Our Rights vs. Truth
and Love:
The foundation that has led to all
the problems and issues in which we’ve witnessed throughout the media, all
relates to perception, how we respond to perception and those ingredients
called conflict; that experience that is created post-perception.
I battled with writing this blog because it peels back the reflections
upon our minds and this precipitates a gradual judgment on the basis of what is
considered morally right, wrong and morally acceptable in our society of today.
Onward, when one attempts to uncover the issues in which the world has
been introduced to during the wake of Ferguson, we must realize that we all
have a moral obligation to express our “truth” in the best way possible. This
expression usually happens very fast and this is where perception (especially
of another) can be misaligned and remains dangling in the balance. I mention
the word “truth” because understanding truth
is what liberates us from conditions of stored up memories in which our minds
can easily reflect upon. Also, understanding the truth, paves the way for reconciliation. This pathway is first
paved into the direction of ‘self’ and then from self, unto all others.
Next, the bigger question becomes
this: how does the individual perceives ‘self’ and to what degree does the individual
rectify his own actions, especially when he/she is wrong?
Needless to say, as Americans, we all
have a moral right to “due process.” If we were to go further than that, the
question then becomes; what moral rights should individuals put forth into
society vs. what corruption or nature of sin does that same individual(s) extend
upon society? This question causes the individual(s) to not only analyze “self”
but it can hopefully deduce the fact concerning “you” the individual and remove
the focus from what many fight against…, the system. After all, law officials are only a body of
people that have come together to establish this system and like anyone else, they
too may find themselves vulnerable to crime at times.
Furthermore, a lack of understanding
one’s cultural environment can easily lead to a misguided perception. One known
fact is this: We all have perception. Having said that, each individual must
(or should) take the responsibility within his or her own behavioral rights, to
not only embrace their own moral rights, but while doing so, extend the rod of truth
and righteousness unto others, without the color of one’s skin becoming a
factor in such judgment.
In truth, another issue we have witnessed throughout the media within the last few weeks is this: Must we
truly consider the murder of anyone regardless of race, morally right or
morally wrong? How does one justify police brutality or the killing of any man,
whether he’s Black, White, Asian, etc.? On the flip side, how can black men (in
particularly) justify the increased murder rates throughout the major cities
within this country, but not take a similar proactive role, even if the system
(cops) is not to blame for such murders? I mentioned both sides because this is
where perception comes into conflict amongst many people. When I look at the
number of murders that have occurred in places like Chicago, Arkansas, New
Jersey, and other areas, one must ask, how does the same people arrive at
marching with slogans saying I CAN’T
BREATH, but not lift their attention to areas like Chicago that had nearly
500 murders over a year and a half ago, can be very
concerning.
My point is this: One
mustn’t allow the system to validate their perception of truth concerning
policemen against minorities, while refusing to stand up against other acts of
violence, especially within inner city neighborhoods. If this is allowed,
people will always find themselves marching against the system rather than
ameliorating the lives of those we dwell amongst. Why? Because it’s easier to
throw stones at a giant rather than make peace with those that are at a similar
height.
Although some laws may change, it’s
the system that is the intra-character of this society and it’s our behavior
pitched into this invisible veil that determines the consequences that follows.
In other words, Change starts with “you,” and from this type of positive
change, better morals and character traits are built upon it, only when we work
towards justifying our positive motives.
Furthermore, as Americans, we have always
strived hard to liberate ourselves from the very thing that incarcerates our
progress each and every time we pinpoint “racism” to be the culprit. In other words,
can it truly be the nature of sin
that people are more susceptible to engaging in, rather than the violence,
something based upon what perception of beliefs some have entrained concerning
a group of people? Or, have we been socialized to believe in the negative actions
we’ve witnessed for ourselves, only to influence our cultural environment in a
way only (we) see fit?
I ask this question because I’ve seen
this work both ways. For instance, a group of people may view police officers
to be one way, and police officers may view a group of people in a different
way. In the end, the most important aspect boils down to individual respect
that starts with “self” and is expressed to others. For some people,
understanding where respect derives from, is the key to administering it. Just
as policeman have a civic duty to express respect to all they serve, citizens
also have a duty to respect those men and women that put on that badge each and
every day in order to serve citizens.
Although these questions may open
your eyes to many different pathways in which one can choose from, there is one
final premise in particular I would like to address.
First, men and women alike are
socialized underneath this governmental system in which many depend on to be
the truth, above all other things.
The one thing in which some neglect to understand is this: The system, more
than anything, is an evolving mindset in which people have put forth to be the
solution for most things, but it’s not the defining truth of all things.
History has shown us that fighting the system
will only lead to chaos. Underneath these experiences, there is an expectation
“to do right,” that has been put in place by incredible minds, even if those
working alongside of such a system, chooses to falter along the way from time
to time. Remember, just as they falter, consequences should be extended in
order to justify the means.
In hindsight, fighting against the system in
order to be perceived of having a higher quality of moral values, will always come
into conflict with the very nature of the individual(s), secondary to his or
her perception on what is considered to be morally acceptable in society as a
whole. Not on the streets or your home, etc., but Society as a whole.
To make it much clearer, fighting
against the sin of the individual(s) is a war worth waging against, especially
when you know that your greatest weapon utilized to destroy such a daunting
task is simply LOVE…
Finally, there will be those
that will overlook the whole ideal of understanding this concept. Why? Because
their minds have been interlocked on changing the system in which many may
consider to be racist, rather than dwelling on moral truth and establishing
moral values for the good of ‘self’, family and those that are connected. This
can be useful amongst any ethnic group of people. Rather than fighting the
fight to change the mind of the system, we as Americans must fight to display World
Centric Love, and by doing so, everything else is capable of being penetrated.
Christopher Ty
http://www.Christopher-Ty.com
