Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Indivisible

In 1924 native Americans were made Citizens of the United States.  This was done over their objections.

That is a profound truth. American citizenship is something to be valued and people all over the world struggle to come to America. The American Indian was here first.  This is his land and her land, a land they were not able to defend against white settlers.

While it is undoubtedly a fair-minded thing to confer citizenship upon people who were born here, there is clearly the other point of view that the United States has no authority to confer citizenship upon anyone, because this land belongs to its original inhabitants.

There is scarcely any piece of land on the face of the earth has not been fought over and died for.  Animals fight and kill for food, dominance, territory.  So do we. We also fight over religion and ideals, and we kill over these things too.

The American Indian got this name when Columbus came here and apparently confused them with Indians from the other side of the earth.   The name stuck, because it takes a while to learn from our mistakes apparently.

 On the other side of the earth, the Indians there have a religion Hinduism, which teaches us to rise above the battlefield.

We all live here together on this planet, occupying a limited space.  There's only one earth and there is only one life on this planet.  If the planet dies so do we. If one species dies, others are affected.

The cure for cancer might come from the black man living in Africa, or the Muslim woman living in Saudi Arabia.   We can learn from each other's cultures, and we can enhance our lives. Or we can continue to behave like animals. It is time for mankind to rise above its baser nature.   Cast off the animal instincts, and embrace the spiritual nature of man.  The seven races must be a complement to one another, colorful and diverse, yet one people, one earth like the shining jewel of our planet. The more diversity we embrace, the greater and richer life will be on this planet.  Two new races of man are destined to evolve here. Let us welcome them in peace.




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