MLK

Today is MLK day. So I write on what catches my ADD mind. Two quotes(phrases) come to mind.

1) Not to be judged on the content of their skin but by the content of their character.
2) Are we human or are we dancers?

To really not make any point nor do I have an idea where this entry is leading to. I find that these two phrase are what often over look by people. We are a nation very into the issue of race and color. But I think we lack in understand the content of people's character. It seems odd to me that as intellectual people of this nation we still continue to dwell on the topic of race. If you look at other nations, the difference in color is apparent and very much so overlooked or even just not a topic. But instead recognize that obvious difference, but conentrate more on the topic of the character of that human being. I will admit that I don't like to talk about the issue of race because in my opinion I think the more we talk about it the more we let it be an issue. If the ultimate goal is to look at the character of that person, shouldn't we start looking at that? Is it not what the purpose of all of this?

As for number two. It ties together with the first thought. How much are we really thinking versus just letting other people tell us how we should think and act. I was once told that most people don't want to think for themselves even though they say they do. But instead most people want to be told how things are and just follow the directions that are given. If I were to look at the numerous industries, major news, and shocking discoveries of the past decade, they were all very much just things that should of happened. The funny things is that when this misconception, the illusion dissipates, people get angry. Question arise as to why things changed? How come it dropped? Where is my help? It is up to you, the misinformed to figure it out. We are for sure often the by product of society but then we choose to be fallen to victim being led by the few. If you really start examining where do we get our information about the world around us, you would realize that majority of us get what we know from about a hand full or maybe two hand full of resources. Some of these resources may over lap with the same root source or just report on the same thing. So basically we probably get the myopic view from one or two sources. Yet conventional wisdom and history tells us that itself has inherit danger. I think it is easier to be dancers than human.

So imagine if we were human and start looking at the content of the person's character, then maybe things would be different, things would change. It brings clarity to the stuff around you. You seem clairvoyant because somehow you can tell how people would react or how events unfold. Then maybe we become less stressed on how things is going to happen, but instead concentrate on how things can be better. Doesn't that sound very familiar? Maybe the root of any innovation(changes, advancements, ideas, progress) starts from that baseline.