Barak Obama. He assumed that he was not on microphone at the time of
the comment, but another microphone on the set of the interview picked
up his comment. The news then ran the comment.
To the media – i am not sure to what you have paraded the weakness of
one man before the nation. Jesse Jackson is a man. Which of you have
never made cruel or inappropriate statements in moments of
frustration?
Do you parade his comments because of his stature? Is he because of
his influence infallible? Do you air your dirty laundry, or have you
been deprived of your right to private thoughts?
His remarks were not appropriate, but your repeated airing of his
personal thoughts or his faults are no less wrong. His statements, his
personal beliefs are not news, and to broadcast that is nothing more
than gossip, worthy of Jerry Springer. The suffering of people that we
can help is news. News should be the struggles and sweat of people
helping people - of people loving people.
To Jesse – Growing up i was accustomed to hearing about the Reverend
Jesse Jackson. Reverend – a title that means nothing outside of an
organizational stand point, however carries a heavy weight in a
country where the lines of politics and the church are blurred. In
God's eyes you are no different from any man, but in the eyes of man
you are a voice for God, a teacher, a person of authority in God's
organizational structure. Why then do you sew the seeds of hate? Why
do you look at man in terms of color? Why propagate hatred under the
guise of overcoming hatred; leaving hatred in the spotlight while
neglecting love?
Have you forgotten that the one time that Jesus got mixed up in the
politics of man, they killed him. Do you not know that man's laws, and
traditions, and structures mean nothing to God?
i hope that this incident helps you to take off your blinders – now
that you are spew venom even against the "black" people. Jesus did not
look on man kind with hatred, anger, animosity, jealousy or any such
sentiment. He came to love, and taught his disciples to love, and to
be patient whether in high position or an oppressed position. He
taught us to love.
He also taught us to speak up for those who have no voice, but he did
not teach us to hatred, or dissention, or factionism as weapons –
these are the tools of man not God.
Instead perhaps you should try to act small. Loose the suit that
separates you from the "oppressed" people that you are trying to lift
up. Give your nice clothes to a homeless man. Promote peace, and love
through small acts rather than from a national soap box. It is quiet,
subtle acts of love that grow into unstoppable revolutions that make
change through peace. . .
To the "Black" people – There are no "black" people. There are just people.
To the "White" people – There are no "white" people. There are just people.
To the people – We are one people separated only by the things that we
allow to come between us – greed, lust, jealousy, selfishness. If we
continue to be a world focused on differences we will continue to
breed division. If we continue to counter hate with hate, we will
never be a society that fosters love. If we continue to perpetuate a
mentality that promotes self over others there will always be the
poor.
Jesus command was simple, "Love your neighbor as your self."
Loving others as ourselves leaves no room for us to see color, gender,
or handicap. It leaves no room for bias against appearances, or social
standing, or preference in music of eating habits. Loving our
neighbors as ourselves in the context of American society would
require us to promote others ahead of ourselves. To push the best
interests of our neighbor even if it is to our own detriment. If we
love our neighbors as ourselves we will not be afraid to take in
strangers. There would be no homeless, no cold, no fatherless (or
motherless). There would be no hungry or naked or poor.
We can not rely on the government to foster this mentality. We can not
rely on the government's concept of welfare and charity to solve these
problems. We must get hung up on national campaigns to fix these
problems. We need go no further than our own backyards; to the poor in
our neighborhoods, our cities. Start with small acts of love. Quite
acts of love that others are likely not to see. If we are doing our
acts of love with great pomp and circumstance we are not acting in
love but in selfishness, looking to be rewarded with praise. Love
happens quietly sometimes the recipient never knowing the identity of
the lover. Like the "pay it forward" idea, love will catch on and
spread like a California wildfire.
Don't rely on the government and the "superheroes" of society to solve
problems that we can solve ourselves. Don't put unrealistic
expectations on people thinking they are above reproach. Focus less on
the fall of heroes than you do on lifting up the invisible people and
you will see the world change.
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