Respect doesn't mean you have to share the same opinion - Lifestyle Monday
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On Thursday, I was getting ready to go out to dinner at this Chinese restaurant in town. I'm usually quite quick at getting ready so whilst I was waiting for everyone else, I watched a random TED talks video and it was actually really inspiring and interesting. It was about a black American man called Daryl Davis, who attended KKK rallies, after befriending a member of the clan. If you know anything about the Ku Klux Klan then you will know that it's actually, ironically, a white supremacist group. Daryl was determined to find the cause of racial hate and despite his parents explaining what racism was to him as a child, he longed to delve deeper and he felt he needed to do that by meeting these white supremacists in person. What he found was that many people were consumed by fear of the unknown and this fear drived people to become defensive and hate on the so called inferior race. However, this, he said, can come from both sides and it's actually a mixture of the fear from both white and black people that leads them to become so separated from each other. He was very brave to meet this member of the clan as he even turned up with his own personal body guard. His friends even warned Daryl that he has the capacity to do great harm. However, this just further proved everyone's fearful ignorance. Daryl invited this man over to his house many times and Daryl was even invited to these KKK rallies and as they both got to know each other, the respect for their beliefs, despite their differences in opinion, grew stronger than their hate. Eventually, this gentleman that Daryl interviewed left the clan because he found out for himself what was the right thing to do. In a world that is forever consumed by this ugly fear of the unknown and the constant need for everyone to be the same to resolve this imbalance, all we need is a simple bit of respect for each other. That understanding of another's personal beliefs and the way they think. I'll be honest, I don't agree with all the beliefs that my friends and family have but that doesn't mean I should enforce my opinion on them because that's just disrespectful. Basic respect resolves a lot of issues than we care to believe so I truly think that we should be respectful more often.
How can we respect other people? Let me know in the comments below and I'll be sure to reply to them. I ♡ hearing from you!
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XOX, Juliette
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On Thursday, I was getting ready to go out to dinner at this Chinese restaurant in town. I'm usually quite quick at getting ready so whilst I was waiting for everyone else, I watched a random TED talks video and it was actually really inspiring and interesting. It was about a black American man called Daryl Davis, who attended KKK rallies, after befriending a member of the clan. If you know anything about the Ku Klux Klan then you will know that it's actually, ironically, a white supremacist group. Daryl was determined to find the cause of racial hate and despite his parents explaining what racism was to him as a child, he longed to delve deeper and he felt he needed to do that by meeting these white supremacists in person. What he found was that many people were consumed by fear of the unknown and this fear drived people to become defensive and hate on the so called inferior race. However, this, he said, can come from both sides and it's actually a mixture of the fear from both white and black people that leads them to become so separated from each other. He was very brave to meet this member of the clan as he even turned up with his own personal body guard. His friends even warned Daryl that he has the capacity to do great harm. However, this just further proved everyone's fearful ignorance. Daryl invited this man over to his house many times and Daryl was even invited to these KKK rallies and as they both got to know each other, the respect for their beliefs, despite their differences in opinion, grew stronger than their hate. Eventually, this gentleman that Daryl interviewed left the clan because he found out for himself what was the right thing to do. In a world that is forever consumed by this ugly fear of the unknown and the constant need for everyone to be the same to resolve this imbalance, all we need is a simple bit of respect for each other. That understanding of another's personal beliefs and the way they think. I'll be honest, I don't agree with all the beliefs that my friends and family have but that doesn't mean I should enforce my opinion on them because that's just disrespectful. Basic respect resolves a lot of issues than we care to believe so I truly think that we should be respectful more often.
TED Talks
How can we respect other people? Let me know in the comments below and I'll be sure to reply to them. I ♡ hearing from you!
Tap one of the reaction boxes below to let me know what you thought of this post. It would really help me to make some improvements in the future!
Be sure to follow and subscribe so that you don't miss anymore of my brilliant posts and share this article with a friend who might enjoy it too!
See you next time,
Bye,
XOX, Juliette
Video channel link:
TEDx Talks
My social media handles:
My Instagram
My YouTube channel
My second blog:
The Book Hub
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