Quote From: diannevreWhen I was a teen back in the 60's and the racial riots were going on, I couldn't understand why there was so much hate in the world. Many of my friends were black and they were great people, inside and out. My innocent solution then I feel still holds water today. I think we as a world should all marry a different race. Within 2-3 generations, we will have one race of tan people, almond eyes that slant slightly upward, great muscle tone, smart, and most of all beautiful. What in the world would we have to hate and discriminate against then if we are all the same? I think it really doesn't matter. Because man is man and he will find something to hate. Like "I don't like your dress" or "Your car is not up to snuff". It's sad, but I can't help feeling that we will never get it as human beings. There will always be some hypocrital, elitist nut-job that just can't seem to keep his or her mouth shut! Can't we all just get along? I am sooooooo sick of it all. I can't leave it at this without saying that the Jena situation is disgusting. I feel like it is the 50's again with the nooses. History repeating itself again....and again, I am soooooo sick of it all!
I, like many others are also very tired of racial strife! However, it is us humans that create it. And please, let's all keep in mind that WE ARE ALL THE SAME, basically! There are variations in color, height, etc. even in one's own family, but it doesn't make a family not related just because one child is a brunette and one has blond hair; or just because one sister has freckles with blue eyes and one has clear skin with green eyes. They are still biological sisters. When God looks down to view the world, He sees ONE RACE: The Human Race! The fact that so many people have a problem with others' race or ethnicity is because it is a badge of our immaturity as humans.
SCENARIO: If we had a world where everyone was only white, there would still be prejudice because we as humans are naturally so petty and small minded. In that "all white" world, the blue collar whites might feel disrespected by the better paying white-collared whites; or the brown eyed whites would disdain the green eyed whites, for example.
I believe without spiritual guidance a person can never know how to "love others as he loves himself". Never. There is only one hope, one way to shake the divisiveness and resentment: Through tapping into our Creator and allowing Him to show us how to accept others - and ourselves!
