Peace and Blessings Family,
It seems, as long as we are pointing the finger at racism, white supremacy, rich people, or someone else ... other than self ... we are strong and brave.
But when the finger gets pointed back at us ... self ... we get all sensitive and emotional.
We don't want to look at what we are doing, or not doing, so long as we can look at what someone else is doing or not doing.
Does it hurt us so bad, to look at our own selves ... our direct contribution to our current condition ... hurt so bad, that we can't do it?
I've heard folk say ... the rich Black people, like Oprah and Bill should be using their money to fix everything ... when in reality ... together, the "not rich" of us, have more money combined than all the Oprahs and Bills put together. It amazes me that one somebody, can say about another somebody, they should be spending their money doing such and such ... when the one speaking, is not spending their money doing the same such and such ... on the level they could.
How does one person get to speak on how another person should spend their money?
But we do it, we do it all the time, for it keeps us from having to look at how we spend our money ... which is the biggest money.
If one even speaks on how we ... i ... you ... spends your specific dollars ... there will be hell to pay.
Even though we know, spending our dollars with each other, is the only way ... we're still just too emotional / sensitive to talk about it ... because we fail in this arena ... and it's just so much easier to look at what someone else is doing or not doing, with their money.
Why are we like this?
Do you think we need to get over it?
How long will we get to be sensitive and emotional regarding issues that are killing us daily?
How long should we be able to cry about what someone else did to us, before assessing what we're doing to us?
Can we talk ... are we ready to face the brutal truth ... or do we want to continue blaming others?
Destee
It seems, as long as we are pointing the finger at racism, white supremacy, rich people, or someone else ... other than self ... we are strong and brave.
But when the finger gets pointed back at us ... self ... we get all sensitive and emotional.
We don't want to look at what we are doing, or not doing, so long as we can look at what someone else is doing or not doing.
Does it hurt us so bad, to look at our own selves ... our direct contribution to our current condition ... hurt so bad, that we can't do it?
I've heard folk say ... the rich Black people, like Oprah and Bill should be using their money to fix everything ... when in reality ... together, the "not rich" of us, have more money combined than all the Oprahs and Bills put together. It amazes me that one somebody, can say about another somebody, they should be spending their money doing such and such ... when the one speaking, is not spending their money doing the same such and such ... on the level they could.
How does one person get to speak on how another person should spend their money?
But we do it, we do it all the time, for it keeps us from having to look at how we spend our money ... which is the biggest money.
If one even speaks on how we ... i ... you ... spends your specific dollars ... there will be hell to pay.
Even though we know, spending our dollars with each other, is the only way ... we're still just too emotional / sensitive to talk about it ... because we fail in this arena ... and it's just so much easier to look at what someone else is doing or not doing, with their money.
Why are we like this?
Do you think we need to get over it?
How long will we get to be sensitive and emotional regarding issues that are killing us daily?
How long should we be able to cry about what someone else did to us, before assessing what we're doing to us?
Can we talk ... are we ready to face the brutal truth ... or do we want to continue blaming others?
Destee