SOULFUL SUNDAY-When you believe

You will ACHIEVE...

There is something that happens to a child when they look around  their classroom and they see no one that looks like them. There is something that happens to a child when the only time they read about who they are or where they come from is during black history month or when the its time to read the section about  slavery in history books. There is something that happens a child when images of success is opposite of what they see in the mirror. There is something that happens to a child when the only time they see images of their people on TV is in a negative light-drugs, jail, prostitution, uneducated, thug or, gangster. There is something that happens to a child when their environment is a glimpse into their future: hopelessness and poverty. There is something that happens to a child when their school is lacking the basic necessities such as qualified teachers, books and technology.  There is something that happens to a child when they are made to believe their only path to success is to be a drug dealer, athlete, or rapper.  What happens to a child, you ask? A child begins to believe what they see, and hear. The little twinkle in their eyes begins to twinkle less and less as they begin to lose sight of HOPE despite their parent's attempts to break through the layers of self HATE and replace it with LOVE. Young minds struggle with deciphering LIES vs TRUTH when we are taught to believe what we read in text books, images we see, and what we hear on the news is TRUTH.

Where there is light, there is HOPE

There is something that happens to a child when children are giving a glimpse of HOPE. There is something that happens to a child when they are giving something to believe in or when someone believes in them.  There is something that happens to a child when they see heroes, inventors, contributors to society, business owners, lawyers, doctors, professors,valedictorians, artist, novelist, the first black _____, governors, commentators, NFL/NBA head coach or PRESIDENT of the United States. There is something that happens to a child once they realize they come from greatness.

This is what happens to a child....

                                            

I thought I was ready to share my personal story, but I'm not. Maybe I will in another post.

Always, SOULBeautiful xoshalikaxo