Wednesday, August 16, 2006
What is worth IT?
Why aren't we as a people more outraged by bad things that happen? Why is it that we can so easily forget things that have happen that did rouse us out of the complaitancy that is our day to day lives. For example: why aren't we more upset about the conditions of the people in New Orleans, why aren't Black people concerned with the fact that recently our government almost took away our right to vote, why aren't we outraged that our children aren't getting the promised education in the public school that we ALREADY pay for, and why aren't more people out voting to get the republicans (who want to keep minium wage below the poverty level) out of office? As I drove into work this morning I heard Rev. Al Sharpton speaking on how not much has changed in New Orleans, how people still don't have jobs and homes, and how no one even cares anymore. It really light a fire in my mind because this same thing happens all the time and it makes me wonder: What really is worth us fighting for?? Why don't people try to help others or better question why don't we even try to help ourselves. If you were in a sinking boat would you just sit in it and drown even if you didn't know how to swim or would you fight tooth and nail to try to keep your self alive? We all are drowning people! And most of us don't even have the sense to try to make it to shore. I think a lot of us decide that we might want to try to do something but because we don't know where to start we don't even try. Well again if you were in that boat and it sprang a leak and started sinking, would you wait until someone taught you how to fix boats or would you try everything you knew how to do to make the leak stop. We all are capable of great things if we just get up and START. The key is to just start.
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I belive people really don't stick together long, it's not that they FORGET,but they often think things will change on their own, so they just Wait to see, when really Yes they should care and act.
They should be doing something to help devolpe a change.People don't want to get involed and thats the sad part.....you never know when that (IT) could be you.GOD says if we make that 1 step he'll make 2, so in essence like you stated the KEY is to just start.
After a catastrophy or a major event in history, people tend to focus more on their own lives than the big picture. Its like out of site, out of mind. The reason people aren't helping each other nor themselves, is because some have become complacent with their way of living and/or environment and they don't see life any other way. People who dream then act on it - have to sacrafice. There aren't too many people that is willing to pay the price of sacrafice. So they sit in the boat sinking and have a pity party. Yet there are others who sit in boat sinking and demand that someone help them when they don't even help themselves. However, there are some sitting in the boat sinking praying for help and help does come and they go on with productive lives. People have various mentalities - some are sheep, some are goats and some are wolves.
We will not realize what is worth it until it is gone. But if we find a way to rise as a people, to stand up, to finally say enough is enough then we will know what is worth the fight and stand for it. The question is why do we have to ask ourselves "what is worth it"? Didn't we already know what was worth it (civil rights)? Haven't we already been down the road before? Didn't we already fight for good schools? Did we not fight for equality? Did we not fight for the right to vote? Didn't our parents and their parents before them work more than one job, not eat so that we could eat, pray for us everyday when we were too stupid to do it for ourselves. Black people now a days have short memories. We have failed to REMEMBER!!! White people have long memories and they wish for the days when we were 3/5th of a person. The question is are we ready to fight for it? White people have a big picture, do we?
That's a good question. And you make very good points. But I have a quesion for you and everyone else. What have you done as an individual to make it better? When I was growing up in NY my mother was heavily involved in the church and our church was heavily involved in politics. We knew all of the top black politicians (Rev. Al Sharpton, Rev. Floyd Flakes, Jesse Jackson, etc.) in NYC, we were involved in helping the homeless, getting people registered to vote, holding political rally's all kinds of things to help create a better NYC for black people.
There are a huge amount of people out there who think just like you. Some are doing something about it and others aren't. I think that is where the problem lies, people aren't doing anything about it. They are talking a good talk, but not walking the walk. Let's stop talking and start becoming more involved in making things better.
I believe that people have the attitude of what can I do I am only one person because when it comes to uplifting the black community it's not just the selfish, ignorant blacks that are against you it's them and others and that can become intimidating. Don't get me wrong not every white person is against blacks but it would appear that more are against us than for us. To know that you have to fight your own as well as other races is sad but necessary.
I am not personally doing anything to uplift my people but this blog and my comment to it alone has encouraged me to go to the naacp website and become a member. And not just a member with a card, an active volunteering member. So, I ask everyone with access to this blog who is willing to join along with me and stop talking about and be about it? Is it worth it to you?
I accept your challenge! I have already signed up for the PTA for the 3 schools that surround my house because education is so important that I need to be involved. I have joined to local chapter of Morgan State's alumni association to help get some young black kids excited about college. And I will join the NAACP today. Like Hammer said "Let's get it started!"
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