I like the one about the map, you have to know where you are. And someone else made the same point by saying that we need to remember our history.
So how do you remember history? Bergy said a person dying is a person dying and there is no division in that. But what about a black person dying? That is where the problem arises, because when you say it is a black person you are dividing people into black and non-black.
Why do you feel the need to say that blacks were killed because someone else said that Jews were killed. If the media made a big deal that two million people whose names begin with G were killed in the past twenty years then would you feel the need to tell the world how many people whose names begin with A were killed during the same period? No, because you don't identify yourself according to the first letter of your name, but you do identify yourself according to the colour of your skin.
What's the basis?
Me, I identify myself as a human being. I love the colours and shapes that we come in and I am not colour blind, but I do not classify people that way. I also appreciate the beautiful names but I don't classify people that way either.
I don't want to forget the past. I want us to remember that in the past people have actually hated eachother and felt divided because of skin colour and facial features - unfortunately this still goes on.
We need to remember past injustices but we need to remember them in a proper way. We should not say that black people were killed or that Jews were killed, we should say that people were killed because of their colour and traditions. That way, we are placing the emphasis on the injustice, as we should, instead of placing emphasis on the colour division as we are taught to do.
What is a black man? Isn't he a man whose skin is black? Is he different in some significant way from a white man? A white man is just a man whose skin is white. The difference is superficial.
Now, I know that those who are not able to see and hear the truth that we are all the same race will find ways to twist the evidence and they will close their ears. For those black people who are so proud of their black skin, I invite you to go and tell the Yoruba and Ebo that they are all one people. Or worse yet, go and tell the other tribes that are killing eachother that they are the same people. They will tell you that they are different, just like you will tell me that black and white are different.
Noah had three sons, Ham, Shem and Japhet. That is one blood. But that is just on the physical level. More importantly there is the spiritual unity. We are all one spirit. Division is a step in the wrong direction.
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