Sevice
Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 10:55 am
Ladies and gentleman, welcome and Gods bless you for your devout attendance.
Today, we will talk about misunderstandings.
If you dont know what I mean by misunderstandings, then go to hell.
See right there, that was a joke, I wasnt being serious.
Some people dont get that, they're wired different in they're heads.
This is not to say they are better OR inferior to yourself, they are merely different.
We are social beings (whether we like to be or not) and the key to maintaining good relations is understanding.
We can not just throw people under a blanket of stereotype or generalization, case by case basis is the only way to truly succeed at understanding.
Im not saying stereotypes or generalizations are bad, no, no, they are essential to the human thought, being able to catogorize and file, they aslo give us a sense of identity, ( I mean, look at us Geeks).
But when it comes down to the essential being, how to interact and how to feel, look at everything, every bump, curve and edge, not just that it looks boxy.
The Gods have made us differently for a purpose, I once heard of a conversation between a young white girl and a devout Islamic from the cradle of civilization,
"Did God paint you?" asked the young girl.
"Did God paint me?" The moor replied wiht a smile, "why yes, He did"
"Why?" the girl continued as many children do.
"Because Allah, loves, wondrous variety."
This small exchange sums up what I'm trying to convey.
*lights a sparkler, it turns red"
Just because we are different colors..
"the sparkler turns yellow*
Different beleifs...
*sparkler turns white*
Would rather pretend to be a dragon...
*sparkler turns green*
Or would prefer to go do some shots...
*sparkler turns multitone as it widdles to my finger*
We are all the same in our diversity...
*sparkler extinguishes itself on my bare flesh*
And we must understand this or the light of peace will die.
Today, we will talk about misunderstandings.
If you dont know what I mean by misunderstandings, then go to hell.
See right there, that was a joke, I wasnt being serious.
Some people dont get that, they're wired different in they're heads.
This is not to say they are better OR inferior to yourself, they are merely different.
We are social beings (whether we like to be or not) and the key to maintaining good relations is understanding.
We can not just throw people under a blanket of stereotype or generalization, case by case basis is the only way to truly succeed at understanding.
Im not saying stereotypes or generalizations are bad, no, no, they are essential to the human thought, being able to catogorize and file, they aslo give us a sense of identity, ( I mean, look at us Geeks).
But when it comes down to the essential being, how to interact and how to feel, look at everything, every bump, curve and edge, not just that it looks boxy.
The Gods have made us differently for a purpose, I once heard of a conversation between a young white girl and a devout Islamic from the cradle of civilization,
"Did God paint you?" asked the young girl.
"Did God paint me?" The moor replied wiht a smile, "why yes, He did"
"Why?" the girl continued as many children do.
"Because Allah, loves, wondrous variety."
This small exchange sums up what I'm trying to convey.
*lights a sparkler, it turns red"
Just because we are different colors..
"the sparkler turns yellow*
Different beleifs...
*sparkler turns white*
Would rather pretend to be a dragon...
*sparkler turns green*
Or would prefer to go do some shots...
*sparkler turns multitone as it widdles to my finger*
We are all the same in our diversity...
*sparkler extinguishes itself on my bare flesh*
And we must understand this or the light of peace will die.