Tonight we watched a great movie. It was the Jackie Robinson story. Now I have to say if I paused the film once I must have paused it a dozen times to provide explanations. What happened in history was so much more than baseball.
My family lives in an environment which is multi-cultural, multi-racial and multi-lingual. For my children diversity is normal. So normal that I had to explain racism to them while watching this film. It was a good opportunity to teach them that the world has not always been, and is not always, like the world we know here at home. We also talked about our responsibility in abolishing discrimination. Just like Rickey, it is up to each one of us to dare to change the world we live in, to make it better. We must take those first steps to help those who may suffer from injustice and use the power bestowed upon us whenever we can. It is our duty and our privilege to help make the world a better place in any way we can. Real freedom lives in our ability to free ourselves from the fear of what is different. Love and respect are qualities we can cultivate and express to all human beings. Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson had the courage to change the world.
So where do we begin in our humble lives? Through consciousness we become aware of the world we live in. Have the courage of your convictions to take a step. Who knows where the journey will take you.
Namaste!
Bianca
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