Black Lives Matter

Black Lives Matter

Today I wanted to talk about something completely unrelated to environmental justice and action. It's about something that's becoming ever so prominent and affecting everyone. I wrote this at 12:30am, when I was in the quiet depths of my room wondering and trying to figure out why unity is such a difficult concept to achieve. Here it is:

            I've been wanting to post about this for quite some while now, but my loss of words and inability to understand why this is even occurring has prevented me from doing so. It's beyond me that we humans are so infinitely complex and intelligent, and capable of so much, yet we are unable to do something as simple as embrace diversity and accept one another for our individual worth. What's even more beyond me, is that for some odd reason people find sick satisfaction in carrying out malicious and inhumane acts against others who they perceive as different. (Although I ask how one can be "different" when we are all the same.) This may seem contradicting because I'm doing it myself, but we can't just  release our thoughts & feelings on social media & expect that police corruption/brutality and racism are going to miraculously cease to exist. We, specifically the younger generation, must utilize our unlimited potential and become the future leaders of this society. We must be good-hearted and serve as respectful and honest leaders on all different levels, whether it be police enforcement, city government, or even school administration. We must call out on the various injustices that plague our society and create and enforce legislation and policies to combat them. We must create support systems for one another, ensuring that everyone has a safe place to go. We must teach one another about love, compassion, and humanity, and embody these traits in everything that we do. Most importantly, we must spread love and accept one another.