Sorry, that I never really made this blog post for the assignment, but better late than never.
There's a lot of unbelievable things in this wide, wide, minuscule world of ours. One of the most unbelievable is that there's so many people on this chunk of space rock. I mean, there's about 7 billion people on this planet. That's 7 billion who are falling in love, out of it, being born, departing this world for the next, going to work, begging on the street, and just doing things that humans do. I just think that it's amazing to think about.
However, an unfortunate thing that is unbelievable is the way that people can treat others. I know that this sounds rather cliche or something that's over said, but it's true. We have this amazing club at our school: Blue-Gold. It's devoted to helping those born with disabilities and to make them feel like there's nothing at all that makes them negatively different from everyone else. This is true, and our schoolmates carry our their duty with nobility and integrity. However, sometimes their nobleness is limited to only being kind to those that they do actually deem-albeit subconsciously-"lesser humans". I'm not saying that this makes them a terrible person. I mean, we all kind of do it. And it doesn't matter what we think subconsciously-in my opinion-as much as it matters what we say and do concerning that subject. Getting back to the point, some people don't treat everyone with the same respect and kindness that they show their buddies. They say that we are all equal, then doesn't everyone deserve that same kindness? Being nice to someone with Downs, and then being rude to someone who acts a little differently or likes weird things just isn't right. It's a bias. If you're rude to someone for days on end, and then do one nice thing for them, your heart shouldn't swell with pride. It's a lot easier to make the cuts, than to heal them. I just think that we all need to think about how we define "equality" and be more careful with how we treat others.
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