How to re-think what is Race
- Do you know the color of race?
- Why label race as color?
- Do you have a pain called race?
- Can anyone define joy called race?
- Any form of happiness called race?
- Why do we lay so much emphasis on the word race?
These are the questions I want to discuss here. How to foolishly define what is not real that we consider real. We have made what is not acceptable to be the norm of the society, by defying Nature. As I have preached, nature will always win, sooner or later. It is just a matter of time.
I once asked a group in Seattle Washington in 1996, for any one in the group to define an Indian joy or an American pain?
I was not surprised that no one in the audience could define any such thing. The next question was? Is there any such thing anywhere in the world? Just like when the early settlers in America had a deal with the Native Americans about buying and selling land from them, the Indians never had a thinking concept of “Selling or Buying Land” The Indian concept was “The land, water and the air belongs to all” It is not for sale, it should not be sold. Likewise the concept of race was the western creation that was never natural.
Hence, pain is pain; happiness is happiness anywhere in the world. A woman giving birth to a child anywhere in the world experiences the same pain and joy after giving birth of the child, not matter the nationality. Likewise, a parent that buries their child will tell you the same pain and bitter pill they had to swallow. A joyful woman or man experiences the same hormone in their body like any other person anywhere in the world. Why the race nonsense? All I am asking is for you to open the window to your mind and look beyond.
Why do we relate everything to black and white? Why the destructive power of racism? Some one once said “Just because you know me by color does mean you know me as a person”, what a powerful message. Yes, you see my-so-called color, but you don’t know me. How can you judge me base on your false assumptions? Why subject me to your sick mind? Why relegate me to your feeble mindset? Why don’t you open the window to your mind?
I read a book 30+yrs ago, and the Chinese author said quote “The world will not have peace until we all have the same one color —- Tan. I never thought about it then, however, my living outside Africa have redefined my thinking about the word race and peace. Yes, he was right back then when I read the book and he is right today as well, we will not have peace until we all have the so-called same color “tan” What makes it so interesting is that the color is not even white or black, far from it. What will happen then? Are we going to redefine “Tan” and coin or create another word for of Race?
I need your take on this so-called word called Race and Peace.
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