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Sunday, June 12, 2016

Prince Ea - I am not Black You are Not White - Video Traducido al español

Yo.
No soy negro.
Digo; Asi me llama el mundo pero no es quien soy yo.
No sali del vientre de mi madre diciendo "Hola a todos, soy negro!"
No.  Fui enseñado ser negro.
Y te enseñaron llamarme así igual que lo que sea que te llamas a ti.
Es solamente una etiqueta.
Ves?  Desde el nacimiento el mundo nos mete en vena estas etiquetas.
Y eventualmente todos las tragamos.
Las digestionamos y las aceptamos.
Nunca jamás dudándolas.
Pero hay un problema.
Las etiquetas no son ustedes y las etiquetas no soy yo.
Las etiquetas son simplemente...etiquetas.
Pero quienes somos de verdad no es epidérmico.
Vea, cuando yo conduzco mi carro, nadie confundiría el carro conmigo.
Pero cuando conduzco mi cuerpo porque me confundes con mi cuerpo?
Es mi cuerpo.
Entiendes?
No yo.
Déjame simplificarlo.
Nuestros cuerpos son sencillamente carros que nosotros operamos y manejamos.
La concesión que llamamos "la sociedad" decidió etiquetar la mía "la edición negra."
La suya, la irlandesa o la edición blanca.
Y sin una cuota inicial, cero por ciento de tasa de interés anual, sin probar el manejo, se nos forzó ser dueños de estos cuerpos por el resto de nuestras vidas.
Discúlpame pero yo no puedo ver la lógica ni el orgullo en definirme a mi mismo o en juzgar a otro por el carro que uno conduce.
Porque quienes somos de verdad se encuentra adentro de uno.
Escúchenme, no estoy aqui para decirles que la ciencia ha concluido que genéticamente somos todos mezclados y que "raza" en la especie humana no existe ni tampoco que cada historiador sabe que "raza" fue inventada en el siglo XV para dividirse a la gente y que se ha funcionado perfectamente...
NO!
No estoy aqui para regañar.
Sólo quiero preguntar una pregunta.
Quién sería usted si el mundo no le hubiera dado una etiqueta?
Nunca le dió una cajita para marcar...
Sería blanco? negro?  mexicano? asiático? americano nativo? del medio oriente? indio?
No.
Seríamos uno.
Estaríamos juntos.
No más viviendo en el error de llamarles a seres humanos "personas negras" o "personas blancas."
...Estas etiquetas que siempre nos cegará de ver una persona por lo que es, pero al contrario verla por los filtros sentenciosos, perjudiciales, artificiales de lo que pensamos que sean.
Y cuando tú dejes que una etiqueta artificial defiene quien eres, pues, amigo mío, has escogido la pequeñez sobre la grandeza y has minimizado a ti mismo.
Has limitado y dividido a ti mismo de los demás.
Y es un hecho indiscutible que donde haya división habrá conflicto, y el conflicto causa guerras, entonces cada guerra ha empezado por etiquetas.
Siempre es "nosotros" versus "ellos."
Entonces la respuesta a la guerra, racismo, sexismo, y todos los demás "-ismos" es tan sencillo que se les ha escapado a todos los politicos...Son las etiquetas.
Tenemos que arrancarlas.
No es curioso que ningún bebé nace racista pero que todos los bebés lloran cuando escuchan los gritos de otro, no importa el género, cultura, o color.
Probando que al fondo tuvimos la intención de conectarnos y cuidarnos, unos a los otros.
Esta es nuestra misión.
Y esto NO es mi opinión, esto es la verdad en un mundo que nos ha vendido la ficción.
Por favor, escúchen.
Las etiquetas solamente distorcionan nuestras visiones, lo que cause que la mitad de los que vean esto, lo descartarán o sintirán resistencia, y conflicto.
Pero acuérdense...
también lo sintió la oruga antes de que rompió su cáscara y se hizo la mariposa magnifica.
Pues, estas etiquetas son nuestras cáscaras y tenemos que hacer lo mismo para que por fin podemos extender nuestras alas.
Los seres humanos no fueron hechos para ser estampados con etiquetas como provisiones en los supermercados!
La ADN no puede ser controlado por la administración de alimentos y medicamentos!
Fuimos hechos para ser libres.
Y sólamente cuando las quitemos todas, y paremos de vivir y pensar tan pequeños estarámos...libres para ver a nuestros mismos, y a los demás, por quienes somos de verdad.



