Done with another issue! Done with volume one! Can you believe it? That in and of itself is a gift–the knowledge that I’ve reached a bit of a milestone. One volume down, seven+ to go.
I liked the giving issue because I think giving is fun. It’s good to remember that you shouldn’t give for altruistic reasons, and you should give of yourself whenever possible. Even if you don’t have money (something I tend to feel now that my income is sporadic–though it’s not entirely true. I still have more money than a lot of people do, and I shouldn’t hoard mine as much as I do right now), you should give your talents or at least give what you can. A little bit can go a long way for some people. I just need to remember that.
This article did have a great article on this Iowan teacher who taught her students about the evils of racism through a little project where she’d segregate kids based on eye color. Then she’d tell one group that the other was bad. They immediately started in on the discrimination. A couple of days later, she’d do the reverse. It was interesting to read the reactions of the kids being discriminated against and how they hated it, and how it made them aware of all the subtle racist ways we can act.
Although I’m probably more racist than I’d like to believe I am, it’s not something I’m working on at the moment. Still, though, it’s a good eye opener on how we jump on the racist bandwagon.
