ON MY SOAPBOX
Some of the things that have been happening in
America lately have really been bothering me. It
seems that instead of things getting better,
they are getting worse, people are saying all
kinds of hurtful things in front of the world. I
see mean things being said on all sides. It
doesn't help that we have leaders who are so
divisive and seemingly unethical. I really don't
know what is happening. I don't know if this is
God's hand moving or if the author of confusion
is at work. But I do believe, with all of my
heart, that it is in our best interest to get
along with one another. It is what the Good Book
requires us to do, remember?
People need to stop letting these social media
posts harden their hearts.
Especially
since you really don't know what's real or not
real these days. The foreigners fooled quite a
few people with their impostor antics in 2016.
Don't hate people because somebody told you to.
The intense hatred people seemed to have for
Hillary Clinton in 2016 never made any sense to
me. Now I see that, in many instances, that
hatred was being stoked by foreigners.
I really don't see why the races cannot get
along. For the most part, everyone is pretty
much in their own corner -- meaning that most
Blacks live in predominantly Black neighborhoods
and socialize with mostly Black people -- same
goes for Whites, they live mostly in
predominantly White neighborhoods and socialize
with mostly White people -- same goes for
Hispanics and Asians, and Indians, and so on. I
see nothing at all wrong with that, personally.
It is really quite natural for people to feel
more comfortable around their own people, in my
opinion. It is like being comfortable around
your family. However, I live in a very diverse
neighborhood.
It is an older neighborhood, nothing
fancy or upscale, just average.
We have Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Whites
and Indians living together in harmony.
We say hello and mind our own business.
I am friends with my immediate neighbors
who happen to be Black, White, Hispanic and
Jewish.
We all get along just fine.
Now, since we all do have to interact,
for one reason or another, why can we not be
civil and respectful to each other during those
times?
We work together, we do business
together, we attend events together, and so on.
What's the big deal?
Some of us choose to befriend people of
other races and I think this is a wonderful
thing.
We cannot understand each other if we do
not communicate with each other.
I believe that if we honestly and openly
communicate with each other, we will see that
there are good people within all of the races.
We must not condemn an entire race
because of a few rotten apples.
Most likely, there will always be people,
on all sides, that hate people of other races,
and there is nothing you can do about that.
Just do not let those people drive you to
spending your precious time hating them and
being hurt by what they say and do. Stay
away from those people, if possible.
I believe that until we connect on a spiritual
and human level, we will never reach the harmony
that we so desperately need.
I do not see how we can connect
spiritually and humanly when all sides
continuously think they are better than the
"others".
Everyone wants to be a little god.
It is so clear to me that many people
have not humbled themselves, their ears and
hearts appear to be closed to God's Word.
The author of confusion, it seems, is
working his havoc on all of us and we are too
full of ourselves to see it.
--Rosalin Moss Say It With Roz February 27, 2018 |