Existential Crisis Check !
Guys, what if everyone could just exist. What if we lived in a world where people weren't black or white or brown or any color, they were just people. Now that's not to say we should all shed our cultures, our religions, our traditions, or our beliefs, because all of those things are what makes the world beautiful.
It's just entertaining the idea of a society where everyone looked at diversity as beautiful, and not as a reason to shun people or to literally pay them to keep them from buying a house.
Sometimes, people say: "I'm not racist, I don't ever say anything bad about anyone just because of their race" not understanding that it's not in the words, it's in the actions. Jesus didn't just talk about being God's son, he went around helping those in need so that he could prove it. He loved everyone, and he died because of that.
I don't think we should all be Christians. I think that religious diversity is insanely important. But as a Christian, I don't think we're doing a very good job of making sure Jesus didn't die in vain. A Raisin In the Sun, despite being written in the 50's, still happens today. It's happening in Troy right now- the Clawson merger is being contested, and racial stereotypes are being upheld. Sometimes it feels like we can't change anything, like racism will exist forever, until pink elephants walk the planet.
Once upon a time, when I was a kid, my mom and dad decided to move to Troy. About a year ago, my mom told me that we moved in part because of the diversity, among other things. She said it made her happy to see me befriending kids with different backgrounds, and she told me she's proud of how I grew up. I said "ok". I guess I was under the impression that my childhood was normal, that everyone got the same diverse upbringing. I thought that we had reached a point in time where it was possible to just exist. What sucks is that we haven't. Troy is better off than a lot of places, but there's still a lot of stereotyping here, and everywhere else is a lot worse. Unfortunately, we're still raisins.
It's just entertaining the idea of a society where everyone looked at diversity as beautiful, and not as a reason to shun people or to literally pay them to keep them from buying a house.
Sometimes, people say: "I'm not racist, I don't ever say anything bad about anyone just because of their race" not understanding that it's not in the words, it's in the actions. Jesus didn't just talk about being God's son, he went around helping those in need so that he could prove it. He loved everyone, and he died because of that.
I don't think we should all be Christians. I think that religious diversity is insanely important. But as a Christian, I don't think we're doing a very good job of making sure Jesus didn't die in vain. A Raisin In the Sun, despite being written in the 50's, still happens today. It's happening in Troy right now- the Clawson merger is being contested, and racial stereotypes are being upheld. Sometimes it feels like we can't change anything, like racism will exist forever, until pink elephants walk the planet.
Once upon a time, when I was a kid, my mom and dad decided to move to Troy. About a year ago, my mom told me that we moved in part because of the diversity, among other things. She said it made her happy to see me befriending kids with different backgrounds, and she told me she's proud of how I grew up. I said "ok". I guess I was under the impression that my childhood was normal, that everyone got the same diverse upbringing. I thought that we had reached a point in time where it was possible to just exist. What sucks is that we haven't. Troy is better off than a lot of places, but there's still a lot of stereotyping here, and everywhere else is a lot worse. Unfortunately, we're still raisins.
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