Monday, June 6, 2016

We are all People of the World

If only we all knew how very connected we are...the world could be such a different place.
One world.  One people.  One love.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Worldly Perspective: What are Americans like?

I recently got to spend the day with a total stranger.  Now, I would call him my friend, Florian, a German engineer who I met while he was traveling in the US for 3 weeks and we happened to be waiting for the bus to Yosemite at the same time.  We started talking, and we didn't stop until we got back to the hostel.

Florian taught me a lot and reminded me a lot and just made me really happy that airplanes and internet and television and technology in general exist these days that allow the people of the world to be more globalized than ever.  We talked about all of the things that people tell you not to talk about:  Politics, race, immigration, voting, vacation, salaries, living habits, perspectives...it's actually much easier to talk to someone outside of your realm about these things.  I think it's because they don't have as much invested in it when they don't have as much control over it?  Or maybe that it's just so different from what we're used to?  I wonder if Florian would disagree with me since I always recognize that people from outside of the US are always much more keenly aware of anything happening in the US than I am of things happening elsewhere.  I'm not sure.

In any case, I was really excited and happy when Florian told me he really appreciated how friendly Americans are.  He said they tend to be really positive people and outgoing, that they often say "hello" and greet strangers on the street.  He told me that where he's from, that's really unusual to see...he thinks it's a really wonderful way to offer an opportunity to start a conversation or even just to let people know you acknowledge them.

Thanks, Florian, for a really great day, long conversation about everything, and the opportunity to expand as a person.

...Of course Americans have a lot of other attributes that maybe aren't the best.  Doesn't everyone?  No?  Not sure.

I laughed at this video when they talked about baggy or big clothes...I wonder if they would say the same thing if they specifically asked the people interviewed to describe American women...?  Probably not.  I also found this funny because most people I speak to (around the world) recognize anything related to tight clothing for men as "very European"...so in that way, I think it's just a good observation of the difference in styles!

I do think it's interesting how portrayal in the media plays a role in how people view others.  I wonder how much of it is TV and how much is actually knowing Americans.  Do they assume that all people in McDonald's are Americans?  Or do they actually know a lot of Americans that always suggest they meet up at McDonald's?  I'm interested, actually.

While obesity is a problem in the US, it's also a big problem in a lot of other places.  Maybe in the US people make a bigger deal about it because of the constant comparisons they make between one another and our physical appearances...the constant measuring up of our bodies...while at the same time, the girls were absolutely right: sometimes we just don't care at all and we wear PJs to school and no one thinks anything of it!  I probably wouldn't even have thought about it but when they said it I was like..."yeah...they're right"; we're really concerned about our bodies and how they look, but when it comes to clothing, generally we're less concerned about the clothes, themselves, than how we look in them.  Fascinating.  Someone once told me they think Americans are more competitive...how strange that in some ways it's true and in others people think we are completely uninterested.

Finally...I'm definitely always eating.  SO they're right;  They win.  Just kidding...but it's fun to see different perspectives.  I think this might be a series;  I'd be interested to see if they do this with perceptions of people from other countries as well.

Sunday, September 13, 2015

This is your brain on multiple languages!

The Benefits of a Bilingual Brain

How knowing more than one language can actually change the way your brain looks and works: http://ow.ly/S3P04

Posted by TED-Ed on Jueves, 10 de septiembre de 2015

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Working to Live? or Living to Work?


This is Prince EA.  He's like a modern day philosopher and poet.  I've actually seen a few of his videos and recommend checking him out.  This video gave me chills.  Break out and live!

Saturday, December 13, 2014

A (semi)new way to visit a city near you!

Soooo you know Slip 'N Slides?  Those plastic tarp slides that you spray water on and run and slide on?  Would you believe me if I told you they are going to make a mile long Slip 'N Slide in cities across the US over the summer months for people to enjoy their city in a whole new way? I hear it's headed to Buffalo, NY this summer after starting out in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2014.  Yikes Stripes!


 I feel like this might be one fall away from a broken tailbone...but it might be worth the risk!

For more info or to find a Slide the City event near you, click here.