Time for a Change

History has proven that it takes the determination and cooperation of people to make change, for change is something that is not readily accepted. The world see's it as "if its not broken, why fix it?" People are afraid of change, afraid that change will negatively effect their endeavors.  In the days of slavery, the slaveowners rallied against emancipation, afraid that this change would ultimately eliminate or minimize their monetary resources. If they had no slaves to work the crops, then they didn't have crops. How do you profit from a harvest that didn't produce? The slaveowners were also afraid that the slaves would revolt against them; they had good reason to be. Another thing that frightened the Caucasian Americans was their system of rank or social class; they were afraid it would work against them. Before the slaves were freed, the only competition the white community had was themselves. If the slaves were freed and granted human rights, the now ex-slaveowners feared the slaves would gain more than them and surpass their status to become dominant. The world should be more open-minded and accepting to positive reconstruction(change). To place ourselves in a box based on physical characteristics and cultural similarities allows no room for growth. I see the little blue-eyed, straight-haired, white kid as my brother, all in the eyes of God; if I cannot accept all that comes with him, I am not truly accepting him as my brother, but tolerating him to please to my father. This is unpleasing in God's eye and my heart is fraudulent. We should take the time to step outside the box and view life and the life around us from a different angle. I charge my readers to make a new friend outside of your race, try a cuisine that you never have before, learn a new language, or just google a different country. Enlighten yourself on different cultures, become more diverse, and you will be a wiser person because of it.