Please, let's be better Human.

I am Laotian. I grew up with people from different colors. My best friends come from different countries. My brother in law is black. My nephews are half black/half Asians. I never saw anyone as different. To me, we are all one. We are all the same. Yes we may have different skin colors and different opinions and different cultures and languages. But we’re all Human. 

Racism isn't new. Seeing this violence and racism in the US isn’t new. It’s something I’ve seen for a long time and I know this issue has been going on for decades. This makes me sad. This makes me mad. And I’m tired. I’m tired of fighting. I don’t understand how it’s even possible to be in 2020 and to live in a world where things like racism still exists. I mean let’s really think about it. How is that even possible? Are we that stupid? Are we that stubborn? Haven’t we learned at all? Has this world even evolved at all? Haven't we realized that all these "differences" make us all so fucking beautiful and unique?

I guess not. 

It’s been DECADES and we still see the same injustices every day. And it goes beyond racism. People still need to fight for their freedom every fucking day. 

Yes, the world has progressed, but there’s still a lot of work to be done. The world has come together for many many causes in the past and it’s still coming together today. It’s a beautiful thing. The only thing I would say is to practice those actions every day. We have to spread love, acceptance, understanding and inclusion every day. We should not only speak up during one period of time, we should speak up and raise awareness every day. We need to educate ourselves. We need to unlearn what we have been taught to understand this world. We need to travel and see the world. People shouldn't have to SURVIVE. People shouldn't have to fight for their lives. People should be free to express who they really are. People should LIVE. We need to take examples from our children. Children do not see any differences. Children don’t give a shit if you’re black, yellow, brown, white or whatever. They just want to live, laugh and have fun. They just want to be loved. WE just want to be loved. Please teach your children how wonderful the world actually is. 

Love, unity and beauty should be stronger than anything else. 

We are Human. 

Please, let’s not make the same mistakes over and over again.

Please, let’s be more Human. 

-Virginie