before. Well, i'm not saying all, 'cause at least, i'm able to meet people from different races, who shares the same sentiments towards racism. They are really good people. We're from different walks of life, but we demonstrate love to one another. We respect each other's cultural diversities and at the same time, manages to adapt to theirs. We don't judge each other by our physical appearance. We try to improve more our lives and spread the Word of God. The Bible never taught us to be critically judgmental about others. As we do our best to become a good example to the whole community around the world, we're hoping that one day, the "dream" will be fulfilled, with all the gaping holes resolved and all the discriminative boundaries broken for life.
It has always been a challenge to tag along with people of different race. It's not difficult, but it takes you a lot of time to cope up. Well, that depends on how you get along with others, but that's something not out of reach. As a concerned human being, we have to show good example to the younger ones to treat each other equally. It's them who will carry the torch for the next generations to come and to completely put racism into obsoletion. It's not the same crap as before, but racism is still crap. No matter how much time passed, inequality still lives among us. Sometimes, rules among us. But no matter what, we are all hoping for a better place to live in, and i know we're not just hoping for nothing. One day, we can do it and be united as one.
Good day to everyone.
I'm currently living in Milan, Italy right now. For the short span of time of stay, well, i can say, racism is still out there, maybe can be considered as on "it's lowest point." As a stranger in a foreign land like this, expect people who were really from here (some are old people; others, middle-aged), to let go of the wrath of degradation. I had my fair share of racial discrimination experience, most especially on public places. Even if want to answer back out of anguish and anger, i just let it go and treated it like an "ordinary-day-at-the-office type of problem" - even if it breaks my heart not to defend or do something for myself. It's a sad sight that the "dream" mr. King dreamt before, is still something of a hollow dream, in some of the places around the world.
When the going gets tough, the tough gets rough. When its tougher, of course, it's rougher. People of today are exposed to this kind of disgusting state we are currently witnessing right now. I wrote this blog because i checked my home page from a popular social networking site, and a few friends of mine have posts that's about racism. Of course, they're the subject of racism, and i had mine before, so, my better outlet of positive anger and distate is through this blog. We're not in the 1960's anymore. I thought people would be much better and much more understanding than before. Well, i'm not saying all, 'cause at least, i'm able to meet people from different races, who shares the same sentiments towards racism. They are really good people. We're from different walks of life, but we demonstrate love to one another. We respect each other's cultural diversities and at the same time, manages to adapt to theirs. We don't judge each other by our physical appearance. We try to improve more our lives and spread the Word of God. The Bible never taught us to be critically judgmental about others. As we do our best to become a good example to the whole community around the world, we're hoping that one day, the "dream" will be fulfilled, with all the gaping holes resolved and all the discriminative boundaries broken for life.
It has always been a challenge to tag along with people of different race. It's not difficult, but it takes you a lot of time to cope up. Well, that depends on how you get along with others, but that's something not out of reach. As a concerned human being, we have to show good example to the younger ones to treat each other equally. It's them who will carry the torch for the next generations to come and to completely put racism into obsoletion. It's not the same crap as before, but racism is still crap. No matter how much time passed, inequality still lives among us. Sometimes, rules among us. But no matter what, we are all hoping for a better place to live in, and i know we're not just hoping for nothing. One day, we can do it and be united as one.
Good day to everyone.
"For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measures you use, it will be measured to you."
- Matthew 7:2, NIV
- Matthew 7:2, NIV
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