Is it a time to challenge?

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When pain is felt our original being comes out. Have you heard that we all have a wild being inside of us? Like any other kind of animal, when we feel attacked and hurt, it is when we demonstrate that wild part. The Enkidu we all have inside comes out. 

Our conformity has taken us where we are today. The desire to fit in the society has made us forget and respect our own way of thinking. Fortunately that has been changing. The fact of revealing ourselves is because we know who we are and what we deserve. We are no longer as lost as before!

And we not only see it for the death of George Floyd, but we see it in women who are also asserting themselves. As women, we have fought hard to have an important place in society. And not only in word but in actions. We are reading it in the book!

Unfortunately, the actions being taken due to George Floyd's murder are not correct. Then my question would be, what is the correct way to react in such a situation?

We are clearly seeing a lot of union which is necessary to make us see. But after many years of pain and unfair treatment I ask myself again and again, how could we react without violence? What happened last week is very painful. I can't find a way to decipher this problem. Definitely racism has been reinforced by a foolish leader and reflected in people who instead of protecting us take advantage of his power to hurt innocent people.


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