tired of this Zimmerman trial yet?
After listening to our own president last night, his supposed heartfelt response to what happened in Florida, I just want to do more than shake my head. He keeps referring to the fact that Trayvon Martin could be "his son." What he neglected to mention was that in his own hometown of Chicago, many "Trayvons" die on a daily basis. I ask you, Mr. Obama, "where is your sympathy now?" This situation can be analyzed every which way to Friday but the fact is, a life is gone. Another has been so radically changed, that the outcome of the trial was not a victory at all. Free? Not when George Zimmerman now needs to go into hiding so as to not be harmed.
So, America...what have we learned from all of this? Don't look at the small innuendos or play Monday morning quarterback on who was REALLY right or wrong. Instead, look inside your heart, look at your life: how do YOU react when you come into contact with strangers? Do you stiffen up, become suspicious, spread rumors or find excuses as to why "they" can't be invading your space? "They can be of a different race or religion, poor, illiterate, disabled....you name it because folks have a really weird way of seeing the disparities in so many things!
I'll give you an example: I have an autoimmune illness that necessitates needing a blue handicap parking tag. You would NOT believe how many folks who see me get in or out of my vehicle shake their heads or even are so bold as to make a comment about how I should save that spot for someone who "really needs it." I don't jump out of my car and run into the store; rather it is a slow shuffle on bad days and a gentle walk on others. Yet people are so quick to judge. Please...I beg you--walk in my shoes for a day...and you wouldn't feel that way.
The next time you hear more information than you'd care to about this trial, pause to remember how YOU perceive others. How YOU may pass judgment and then work to change that attitude. Peace can only begin if we walk our talk. Even the President should set an example in his own life. It's wonderful and encouraging to feel that one boy could have been "his son." But so can so many others.
How about it? You game to try?
Your example is why people like Trayvon were killed. Because people come up with their own opinions and ideas and if we don't conform, trouble ensues. Why instead of judging you can someone instead say, "hey...need some help there?" WOW!!!! Think about it...instead of putting you on the spot, they be LIFTING YOU UP!!!! Zimmerman could have done this also....instead of trailing Trayvon he could have approached and said, "hey...what up? You look lost!" and then by talking, seen what intentions the kid had. It does all start with each o fus....
ReplyDeleteAwesome post! Instead of pointing fingers, like Jesus with the woman accused of adultery you instead put the responsibility back on those who are the accusers. We really need to look at ourselves first before we tell others they are right or wrong.
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