Children are the Future
Legends of Africa
One thing I've noticed during my years attending predominately white schools and having circles of friends that are more diverse, is that the major factor in racism and prejudice is ignorance. There is a lot about black culture that many non-blacks just don't know. Often this lack of awareness rears its head in the form of ignorant assumptions and awkward questions. The Legends of Africa series touches on topics that may be extremely familiar to blacks, but may not be familiar to non-blacks.
Religion & Theology
Circus of Words
Selective Understanding
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Categories:
AnimalActs
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Issues of Today
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Ring 1: Poetry
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Words of Wisdom
Selective Understanding
People hear what they want to hear,
They understand and see what they want to believe,
Then they must ignore and reject that which they
are not ready to accept or contemplate...
You can't make them realize truth
If they don't want to realize truth,
But you talk yourself blue in the face
and no one can hear you...
Write the words on a piece of paper
Leave that knowledge at the finger's tips
And they will not read it,
they will not engage in your conversation.
Simple thoughts are easy, agreeable
They require no effort, no leaps of faith--
People keep their foothold and relish
in a false sense of security they call balance...
But it's all fake--some alternate reality
They've cultivated in the hollows of the mind
Plowed, watered, and harvested at best
and these words are the weeds they expel...
Let them pass over it and repel you;
You can't force knowledge upon the ignorant.
But let free the words you wish to say
if even when you speak, all they hear is silence.
By:
Ree Hughes
Eillya-Marí Kocumba
I love to write. Sometimes its graceful and classic--like a trapeze act--or bold and brave--like a lion tamer--perhaps a little humorous--like a clown. This is my circus of words.
Right now, my blog is mostly poetry (which naturally covers a wide range of topics). Everyone says great blogs have a niche, a specific topic they hone in to write about. I'm still working that out, I guess. In the mean time, you can use the menu in archive page to narrow down the topics you wish to see.
Welcome to the site. Feel free to comment and I hope you enjoy.
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