What We Can Learn From Rosa Parks
August 23rd, 2010
Can you imagine how hard Rosa Parks’ heart must have been beating when she decided not to give up her seat on the bus to a white person?
She was a civil rights activist who fought for the rights of the African Americans in America and is considered to be a “Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement.” Her grit and determination are the two virtues that took her in the path of being worthy to society.
She lived at a time when African Americans were viewed as less than others but she stood up — or more appropriately, sat down for what she believed. She had had enough — and sometimes it takes just that. We’re backed up into a corner and we have no other choice but to stand up and fight. We have to take a stand. Sometimes we wonder why bad things may happen to us, or in my opinion, why we’ve allowed those things into our lives. But sometimes we do so because we need that strength to stand up.
We can all learn to fight against all odds by being brave and having the self confidence to stand for justice. This lady had the power to stand against the oppressive rules of the American society. Her strength is something we can ALL learn from.
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August 25th, 2010 at 2:53 am |
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August 24th, 2010 at 1:16 pm |
Greetings Nik. Love your blog. I want to be bold and add a little bit of humor here to a serious subject. Being an African-American woman I feel that I can take some liberty on this subject with a sense of humor. Yes, I agree with you that Rosa Parks was very definitely a brave woman who stood up or, in her case, sat down, for what she believed in. For that moment of courage, I will be eternally grateful to her.
I really love your comment, “Sometimes we wonder why bad things may happen to us, or in my opinion, why we’ve allowed those things into our lives.” I absolutely agree with the idea that we do indeed allow things, good or bad, into our lives by the power of our thoughts. No matter what happens to us, we get what we ask for through the power of our thoughts. A friend of mine said, “According to Quantum Science you cannot observe something without changing what you see and being changed yourself by what you have observed.” In other words, what you see is what you get.
Without going through the long history of slavery and the Civil Rights Movement, I just want to simply say that everything in life is fair and everything in life is in order. We are all equal because all of us have the freedom to choose our thoughts. If your thoughts are focused on slavery and discrimination, then that is what you will get. If your thoughts are focused on freedom and equality, then that is what you will get. It’s all fair, it’s all good and it’s all in Divine Universal Order. No exceptions.
Rosa Parks decided one day to see things differently. She shifted her thinking from one of being enslaved and discriminated against to one of being free and empowered. In other words, she became powerful when she decided to just chill out
She sat down and felt good about herself. The Universe did the rest on her behalf because of the power of her thoughts. And, as they say, the rest is history.
So, making a decision to just chill out is one method to be empowered and change history. Rosa Parks proved that just a little bit of “chilling out” can move mountains
Amen!!!
Phyllis
August 23rd, 2010 at 5:13 pm |
Nik,
Love your offering about Rosa Parks. I have long admired her courage, and others like her who kept going when all odds were against them. One is Harriet Tubbman, known as the Moses of her race. Another is George Washington Carver, the little fellow who taught us much about being big. There are many, and they are all impressive.
I had a dream once that there was an African American girl standing in a school yard. She was crying because she was being bullied by a large man. I stood up for her and the man began to shrink in size. Each time I shouted at him, he shrank more, until finally he was the size of a toddler. He ran away, and the dream ended. I’ve never forgotten it.
I have spent my life standing up for those who appear to be underdogs–those who are being bullied. Society too often uplifts certain race, financial rank, family pedigree, etc, and looks down on those who don’t fit into the mold. We need to do something about that–each of us need to take a stand against such nonsense, and get on with what really matters in life–LOVE and ACCEPTANCE.
Thank you, Nik, for bringing this to the attention of the Thrillionaires.
Freda