The Burning Times

My Viewpoint

This is only my opinion.
Take it for what it's worth.

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When we talk of the burning times we always think of Witches burning at the stake. But not all so called witches were burned at the stake. And not all the people that were burned were witches.

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There are certain things that I feel should fall under the heading of "The Burning Times". And not all of it happened in medieval England or puritan Salem. It happened in Europe during a world war and was called The Holocaust. It happened in Africa and was called Apartheid. It happened in the United States and was called Slavery and Segregation. In fact it is still happening in a large part of the world.

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It happens anytime a person is wronged because of the color of their skin, the religion they choose, the person they choose to love, a physical handicap they may have or what ever is different about them.

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And that's WRONG.

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No one has the right to persecute another based on any of the reasons above. Each of us, by virture of just being alive, is deserving of a minimal amount of respect. The rest we can earn.

If you can look at yourself in a mirror and think you are better than any other person on the face of this earth, then you are not someone I would want to know. But when you can look in that mirror and know that you are deserving of respect, just like everyone else, and believe it; then I would be proud to call you my friend. When each of us learns our own value in life, we then in turn learn the value of others, as fellow humans, friends, co-workers, neighbors and family. That gives us the power to stop a tiny part of the Burning Times. Which we then, by our actions and words, teach to others. It's the ripple effect. But it is slow going. The faster we look inside ourselves and find our true Self, the faster the ripples will flow. And then, the Burning Times will end. It can be done, but it will take work on our parts.

Are you up to the task?

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Written by Lorelai on 23 May, 2001
All opinions are mine. Be courageous, form your own.

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