"We accord a person's dignity by assuming that they are good, that they share the human qualities we ascribe to ourselves." -Nelson Mandela
Morality what exactly is it? To be with morals is what I have come up with. There are morals and values that are embodied in every culture, nation, and "racial group" however it is ASSUMED that in this world there are COMMON MORALS which in large are based on religious commandments. With this said if morality is so common then why is it that this very morality is glorified when exemplified in ordinary figures. Figures such as Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi and dare I say Barack Obama have been glorified for doing "the right thing" they have been made into monumental beings for having MORALS. They are all also minorities from societies that have a history of what is "white is right" and many of these men became who they are known to be in these times of discrimination. They stood up against what was wrong and elevated oppressed people to follow them in the pursuit of equality. Their actions have only been classified as extraordinary because they went against the grain in a time when the majority was SEVERELY morally flawed and to be frank without morals. This for me has brought into question just how horrid and dark the times of trial were that majority of these men endured. IT is further mind boggling to think that the oppressors truly believe that there actions were morally just and that they were doing "the right thing" I guess this is the reason that MORALITY MAKES HEROES! Cheers to the heroes of our past and present that have made it possible for people such as myself to stand for what is right and not what is popular!
