once, someone shared a wise sentiment with me: they're not always out to get you, sometimes they just don't care.
of course, the result might be similar or the same, but that
perspective cuts through a lot of paranoia and fear. in a world full of
ever-present boogeypeople, you can scare yourself right into apathy or
inaction if you aren't careful.
however, if YOU care, that's power. 'cause you might get someone else on the bandwagon.
the folks who are supposed to hate us so much continue
living life--their perceived evils and imbalances notwithstanding--while too many of us have stopped living to shoot at shadows.
if they were that obsessed with coming for us, they'd get
little else done. but much still gets done. has been getting done.
to be certain, much of it is not in our favor, to our advantage, or for our health because they don't care.
but that's not the same
as hate.
that's not the same as a genocidal master plan.
and it does not (always) equate to sitting down each day to decide how to specifically kill, maim or destroy [insert just about anyone not male / western-euro descended / hetero here].
am i saying no one is out to get "us"? no. quite the contrary. there are a few who've made it their life's work, for reasons that would take another blog or three to lay out.
but i don't think that's the majority.
i
think the majority are riding a wave of conquest and privilege they don't understand the root of. they don't care
because they don't have to; their circumstances allow them to reap the benefits, and that has the potential to make all but the most aware rather indolent.
i don't choose to lie awake thinking about folks who don't care about me, nor do i see the point in viewing my life as a never-ending battlefield.
i do choose to care more than they do. i need to see and relate to the people they don't. i am committed to learning, listening, doing my part in my little corner of the planet.
it might not be much, but it's what keeps me sane.
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