
Three simple lessons
When I was a kid, I learned that racism was “a preconceived notion about someone based on their race”. I was raised by a single woman, so that came with her definition of sexism, which was “a preconceived notion about someone based on their sex”. I had always learned to keep the two concepts in context. For example, being “black” generally implies some sort of culture or heritage, it’s not just a race. Culture and heritage are not mandatory. Taking part is, for the most part, a voluntary action. I had also learned another very important concept from my mother’s mother. When it comes to people, we should judge freely, but keep our verdicts to ourselves. When it comes to events, we should figure out what happened before we try to act as an authority. Contrary to popular media narrative, every violent action isn’t about sexism or racism. Sometimes, it’s about Liberals hating people, and thinking that they have the right to harass, kidnap, or kill them. I think that this is based on their desire to control the lives of others. Judgement is crucial in life. A person without judgement is a person without the ability to think critically. Our judgement is what makes us human. A person with good judgement has a good life. Bad judgement brings us a short life full of headaches and heartaches. That doesn’t mean I can or should go around pronouncing my verdicts on everyone I meet. It doesn’t mean I should hold my verdicts as final.