Human

Sitting here in the early morning I am realizing that I am becoming more and more enamored with a class of mine. In fact I am afraid of it ending. Why? Because for me there is nothing greater than sharing the human experience. We are all doing just that everyday. And not only are we sharing our experience but we are without intention finding the beauty in it all.

Every day when I come to that class I feel a connection with everyone in it. For those that haven't yet spoken and probably will remain in silence I still feel the same. I know that somewhere in their hearts they are stirred in little ways every day by what is being said and what is being asked. I feel that anyone reading is now equipped to hear my heart and acknowledge my words as my own personal truth. Maybe I'm wrong in thinking this but I still believe that everyone contributing to this class now understands we cannot deny any truth because truth is personal. It's not about what you think or what most think. If it's real to me than it must be reality. 

I want to challenge everyone's perspective with this blog. I want to make everyone reading this uncomfortable. I want to make it heard to finish. I want you to truly understand my world. Everyday when I enter the class I realize that I am among a small group of people like me. One other to be exact. I know it may be hard to sense but everytime I come I still feel outside. I still feel apart of another world; an entirely different dimension almost. My culture is so much different than the people I see here before me. My values are little different; sure. Hell, my dislikes and likes surrounding how I communicate and what I find funny are even different. But this is true for any human being right? True. But there still is more. 

The importance of Race is that each and every day you all can hide behind your skin color; behind veils of perception. The perception of being white. White which has become the race to which we now compare every other race. The golden standard amongst humans or the measuring device. This means that were you all to say nothing or do nothing we could only assume that you all had some characteristics in common. But my race, my skin color is a signal marker. I love all I am from head to toe and the complexion of my skin but, I cannot hide like you all can throughout the day. I cannot even fake feeling apart of a larger body like most because I am brown. I instead have to engage each day with a certain positivity knowing that I won't really feel "inside" or apart of the world I see. And that I won't necessearily acheive validation from anyone else but myself. It's such a privledge to be able to bask in a veil. At face value none of the majority ever appears to be much different. This is a gift none cany deny. Everyday I get up I am subject to the wondering eyes of everyone I come across. For one I myself realize my difference and secondly the majority also does. I'm not going to get into stereotypes because I'm sure we've all heard plenty about them all. But don't forget their importance. What are the stereotypes of the majority? Does the majority even have a stereotype? Or can they just be what ever they want? Consider these things. 

America in general should consider these things. That their is entire world of people who do not look like them. Assuredly much different with much different concepts of what "reality" is. But just because something is different or entirely something that is not what one is used to doesn't mean it's better or worse. In a world where we often assert opinions as facts it's also very important to keep in mind that everything is an opinion. Because we do all have seperate conciousness' we all have adopted seperate very realities. All in all I'm saying consider all things equal. We can't designate what intelligence is better than the next, or who is more attractive, or more competent. We can't do those things because at any time this is only determined by a majority. Just because there is a majority doesn't mean the majority speaks truth. It's just a system. No better than the next. Realize the benefits of being apart of the majority and try to understand as much as possible what minority really feels like. 

Everyone born onto earth is human. They all have as many hopes and dreams as anyone else. They are all given a gift of life and the skill to survive. Most importantly their voices and opinions should speak as loud as anyone elses. Don't run away or be scared from the things that are different or that you don't know. Engage them. Learn to appreciate their beauty. There is beauty in everything.