Just a Cup of Water

The Challenge of Understanding: It’s understandable that there would be difficulties with someone trying to completely understand another person’s culture; whom maintained 180 degrees of uniquely different values. To have a base understanding of how we all got here was no accident but by design and played out with evil genius.

Contrasting Value Systems: I do not believe 100% of any ethnic group is all bad, just very different in dealing with realities and consequences. Example: a group of children plagued with sunburns can experiment with anything to find a new drug induced high, like paints, bath salts, meth…= kids being kids and experimenting. However, a group of children plagued with a permanent tan and smoking a harmless joint= absolute criminals and unworthy of a future. This tends to create a person that has the freedom of a lifetime of selfishness and not having an ounce of empathy for anyone that doesn’t look like them. Does that person truly know how unreasonable they are, with many of the people in their immediate circle routinely covering for this person’s choices or inadequacies? With the entire stolen/occupied country’s media as part of this refusal of truths cementing this false reality for many. Versus, the person that tends to put the interests of the whole, over personal gain. (I am in no way stating the Black community doesn’t have some selfish people; however, they are not allowed to negatively affect the White community at all.) Despite what the corrupted/extremely biased media would represent, this in many ways has been the Black community’s experience. The Black community has never tried to take ownership or control any of the foreign-non-black families that now conveniently claim American citizenship, with their family histories in tact. Nor has the Black community dished out the same treatment they’ve received by many nonblack communities. Nonblack citizens for quite some time have received the decency of humanity and the benefit of the doubt, regardless of the original shipments of land grabbers being criminals of their birthright countries. Nonetheless, the Black community continually has shown decency to every other group; regardless of not receiving it back in kind. At the same time, the Black community has been taught not to like or respect itself just like many in the world feel and fear about them.

Empathy and Sacrifice: It would be hard to empathize with someone starving if you’ve never prayed for when or where your next meal was coming from. Or understanding the true sacrifice of being a good parent. When a child is involved many times a good parent understands whoever they were or however they navigated before the innocent child was born can no longer be. It’s no longer what you want but what the child needs. If you understand how it feels to burn your hand, or cut a finger, scrape your knee, fall and hurt your back; needless to say you know what pain and discomfort is. Therefore the centuries of injustice towards the Black community is null and void of empathy. You know what you and yours don’t want to experience, then stop acting so dumb to the Black experience. Unfortunately across the board the Black community has been used for the benefit of everyone else’s livelihood. For instance, many people are living long lives from the sacrifices forced onto the countless Black test subjects. For the many hypocrites that claim America isn’t racist, show me one Black person that feels they can do 100% what a White person can do and get away with; at the same time show me one White person that wants to trade places and wake up Black. (I’m not speaking on the billions spent annually for White people to temporarily look Black!)

Reality of Water: Water is the most powerful thing in our lives because without it none of us can live or grow. Knowledge and awareness are parts of the water for a prosperous life. Please don’t confuse nonaccountability as being morally right or correct. Just because the universe has been delayed centuries on accountability for a few groups doesn’t mean it is permanently out of business. However, I understand there’s so many living in this delusional comfort of zero accountability. So I will minimize the excuses, as a child I understood it was better to admit I failed at something or screwed it up; versus, letting the imagination and anger build up in the person I’ve effected. You feeling internally guilty for the countless passes/do overs, or angry about your inheritance or you being complicit has absolutely nothing to do with me/us. And for the many in leadership positions that act so blissfully ignorant in this reality, they do not deserve their jobs nor titles. How can you or anyone trusts people that clearly lie daily for a living? If you know someone steals or over charges those that do not look like them/customers occasionally; then why would you be so naive that they won’t steal from or lie to you? How about this, can you imagine America allowing a Black convicted felon to represent the Presidency? You laughed didn’t you?

Results of the Perfect Plan: Centuries later with none of the immoral laws being completely removed from the books (just revamped), it’s understandable why for instance the Black community has remained fractured and the few allowed to get a sliver of the American pie have been willing to sell their souls, bodies and their people under the boat to get it. For centuries America has been making movies, television shows and books telling stories from the figment of their imaginations for what they wanted its people and the world to think and believe of those humans they’ve mutilated. The Natives that naively invited the immoral foreigners into their homes to trade and learn from; then those traveling Christians that destroyed who somehow were considered savages despite how beautiful the country was. Hollywood, Disney and other industries that worked hard painting White innocence while whitewashing His-story (e.g. John Wayne as the White hero) (Cleopatra as Elizabeth Taylor) (Angelina Jolie as Maleficent) (White Tarzan protecting Africa) Super hero after super hero being White and the villains of course the opposite. Then it was Blacks are a lazy untrustworthy people; regardless of them building the country and its wealth from their backs and while raising White children (then in kind treated their Black parents that raised them as trash, immediately forgetting who cared for them), also feeding, cleaning up after for White families, not forgetting the most important entertaining them. Though removing the illusion of the biased media will show you, most of you have not come in contact with a Black criminal. (I’m not speaking on the person down on their luck and stealing food for their survival.) The media paints this steady picture of Black on Black crime, which is bull crap. Because every nation has people vs. people crimes= crimes of opportunity. The reality is many within the Black community have not been welcomed in a large portion of America’s communities; therefore not effecting them. Nor has the Black community created one single law to negatively affect a single White person. = It’s not possible for a Black person to be racist in America; prejudiced yes, but no where near a racist. One statement that seems to be banned is White on White crime, or White terrorist or White vs. everyone else crimes. For instance no other country has the sickening issues of school shootings; then add in sexual assaults, incest and hate crimes you have an America that likes to stay relevant. However nothing is done about it, because when you know you’ve done some of the worst inhumane deeds on the planet you protect yourself from accountability of what you would/have done to others. (2nd Amendment) and a Supreme Court with immoral jobs for life!

The Importance of Water: The human body is composed of roughly 50% to 75% water. Water is crucial for numerous bodily functions, including maintaining cell structure, carrying oxygen and nutrients, regulating temperature, and removing waste. Therefore, knowledge is water for our existence in life. When we choose to learn from past mistakes we grow leaps and bounds towards a more fulfilling life. At the same time, that knowledge can assist in temporarily making one feel like crap when you realize many truths of life have been disregarded to minimize the guilt complex. Then on the other hand, many truths can make you feel sick when you realize you’re swimming in the crap that your own government created for you. But the more we drink the better we all can become. Have a sip its refreshing as well as revitalizing.

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2 responses to “Just a Cup of Water”

  1. Meliza Hardeman Avatar
    Meliza Hardeman

    A few years ago, I was in a car with a friend of a friend. As we drove past a park just after school let out, we saw a group of young Black men standing together, simply chatting. Without missing a beat, the person driving muttered, “Hmm… they look suspicious. I don’t like that. I hope we’re not going to have to start dealing with this…”

    I turned to her and calmly asked, “If they were a group of white young men, would you have said the same thing?”

    She didn’t respond right away. But in that moment, it was clear she hadn’t expected to be challenged—especially not on such a lovely, peaceful afternoon. Still, I wasn’t about to let the comment slide.

    I’d like to believe that moment gave her pause—that she recognized her bias, even if only for a second. Whether or not she changed, one thing was clear: that kind of thinking wasn’t going to go unchallenged around me.

    It goes too often uncorrected or tolerated.

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    1. Patrick Hardeman Avatar

      I appreciate you sharing your experience. Thank you for planting a seed of consciousness with your inquiry.

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