Feb 15, 2009
The Everyday Disease
Monotony is a disease. It infects the average person's life in almost every way. It makes it hard to wake up in the morning, knowing you will be doing the same exact thing that you did the day before. It makes it hard to go to bed at night, knowing that you will just have to wake up in a few hours anyway. It is an evil circle of "sameness." *sigh*
Jan 6, 2009
One thing that I have come to realize while working at a place I am not legally allowed to name that begins with a "Babies", contains a backwards "R" and ends with an "Us," is that everyone has babies.
Ok, ok, duh. Thats a well known fact. Of course everyone has babies. But I mean everyone, black and white, red and yellow, brown, blue and green, everyone has babies. People from every position in life, social status and financial situation have kids. Everyone gets excited about welcoming a new member into their families and lives. Every pregnant woman's face has that "nesting" look that makes her glow. (even when they are pissed at you for the return policy that is obviously 100% completely of my choosing, not the corporate office's)
Ok, these are not life changing thoughts or anything close. But although I knew these things, I have finally come to really, truly know these things. And because I have been thinking about these things, the idea that anyone could or does discriminate because of a stupid thing like skin color or financial state or anything similar, is entirely impossible for my to wrap my brain around.
I have never been able to understand racism and discrimination. The concept of one person being somehow less than another simply because of physical characteristics is beyond me. And watching hundreds of different babies and parents that come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and yet seeing how they are all very similar at the same time, makes the idea of racism even more strange.
Unfortunately, just because I dont get it, doesnt mean that hundreds of people live and practice it. Racism is just one of the things this messed up world contains. I long for heaven and the unity we will all have when we simply exist to praise God together, forever.
~Scully~
Ok, ok, duh. Thats a well known fact. Of course everyone has babies. But I mean everyone, black and white, red and yellow, brown, blue and green, everyone has babies. People from every position in life, social status and financial situation have kids. Everyone gets excited about welcoming a new member into their families and lives. Every pregnant woman's face has that "nesting" look that makes her glow. (even when they are pissed at you for the return policy that is obviously 100% completely of my choosing, not the corporate office's)
Ok, these are not life changing thoughts or anything close. But although I knew these things, I have finally come to really, truly know these things. And because I have been thinking about these things, the idea that anyone could or does discriminate because of a stupid thing like skin color or financial state or anything similar, is entirely impossible for my to wrap my brain around.
I have never been able to understand racism and discrimination. The concept of one person being somehow less than another simply because of physical characteristics is beyond me. And watching hundreds of different babies and parents that come in all shapes, sizes and colors, and yet seeing how they are all very similar at the same time, makes the idea of racism even more strange.
Unfortunately, just because I dont get it, doesnt mean that hundreds of people live and practice it. Racism is just one of the things this messed up world contains. I long for heaven and the unity we will all have when we simply exist to praise God together, forever.
~Scully~
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