Depending upon how close or how far from the sun our ancient ancestors lived for thousands of years, the rays now determine our varied complexions (through DNA)–the appearance of each of us. (this fact now written in modern Encyclopedia Britannica and in science books, et cetera, et cetera, as Euell Brynner said in the movie The King and I.
Dear Ones,
It's about time we examine our own palms and soles of our feet. May our very souls be one in universal harmony. So why do we physically profile one another with rival, divisive color? Get over what's causing the endless violence and terrorism of bigoted aggression that has poisoned us with radical prejudice.
Dear Ones,
As W.E.B. DuBois said, "I look forward to the day when we get over the color problem." I stood at the foot of his grave in Ghana on the western coast of Africa where most of the human beings were captured as slaves in bondage and chains–young working men and their wives, thrown into dungeons before shipping them to slavers, while the older people and children were left behind in a lost economy of death and suffering. O Bring back, O bring back the wisdom of W.E.B. DuBois.
It's amazing how body language and gestures are now causing controversy and no doubt arrests by law enforcement. While other nations mimic the United States for our democracy and human rights, authoritarians are now condemning the silence of our own feelings. Feelings and thought also come under the heading of inherent human rights.
Let us all come together as one without bigotry ruling our minds, with bigotry the fanatical side of prejudice.
Mame
certified historian, author of The First Coloring Book Explaining Why People are Colored (The Cat that Came to Tea) written for all ages. helenesmith1.blogspot.com
