No more turning away ....

Hi all,

Just had a crap day. The worst. I nearly exploded. Thankfully, Mrs CB and I are fine. It wasn't an issue between us, just ..... you know, life. Get the picture? I doubt you need a pencil!

So I put on some YouTube. Being especially grumpy today, I've had my favourite Pink Floyd on; a tune called "One of these Days".

Its only lyric, and its full title, are the same.

"One of these Days ... I'm going to cut you into little pieces!".

Oh gosh yes, was I grumpy!

But I found a incredible video on YouTube of another Pink Floyd video, and some guys reaction to it, having never heard it.

I hope the man forgives me for this, but he's a black guy, from the US, who looks like he's eaten from every barbeque going, and played continuous Grid Iron for years. He's a man of stature, and not your usual Floyd fan. But if he's listening to what I am, like I care ...

And he played a tune called "No more turning away". I salute him. Good choice.

The last verse has the lyrics.

"No more turning away

From the weak and the weary

No more turning away

From the coldness inside

Just a world that we all must share

It's not enough just to stand and stare

Is it only a dream that there'll be

No more turning away?"

It talking about inclusion. This is your world. Only you can change it. I don't mean politics. I mean the way we are with each other.

And I thank that guy, gangsta-rapper Mr Grid Iron he may be, for bringing it back into my mind .... we'll played, Sir.

[famous12girl]

inclusion , what a word! Is that not what we all want. Inclusion, acceptance from everyone. But especially from the normal world . But why should we look for inclusion , acceptance when we are all beautiful in our own unique way, it just takes normal people to accept us and see beyond our facial differences.

[Hidden in reply to famous12girl]

Yeah, I know. In an ideal world, we wouldn't have to. I very much agree with you there.

In an ideal world, everyone would be treated as equals, whoever. Period. Whether you are Black, White or other; male or female; Hindu, Christian, Jew, Muslim or other, or none.

Whether you have a visual difference or not.

The instant discrimation starts is the moment you start cutting down your pool of talent out there.

Unfortunately, we don't live in that ideal world.

Yet.

What a shame. That's what puts an onus on us all to change it for the better. We just have to.