Interesting Insight

This is a new thought for me... and while, I may not capture it well because I do not fully understand my thoughts, I hope to type fast enough to get the raw essence of what I am thinking...

I am reading about Native American literature and a little bit American history;  The battle of wounded knee was more of a massacre.... according to the reading material, White soldiers basically butchered innocent women and children along with men.  I have a sense of why the white man is so despised.. and Americans in general around the world.  One middle eastern young person categorically called American soldiers killers of innocent people.  In regard to the white man and American history, it seems to me that descendants bear the blame for the failures of the ancestors.  Isn't that a form of racism?  I am not my great great grandfather.  In the words of MLK, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."  Does this not apply to the white man as well.  
I totally agree that white people have done many horrible things for no good reason at all.... This can also be seen throughout history in Europe and etc.  There are those who call themselves peace loving Christians who have a History of killing people and specifically Christians all in the name of Christianity (enter Spanish inquisition, etc.)  
For those who blame white people today for the crimes committed by white people many generations past, have you not become the very thing you accuse of them?  
Yes I know there are still many white racists, but being white does not equal being racist just as one does not have to be white to be racist.  This is merely additional thoughts from previous posts, but of particular note is about past generations...
Not very organized... I might edit later...
thanks again

Hopes and Dreams

This is not my usual type of post.  I am in the middle of writing an assignment for class.  My thoughts continually return to my former hopes of writing poetry.  Once upon a time, A topic would pop into my skull and voila, there was a so-called poem.  Now, I hear only echos across the vast canyon of thoughts.  So anyways, I wanted to make a breakout attempt at a little poetry here... I might just do it in the form of comments.  I love reading poetry and I feel very intimidated by masters of poetry.  Maybe it is not about writing good poetry, maybe it's about being good at taking the leap.
Well, here goes:

exhibit 1
How do we express?
How do we explore?
How do we reckon?
What this life is all about?

Do we venture?
Do we play?
Do we work?
Do we Post?

Everyday draws us nearer
to drawing our last breath
Every year the elder
Evaluate their years

The cycle and repetition
in some ways is humorous
Youth never learn
Elder never succeed

We observe, account, reflect and harbor
We live, express, run and jump
We say goodbye in tears
We deliver in tears

Peace comes for some
and for others
the search
never ends

exhibit 2

Not so much poem is this

Indeed more of what I've missed

What's passed once I thought

Th'art more inspired wrought

Assemblage of words are these

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I'm sorry, something just came up... I'LL Try to f?nish this soon...

Lest you Consider

me intolerant or a bigot, I would like to submit something I posted earlier this week in class... We are discussing Ethnic literature and this was in reply to the professor's response to an earlier post...

Very good point Zeke.  I know that in light of this topic, it is not exactly couth to say that on minor to moderate disappointment, positive, cheerful responses generate positive outcomes.  I was specifically directing these comments about Satchmo; however, as you mentioned, more serious issues such as slavery and civil rights require a more aggressive solution.  I love to defer to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. because his approach to fighting for civil rights followed my philosophy of "don't be a part of the problem, but be a part of the solution".  His letter to area ministers in Birmingham, who published a newspaper article censuring King for his actions, is chocked full of valid and logical arguments as to the necessity of the rights of all men, not just white men. "A just law is a man made code that squares with the moral law or the law of God. An unjust law is a code that is out of harmony with the moral law" ("Letter From A Birmingham Jail [king, Jr.]", 1963).  King was in town to protest and was arrested for civil disobedience.  Only when there are those who are willing to pay the price will injustice be made right.

Reference

Letter from a Birmingham jail [King, Jr.]. (1963). Retrieved fromhttp://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html

Dear Skeptic part 2

Hi friend,

If you are reading this, please understand that I didn't ask for this kind of conversation and I have no intention of playing this game with you.  Consider this the only response I send to folks like yourself who like to bash Christians.  I have no expectations of you hearing or listening to what I have to say. I won't take time to describe how much of a hypocrite you are as you call me all kinds of names for my stand against wrong.  I won't take time to point out that you are not as witty as you like to think; Jesus Christ himself was ridiculed by people like you 2000 years ago Mat 27:39-44. I am interested in honest discussion, but I realize that is not your intention.  You reject the truth and choose to believe what you wish to be the truth. I like to consider you a friend because you have read this one response, you have given me an opportunity to pray for you, and because I know that some day you'll know the truth. Feel free to read additional comments on my blog, but please understand that this conversation has just ended.