“A Better World”

Why can’t we all just get along? It is fine and good to have pride and try to help your own race, but why does this have to be at the expense of other races? Can’t we see that putting down others just to make ourselves look or feel better is counter-productive? Does it really make you any better? Of course it doesn’t, instead I believe it is just a way for us to try to justify ourselves and use the belittlement of others to make us feel better, superior.

My belief is that we all feel anger, resentment, and jealousy towards others. These emotions just fester and eat away at our insides causing unwanted stress on both our mind and body. Having such a closed and prejudicial mind can only cause unneeded pain and suffering to ourselves and others. These feelings lead to wars, terrorism, and all types of misguided violence.

People shouldn’t be grouped together by their race. All people are different, good, bad, crazy or sane. Categorizing an entire race as either good or evil is equivalent to suggesting that all the members of one family are basically the same. I don’t know about you, but I have four brothers and three sisters and each one is completely different from the other. I also have two children who are completely opposites of each other.

I believe it's not our race or even our bloodlines that make us who we are. Instead I believe it is a combination, of how we were brought up and who we spend our time with. The importance of our friendships and the type of people we align ourselves with can’t be underestimated, they form our beliefs and values. Maybe you notice how when you are around someone who curses a lot, you find yourself cursing more. Do you think being around someone who is very racist may even have a slight influence on you and your perceptions of different races?

Please try and keep an open mind, realize that everyone is different and judge them for their own deeds and personalities. Life is hard enough without the added self imposed pressure of hate without reason. See everyone for who they are, individuals, not an identical clone of others in their race or even their families. Be blind to race and color and see how many friends you can make, get a look at the real world through the eyes of others, and maybe you’ll achieve a more enriched, exciting life.