I look to the future................

After reading the materials this week I end up coming to a conclusion that for me is disturbing. I have lived a life where nothing has seemed fair. Everything seems to be riddled with excerpts that pertain to men. Gendered writings that are supposed to offer hope to a better future, but at what cost. People have lost their freedom for many of these writings and it is sad that it still happens to this day. I have had the pleasure to grow up looking beyond the color of a person’s skin, to see beyond the culture lines that separate us. I look to the future and hope that we have learned from past failures and can give to my children a brighter life. A life where slavery, prejudice and rage will be something they only have to read about and not have to experience. I realize this could be farther away than I had hoped, but now with a new President brings a new line of sight to my eyes. I see 50 years of racism fade with the glory of a leader that promises change. I listen to Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream that as of Tuesday came true. It is with this hope I can see through the eyes of my children a light that shines brighter than ever before.