We need to grow up as a country: The theory of the country, puberty, and the evolution of the person.

The news has been making me very sad in the past few weeks. It is so sad to see how people of different races have been treated. There is definitely more that the country as a whole can do. It is not just one group of people, one job, or one thing in general that needs to change EVERYONE does!

I have a theory/symbol that has been plaguing me the past few days and I had to get it out on paper.

The United States is a very young country in general, compared to others in the world. Some have been around for thousands of years! 

Because our country is so young...we are going through a period of evolution!

There are a few things we need to realize:

Just like a child, in the early years, we were dependent on people that were looked on as property. It took a lot of fighting, crying, bullying before the revelation came to the American people that it was completely wrong. 

We are not that child anymore. We are at a point where we are evolving to higher consciousness.

*Example: When I was a kid I was learning how to associate with other people. I was told to talk to people and get out and associate when I would rather read. I didn't like being out among people because everyone would tell me "You need to talk...or you are too quiet...You are better when you talk." I hated it. I also had a very one-sided, sheltered view of religion as a whole. I was conceited and hell I even believed I was better than others because of the religion environment. 

It took my husband to help me see a different light and realize I could still be a good, religious, better person without being prejudiced against others.

I will apologize for being a brat as a kid, but I will not "pay" other people for being a brat, or having my own viewpoints.

This is the same thing I am hearing from the news. There is a faction (albeit a small faction) who believes that white people should pay reparations for being slave owners. 

There was even one sorry soul who gave an excuse that he is right for raping and hurting other people because his ancestors were slaves. 

This is a disgusting perversion of a viewpoint that needs to change on both sides. 

Honestly, we need to get to the enlightened adulthood in this country. I am disappointed in myself as a child and some of the stupid things I thought as a kid. It is truly sad that people were used as property. This was the pre-adolescence of our country. We did not understand. 

We had a few moments of clarity with the Civil War, Lincoln, Martin Luther King, and other riots. 

There is still a lot that can be done.

There are great cops, great people, and a high number of people who are good. As Americans, we are individuals and have an individualist society. This is unique to a lot of countries. One of my favorite movies is "A Beautiful Mind" and there is a quote in it that I believe our country could find useful. I put the scene. 

We are at a point where we need to think of ourselves and for the group. 

There are a lot of valid points that could truly change our future for the better. Term limits for Congress, Police being held responsible for brutality, and making steps in making the treatment of everyone more equal for the good of all.

We are in a crisis of consciousness point in America. If we don't hold to the base of what makes America great...we will no longer have it. The Constitution is important, our forefathers were extremely important parts of our upbringing (as young Americans), we should not discredit the good they did.

To be better as a country we must first start with ourselves and delve into what we truly believe. 

And so here we are...The world is having issues, but we are on the precipice of new changes. We must be strong in ourselves. We must hold ourselves to a higher standard...and we must demand better from our government. 

Thank you for coming to my soapbox.