“When Europeans arrived on any new continent they were colonizing, they blew it every single time — plowing over the indigenous peoples there, taking as much as they could of their land and their valuables, and respecting next to nothing of their native cultures. And as such, European societies have quite clearly lost the wisdom of those indigenous peoples — wisdom about the land and the animals and our innate interconnectedness to the great Web of Life …

Well, now we have another chance with this newest wave of war-displaced refugees; a chance to make at least a small portion of our past right again in our present … Immigrants land penniless but not cultureless. In fact, they bring us great gifts with every arrival. And if we would just get down off our privileged pedastals long enough we could se this Truth — we could see their great worth as fellow humans, and start to synthesize the best of our traditions with the best of theirs. We could teach and learn from each other instead of dominate or submit to each other … We could truly make a better world.” ~ inspired by Mary Pipher

Filed under: Renouncing Racism by Scaughdt