Resonance

Tag: racism

  • The Black Revolution

    You don’t expect a person to be oppressed and tolerant at the same time. If you always push someone to the wall, they’ll one day obviously stand their ground, no matter how “tolerant” they are. We were born free and we were born to be free. So don’t act surprised when we breakthrough. Black lives matter!

    “One day, things will by all means change”. Things will change, but the question is, how long will you wait? Evolution or revolution. Well, we choose the revolution! Sometimes it’s the war that brings peace. We matter. Black lives matter!

    Always remember that we are all fighting for the same values; freedom, justice, equality. The only differences are our definitions of it.

    So in our fights, let’s not fight against people. People are not our enemies. Let’s fight against the concepts of misconceptions. Concepts outlive people. People come and go but the system is still living on.

    But let’s not forget; the systems weren’t made out of the blue. If it has been made, it can be unmade. Let’s not fight and then doubt ourselves that nothing will change. If even it takes one billion people to take a stand, it starts with one person. One person can change the world. Every concept starts with one man.

    Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process they don’t become a monster. If you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. We can be fighting for the very things we’re denying others. Let’s not also be hypocrites. One day the tables will turn. When it does, let’s not be like our oppressors.

    We are going to fight for what we believe in. We will fight for what we stand for, and we will fight until the walls of oppression break down.

    Black lives matter!

  • Last Weekend of the Decade

    Last Weekend of the Decade

    It’s the last weekend, not only of the year, but of the decade. Can you believe that? The 2010s has been a bitter sweet journey for me, and certainly a love-hate relationship for many.

    T’was so confusing most of the time when it came to the concept of time ironically, especially for those born in the 1990s who have lived in two centuries and three decades and aren’t even 30 yet. To us, the year 2000 was 20 years ago and 1980 also seem like 20 years ago lmao. Would you believe it if I told you 2007 was 12 years ago?

    Hopefully, this new decade will re-orient our concept of time.

    The decade saw massive improvements in technology, creativity, global communication and networking, healthcare and whatnots. Homicide rates have fallen, more people are educated, the fight for equality has made more impact, maternal mortality rates have declined, even access to the internet has increased over the past decade.

    Is the world getting better or worse? Well, the world is getting better and worse. It also revealed an ugly truth we don’t want to admit; the fact that certain things we’d thought would be eradicated by now still exists in our midst; extreme poverty, extreme hunger, white supremacy, racism, climate change, dictatorship, “religious extremism” and the likes.

    The decade also saw the death of impactful world changers and the rise of many others. It doesn’t take much to make a difference in our world today. More people have a voice, a platform, a say. Hopefully, the next decade comes with its own exciting journey into challenging our boundaries of what’s possible and what’s not.

    Why don’t you share with me what you think the highlights of the decade were. I’d also like to know your expectations for the coming year and decade.

    I love you ❤️