Friday, November 14, 2008
Tell Me What You Really Think!
We just went thru a 'moment' in history - the candidacy and election of Barack Obama. I watched the whole campaign in great detail and I had both hopeful and hurtful moments. I am still in the afterglow of the election, and I am painfully aware of the racism that still runs rampant thru this country. I would like to know your feelings about this year's presidential election. Please feel free to express your opinions here, tastefully of course.
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We've certainly found ourselves in a space in time that is almost too much to believe. To say that I TOO AM STILL LIVING IN THE AFTERGLOW IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT!
I do however, have so much angst regarding the state of our union.The afterglow is really a dangerous place to be, as we all are looking through rose colored glasses. Those of us world wide, that are intrinsically good are simply allowing ourselves to forget what those who don't desire change are really thinking. LET US
NOT BE FOOLED.
The campaign and subsequent election of Barack Obama allowed me the occasion to cry bitter tears for those who dared to dream of this day. I was forced to remember the little girls killed in the church bombing in Alabama.
I was even forced to think of things long forgotten (I thought)
Forty seven years ago while visiting in South Carolina I experienced racism first hand.
As a black child I was disregarded
as I attempted to be waited on in the FIVE AND DIME. People came and went and I still was not waited on. When I spoke up out of nowhere I was snatched to safety by my aunt. Never experiencing anything so blatant before of course I had questions. That inquiry delayed as we walked down the street,some white MEN were coming out of a store front maybe five or six of them. Who knew that we weren't supposed to look at or even stand in their way. As I continued on the same path my aunt yelled at me pulling me into the street so the white men could walk on the side walk. Forty-seven years ago. Barack is forty-seven so is my sister Cookie born that same year within days of this incident. My questions never answered.
After finding out about my sister's birth, I had to go home to see this little person who had invaded my home. I traveled by train. The first part of my trip was good until I had to change trains in Baltimore . Somehow I ended up on the wrong train thus missing my connecting train. There I was alone in D.C. I did however remember the commercial about the travelers aide if you get lost. Sooooooooo being the bright child that I was, I found the agency in the train terminal ,told my story mother was contacted and I was passed off to a woman who worked there. As it happens she was about to leave for the day and I was sent with her. She was very nice I remember and she also had children my age. I had almost twenty-four hours before I could leave. I went to my first fast food restaurant.(Unbelievable in retrospect i had never even been to White Castle before this. I digress) Later that day we we're taken to the movie to see THE STORY OF HELEN KELLER. I was excited. Standing in line waiting my turn there was a woman who approached me to say that I was in the wrong line and that Coloreds had to sit in the balcony only. WHAT? Who was colored? This is even mind boggling now as I reflect. The nations capital? I never heard of such non sense before. I WANT MY MOMMY! I just want to go home, these people are crazy. Then a nun appeared to say how awful it was to treat people this way and told the woman that she would take the two children and myself in with her.
So you really want to know what I really think of all this? I'M HAPPY
HAPPY ! I'VE JUST ALLOWED MYSELF TO DO MY HAPPY DANCE AFTER CRYING THOSE BITTER TEARS. I WILL NO DOUBT DO THIS AGAIN 20 JANUARY 2009
WHEN PRESIDENT ELECT BARACK OBAMA TAKES HIS OATH OF OFFICE. OH HOW I WISH I COULD BE THERE! I WILL BE HERE ON MY KNEES PRAYING HIS SAFE PASSAGE THROUGH THESE TROUBLED TIMES AHEAD.
I THINK WHAT WAS WITNESSED BY THE WORLD IS REMARKABLE. TO SEE THOSE CROWDS GATHER.... .. WOULDN'T IT BE SO GREAT TO SEE MANKIND GATHER AT THE FEET OF JESUS IN THE SAME WAY WHAT A WORLD WE WOULD HAVE. I'M HOPEFUL PRAYERFUL THAT AS A WORLD WE WILL MOVE FORWARD AS A NATION WE WILL ALLOW THIS TRANSITION TO BE FACILITATED IN A CALM ENVIRONMENT.( AS CAN BE EXPECTED.) GOD BLESS US ALL AND GOD BLESS OUR GOVERNMENT.
Brenda, I'm glad that you decided to share you story about discrimination. We have all probably experienced it in one way or another. Unfortunately it will be with us all of our lives, and we know it when we see or hear it. I try not to jump to conclusions to quickly; but the second time .... look out!
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