Chilling huh?
Are did you just surpass the video?
Go ahead. Give it a go. I bet that it will touch you on a level that you never expected.
Did you watch it yet?
Well, if you did, then I bet you are lost for words. I know I was. Those are real people reaching out in a way that many people are starting to. And the message they spread is one that all too often gets ignored.
This is a message that is near and dear to my heart. As a gay teen, I know the struggles that are faced each and every day. I live in a community that isn't very open and accepting. At least, that older generation isn't. As time goes by, more and more people either come to accept it, or let it be. There are very few people in the area that are openly rude to me now a days. I only wish that was the situation across the globe.
We hear all to often about teens committing suicide because of others being down right rude and ignorant. And that right there is the cause of it all: ignorance.
Adults teach their kids ideals that promote hate and anger. They want their kids to follow their ideals, because in turn, those were the ideals that were instilled into themselves. There aren't very many people out there that are willing to end the generational trends that they are born into. Its just easier to follow the crowd, to do what is expected. And those that turn from it? Well, they are outcast and shunned from society, treated as if they are lower individuals.
But those that dare to stand up for what is right are slowly but surely making a move forward. They are forcing change in the places where change needs to be made. These are the people that are paving the way into a new and hopefully better future where tolerance is the first value that is taught to the youth that is to be born onto this planet.
All I can say is that I can't wait to see what tomorrow has to bring. I am aware hat it might not be much prettier then what today is, but even if just one new cloud gains a gold lining, that will be more then enough to help me move forward, to help me think that this world is headed in the right direction.
I just want people to feel safe, to feel loved. I've said it before in my blogs, and I will say it once more. I may not know you, but I do love you, just like you should love everyone else in this world. And remember: If there is at least one blade of grass on your side of the fence, regardless of its color, what does it matter if it's greener and fuller on the other side?
