Sunday, February 16, 2020

Differences

I've decided to pick this back up.

I like my blog.  I like writing down my thoughts and letting no one or everyone read them.

I'm watching The Walking Dead and it's oneof those shows that makes me think about differences and people and how we should all flow together.  We are all truly connected together one to the other.  There is nothing that you do that doesn't affect someone.  Even if it's in the smallest way.  It affects everyone.

There is a young lady at my school.  She became enraged about the students using color to describe each other and using color as a slur against each other.  This is not new.  You can't make people treat each other right.  You can only give them the information they need to make a better decision.

We are all different but ultimately the same.  We love.  We care.  We get upset.  We are disappointed.  We get bored.  We have moments of ennui.  One thing that is sooo the same is that we all have melanin coloring our skin.  The difference is how much melanin colors our skin.  I have enough in my skin to give me a caramel color.  One of my children is the smooth beautiful color of a tree.  One of my children is the color of a mocha latte with extra milk.  They are all gorgeous and individualized in their own way.  I teach all my children that they are different and it's ok. 

Don't teach children not to see color.  Teach them that seeing the color makes them see how unique everyone is and how special they are.