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Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
My last bitch session
I have decided that I will no longer post under this blog. I am retiring from bitching. I will explain a little farther down but first, I just want to comment on the impending inaugural ceremonies.
I was recently reading a friend's blog and she was talking about the huge to do that is happening in Washington and she expressed that she gets it is a historical time, but she felt it was a bit over the top given the economy. I can understand that but what got me thinking is the concept of "getting" the historical value. Frankly, I am not certain I fully "get" it and mind you I am STILL moved to tears discussing the election. My point is that I don't know if I can fully understand it because I am not a Black American. I have never felt judged based solely upon the color of my skin. I have never known what it was like to be discriminated against because I wasn't white. My ancestors never had to sit in the back of the bus or be concerned that the Klan may come knocking on the door. When my parents told me that I could be anything I wanted to be in this World, I never doubted them. Racial profiling has never been an issue for me. I have never experienced the kind of hatred bred by racial intolerance. I have been witness to it, but I was never the focus of it. So no, I don't think I truly understand entirely the magnitude of this historic time. It is like trying to explain the bond between a mother and her child to someone who doesn't have children. Intellectually they may understand, but they will never know the feeling; Or, Like trying to explain honey. I could give you all the chemical components, tell you the color, even say it is sweet but, until you taste the honey, you will not know honey.
Having stated the above, I realize that racial intolerance will not go away because we have elected Barack Obama. Ignorance will persist in the hearts of those unwilling to let it go. However, I do have much more hope that in my lifetime we can achieve a greater understanding and acceptance of one another. He, Obama, will not solve it, we must. He is the effect not the cause. It is the hope that sprang forth within huge numbers of people, regardless of race, that did something. WE voted. WE exercised our right as Americans and selected the person we felt was the right choice. WE made this historic choice and the generations before us that believed in the idea of racial equality. One day in the not too distant future, I will see a female take the Presidential oath of office. On that day, I will get it and I will be able to more fully understand the historic significance of January 20, 2009.
Now comes the explanation of why this is my last post. I have come to understand that what I give my focus to strengthens and grows. SO, I have decided I will no longer give my energy to bitching, rather I intend to turn my focus to the joy that is present in my life everyday. That is not to say I won't get frustrated and angry at times, but I will not stay in it and I will not spread it around.
I will start a new blog and post a link here in case any reader want to check it out. Peace and Love!
I was recently reading a friend's blog and she was talking about the huge to do that is happening in Washington and she expressed that she gets it is a historical time, but she felt it was a bit over the top given the economy. I can understand that but what got me thinking is the concept of "getting" the historical value. Frankly, I am not certain I fully "get" it and mind you I am STILL moved to tears discussing the election. My point is that I don't know if I can fully understand it because I am not a Black American. I have never felt judged based solely upon the color of my skin. I have never known what it was like to be discriminated against because I wasn't white. My ancestors never had to sit in the back of the bus or be concerned that the Klan may come knocking on the door. When my parents told me that I could be anything I wanted to be in this World, I never doubted them. Racial profiling has never been an issue for me. I have never experienced the kind of hatred bred by racial intolerance. I have been witness to it, but I was never the focus of it. So no, I don't think I truly understand entirely the magnitude of this historic time. It is like trying to explain the bond between a mother and her child to someone who doesn't have children. Intellectually they may understand, but they will never know the feeling; Or, Like trying to explain honey. I could give you all the chemical components, tell you the color, even say it is sweet but, until you taste the honey, you will not know honey.
Having stated the above, I realize that racial intolerance will not go away because we have elected Barack Obama. Ignorance will persist in the hearts of those unwilling to let it go. However, I do have much more hope that in my lifetime we can achieve a greater understanding and acceptance of one another. He, Obama, will not solve it, we must. He is the effect not the cause. It is the hope that sprang forth within huge numbers of people, regardless of race, that did something. WE voted. WE exercised our right as Americans and selected the person we felt was the right choice. WE made this historic choice and the generations before us that believed in the idea of racial equality. One day in the not too distant future, I will see a female take the Presidential oath of office. On that day, I will get it and I will be able to more fully understand the historic significance of January 20, 2009.
Now comes the explanation of why this is my last post. I have come to understand that what I give my focus to strengthens and grows. SO, I have decided I will no longer give my energy to bitching, rather I intend to turn my focus to the joy that is present in my life everyday. That is not to say I won't get frustrated and angry at times, but I will not stay in it and I will not spread it around.
I will start a new blog and post a link here in case any reader want to check it out. Peace and Love!
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