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9 years ago
<=--=--=.o Derp o.=--=--=> ...
All my life, I've been a quiet person. I've trained myself to bite my tongue, to not be outspoken, to keep my head down. It's the result of being the middle child, and also out of shape and a social misfit, where my talents and skills often lied outside the realm of what is real. I'm a creature of imagination.
No more.
I'm a deliberate person, I try to pick my words carefully, you see. I like to think more than I like to speak. However, this usually leads me to indecision and consequently, to inaction. Lately, I believe I have made strides in being more decisive, and I will continue to do so.
...
Three police officers were murdered yesterday in my hometown of Baton Rouge. On a Sunday morning. This is the latest act of violence to occur in a series of reactions seemingly begun by the allgedly-unjustified shooting of a civilian man. People seem to giving in to hatred over this, and far, far too many people are suffering for it.
No more.
...
It is said that for evil to be victorious, good people simply have to do nothing. I believe I am a good person. I am not a powerful person. I am not an influential person. I can't fight crime or donate lots of money or run for office. But I can speak. I can put out my thoughts and emotions and ideas to all of you, my friends, my fans, my family, and whatever goodness I possess can perhaps spread to others, and a difference can be made.
No more will I remain silent. Too much is at stake for me to do nothing.
All my life, I've been a quiet person. I've trained myself to bite my tongue, to not be outspoken, to keep my head down. It's the result of being the middle child, and also out of shape and a social misfit, where my talents and skills often lied outside the realm of what is real. I'm a creature of imagination.
No more.
I'm a deliberate person, I try to pick my words carefully, you see. I like to think more than I like to speak. However, this usually leads me to indecision and consequently, to inaction. Lately, I believe I have made strides in being more decisive, and I will continue to do so.
...
Three police officers were murdered yesterday in my hometown of Baton Rouge. On a Sunday morning. This is the latest act of violence to occur in a series of reactions seemingly begun by the allgedly-unjustified shooting of a civilian man. People seem to giving in to hatred over this, and far, far too many people are suffering for it.
No more.
...
It is said that for evil to be victorious, good people simply have to do nothing. I believe I am a good person. I am not a powerful person. I am not an influential person. I can't fight crime or donate lots of money or run for office. But I can speak. I can put out my thoughts and emotions and ideas to all of you, my friends, my fans, my family, and whatever goodness I possess can perhaps spread to others, and a difference can be made.
No more will I remain silent. Too much is at stake for me to do nothing.
*hugs tightly*
To quote Martin Luther King, "Hate begets hate; violence begets violence; toughness begets a greater toughness. We must meet the forces of hate with the power of love" (scholastic.com). I'm sure he is just loving what we're doing to this nation.
