Greetings Dear Reader,
It seems that the simple things get in the way of good
neighbors. We allow our minds to follow
things that we know are neither logical nor just. The idea of being racist is appalling to
us. Yet at some level we still fail to
see past color.
I am not talking about those who are intentionally prejudicial
to the races different from their own. They have another set of problems that I will
not address here. I am focused on the
discipline of fighting off inherited assumptions or rejecting false stereotypes.
We do this no matter what the color of our skin. We hear the words that others speak and may
not intentionally adopt them. The
problem comes when those thoughts resurface unbidden. We think the thing we would not and then have
to push it away.
Because of the way our culture is we must keep our un-neighborly
thoughts captive. We can only hope to be
good neighbors if we constantly think well of others. We can recognize wrong without relegating it
to foolish assumptions or generalizations.
We need to remember that all color based stereotypes, good or bad are
improper.
I will not lie and claim that these thoughts do not try to
enter my mind. What I will always do is
fight them. I will analyze what triggers
them and kill the association. I will
look at everyone as a part of the human race.
I will do what it takes to treat people with love and kindness. I will invite them to be my neighbor.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer
who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home
owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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Contacts for Aramis
Thorn:
Bookings at aramisthorn@aramisthorn.com
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