HI Friends! It’s hard to live in our world right now. While I do not condone violence and I have always believed the saying “two wrongs don’t make a right”, watching the protests, I have to acknowledge that enough is enough. So many years of our government not listening or even hearing. Why?
When I was 12, I was visiting NYC and got stuck in the middle of a riot in the West Village with my parents. It was terrifying. It was about Rodney King. At 12 years old, you don’t understand that kind of anger - it feels misplaced. But now, why are the same protests and riots happening? I have a hard time watching these protests, but I believe the anger is justified. Why? Why has nothing changes all these years later? It’s complete insanity.
Martin Luther King - “A riot is the language of the unheard. What is it that America has failed to hear?…It has failed to hear that the promises of freedom and justice have not been met. It has failed to hear that large segments of white society are more concerned about tranquillity and the status quo than about justice, quality & humanity.”
I believe we can make a change. I just hope this time is finally THE time that we win justice, equality and humanity.
xo Holly
And I promise to listen more…