Reply #47: Amazing Story

[NikolaC]

It must have been incredibly difficult to change your life. It is wonderful that you found a life of solace and peace for yourself and your family and were able to turn your back on all of that hate.

I do agree with the other posters who state that hate and racism are taught, we are not born with it. When you consider generations of racism and the subtle to outright racism that we see and hear in the media, it's difficult to overcome. As a person who has had racism and slurs hurled her way from a very young age, it was hard not to hate those who hated me for no other reason than the brown shade of my skin. As I have grown, I have come to understand that these people have no REAL idea why they hate someone of another race, they have just been taught to. That does not completely excuse them, but I think as an adult I can understand better why some are that way. Personally, I believe that it takes a strong person to grow up and fight against that way of thinking on a daily basis.