We are one human race

Tolerance

I see tolerance as a powerful word that can improve the world. It’s about accepting people for who they are. Racism, nepotism, tribalism, fanaticism, and similar issues occur when we refuse to recognize that others deserve the same as we do.

Teaching children that there is only one human race will lead to progress. Therefore, we must learn to teach that color, status, religion, tribe, beliefs, interests, and all other differences do not make someone less human. Indeed, the world could be a better place when everyone makes an effort to tolerate people who are different.

Colors don’t define a person. They don’t determine how they should be treated or spoken to. Here’s a poem of mine, written a few months ago.

Black & White

Black and white,
that’s just the colours
of birds, cliffs, or streams.

Black is a word
for a cloudy sky, or a tuft of hair.

Both are colours of nature:
black talons of hawks,
white feathers of swans,
none of these guys cares.

Taste the sweet Coke,
ever awe over why it is coloured,
or why skies are white in the morning and black at night?

Talk of sizzling pots,
upon remnants of coal,
or coarse black crude,
refined into light petrol.

Think not of color, just let life happen.