Last FB post
06/07/2020
I wasn't going to post anything because what good are my feelings on a detached online platform like Facebook when my friends are the only ones who see it? Well algorithm wise very few of you do unless it's a picture.
I am not looking for any likes and I am definitely not looking for debate. I have to get my feelings out or they will continue to weigh upon me and I just need to let it go.
There is a heaviness in the air and a sense of mourning has been weighing on me. I was hoping we would have learned something through quarantine, become changed human beings when we were suppose to be "in this together".
I never believe the first thing I see on msm or social media. It is always one sided, it is always meant for shock value and for some reason we love reacting first and thinking later. So I wait. I wait for truth to prevail. I wait for sense and sensibility. I wait for peace. I wait through the many angry posts. I wait for a viable solution I can get behind but most of the time I am left wanting and still waiting.
I fear we are losing our battle for humanity.
As an individual of mixed race I have always found it difficult to label myself as one race and never understood why I had to pick just one on standardized tests growing up. I felt if I picked either white/Caucasian or Pacific islander/Asian that I was ignoring vital pieces of who I was and ignoring a rich heritage and culture even though a dot on a page means nothing in the end. Nationality wise I have always been proud to be an American, proud of the principles on which the nation was founded.
Yes, atrocious things were done, even by some of the very people who agreed that "all men were created equal". While the repercussions of those past evils are still being felt today we cannot judge the past through the lens of today nor judge today through the lens of the past. I believe the majority of people are inherently good. I also understand that not all people are of the same ilk and caliber of character, with good there will always be bad.
I believe the principles upon which our nation were founded are still good and righteous principles and those are still worth fighting for. We should all stand and fight for truth, for freedom, for peace, for right, for justice that is blind and fair, and for brotherly love and kindness.
The wounded heart must be healed. It must be given hope. It must be given faith. It must give and receive charity. If we do not have those three vital things our very existence is wasted.
We reap what we sow.
