So sad.
I am so sad and disillusioned. I grew up thinking people of different backgrounds were slowly erasing the lines that separated us, that we were healing the wounds of the past and making progress in society and our understanding and acceptance and appreciation of each other.
I see people of all colors achieving great things and becoming wealthy and prosperous. I see mixed marriages, groups of diverse backgrounds working and playing together. I see doctors, lawyers, business people, scientists, teachers and more sharing in the American dream. Oprah Winfrey, Neil Degrass-Tyson, Byron Allen and countless others who have worked and achieved so very much. Was it all a facade? Is it simply a dream?
Evolutionary, climate, geologic change happens slowly. Society and cultures generally do the same. Certainly there are occasional upheavals and they leave great wounds and scars. Some scars never go away. But the scars can be ignored and relegated to the past. They need not define us or continue to cause us pain. If we focus on the scars we relive the pain. If we focus on the future, the pain of the past will fade away and we can get on with the business of living together in harmony.
Now, the big question. Can we do it? I think we can. I think we must. It won't be quick or easy, but let's give it a try, shall we?
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