I get it, inexperience can lead to insensitivity and lack of empathy, and so I can imagine that it’s much easier to judge and make comments off the cuff about guns and war when many of us know nothing of such a thing. Finding humor and standing firm in our opinions about immigrants and the unwelcoming of them appears to be entertaining to some because of the granted privilege that many have become accustomed to as it is near built into the foundation of the county from which we rose; the same country that permitted and enforced the stealing of children from their parents and the robbing of entire communities of their worth by working to dismantle their Spirits and uprooting their culture.
I know nothing firsthand of the struggles and heartache shared by those seeking refuge from turmoil and war in their homeland. I know nothing firsthand of how it feels to have watched members of my family die in the shadows of starvation or any of the dozens of ailments and diseases that accompany hunger related issues. I know nothing firsthand of poverty.
It’s easy to feel light and entitled when sheer circumstance has created the space for it; unlike the surely hundreds of millions of people being born within borders that will prove otherwise for the entirety of their time here on Earth.
I have no interest in working to change or alter the thinking of anyone, moreover, anyone more concerned with the value of a dollar earned over the value of a life without access to a dollar. It is a shame that good fortune has left so many of us with such poor vision.
Fortune - chance or luck as an external, arbitrary force affecting human affairs.
Privilege - a special right, advantage, or immunity granted or available only to a particular person or group.
Empathy - the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Peace, more Love.
Be kind.