A Sticky Point Indeed

All duality is a mind creation, all duality is created by the clinging and attached mind. When there is no attachment there is no duaity.

Osho



On the rugged, splattered path we now walk since the shooting in Charleston ...

My point in what I believed was delivered in simplicity ... a response to a comment on those hating white people in south and mid-western USA ... "we have all been taught to see differences but some of us think for ourselves - we must stop pointing fingers over there - it is race now other times its transgender, homosexuals, little people -- everyone matters -- how often does black community reach out to other groups in the world -- any group?"


Was hijacked by a debate hungry individual who pointed out all the various groups, including the NAACP, fraternities, pod-casters, YouTube presenters, and so on, who reach out to the LGBT community on behalf of the Black community ... which went on and on and for the life of me I could not understand the ferment when I was simply suggesting when we have the same sensitivities to others - no matter who they may be - that we have for ourselves (hopefully) and for those we like and love, the world will change.

I ended with this point ...

One does not have to be an activist or mount an individual soap box -- I am referring to the dialogue inside ourselves -- changing that alone will impact the world -- have to be sensitive to others and their empathy will be returned -- all human issues are complex racism is not the only complex discrimination at work in the world -- my original point has literally been hijacked by something else all together --- change will come when we quietly change our inner dialogue we don't need a tv, radio or you tube channel or a podcast or a stage just quiet individual assessment -- that is the simple point I made ... care about others and they will care about you.


It is a giant task, I promise you, to wade into this world and suggest to the Black community that caring about others will reap the empathy and respect they angrily shout to the world they do not receive from the global community. There is a lot of anger. Anger with history.  The debater highlighted ...

The issues the black community currently face in America are so complex, as you know historically they have faced a lot and unfortunately Racism is still alive and well in America. unless you have lived there it's difficult to understand how deep rooted it is. I was lucky to live in a state that has many liberal-minded people and also live a life of privilege so my exposure to racism was minimal in comparison to others, but there was some and it gave me a new perspective on it all. So I can understand in some ways why some members of the black community are focused solely on the advancement of black issues as there are still so many to work on. But obviously advocating for other groups while advocating for your own community is more Beneficial to society as a whole but not everyone is able or willing to do that.

Not only is it beneficial to "society as a whole" but it will save all our souls ... quiet reflection does get in the way of noisy ego driven thoughts -- the longest journey is indeed from the head to the heart --- in some ways it is easier to scream at the world and blame it for victimizing ME!!! but there is no salvation in that -- were it so, many would have arrived at the promised land of a sated soul long ago and yet the agony remains.

Change ourselves and the world changes.