Day 3 - Racism

Day 3 - Racism

A concept derivative of hate which has absolutely no benefits. Not only does it kill but it leads to more negative misconceptions such as ethnocentrism which allow the world populace to be divided. It has torn the world apart with ignorance and prejudice. How does one hold so much abhorrence and hostility toward a fellow man simply by the pigmentation of their skin or the location of their birth? Of course nations have made mistake but each and every single country has contributed some degree of greatness which has allowed the world to progress. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever to justify placing oneself above another especially when it comes to race, culture, heritage, what have you.

But as time has shown, the farther a nation falls only allows it to reach new heights as it stands up once more. What is so ridiculous is that in this day and age with the amount of progress we have made we are still learning lessons we should have already learned from our past. This cycle of ignorance continues to spin as derogatory remarks are thrown at each other in everyday life like the grenades thrown at our fellow man from the trenches of the opposition - they both kill. Nothing positive ever arises from hate so rather than believe one is of lesser value we should understand the balance between humanity in order to spare lives rather than raise the fatality count of racism.

All I ask...

You don't have to plan the dinners by candlelight and you don't have to show up at my house with a dozen red roses.

When we're out together and the guy at the bar is being a jerk you don't have to fight him for me.

I understand if you don't want to hold my hand in public and I understand if you're just not romantic.

All I ask is that when you do show up you come to me with the burdens you carry so I can help you.

When I'm close to walking away because I'm too scared of where this is going I'm going to need you to fight for me by telling me you're just as scared as I am but you're willing to go through with it. 

And most importantly I'm giving you something so much more important than just a hand to hold in public. I'm giving you my heart and I ask that you not break it.

The best place to touch a girl is her heart.

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On life's journey all you need to take with you are the experiences of yesterday and the lessons you can learn today which will make you strong enough to take that further step into tomorrow.

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What's your 'type'?

When I look at you I see your ability to make me laugh, how your eyebrows scrunch together when you're genuinely concerned for me or the way you bite your lip when I ask you a hard question. When you lean into my shoulder and hug me I stick my fingers through your ungroomed hair and love how soft and beautifully out of place it is as it falls slightly over your eyes. Only when I see into your heart do I begin to notice the way your nose scrunches up and the colour of your eyes when they light up as you laugh. I start to see the slight asymmetry of your smile when you're not trying to make it look perfect but when something brought you pure, unadultered happiness at a moment's notice. It's only when you provide me with a shoulder to cry on that I notice the nook between your shoulder and your neck where my head fits perfectly. And in that moment when you wrap your arms around me and kiss me on the forehead do I notice how soft your lips are and that although your arms are not the most toned and muscular arms in the world they are still strong enough to provide me with the love I need.

Never assume that someone who is physically appealing is beautiful or that it will provide you with love. Rather, think that the love you have for someone opens your eyes to just how gorgeous they are.

You don't fall in love with someone for their beauty. You start to find beauty in the ones you love. Your eyes define their allure and their charm as they trace over every animated feature that you notice with each loving moment you have with that one person. It's only when you truly love someone that you deserve the beauty they encompass and no matter what you're type is they will always be the exception.

I'm the compass rose to your map or your the map to my compass rose. Either way we're pretty useless without the other; lost with no direction.

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