I just don’t understand why there’s so much hatred in this world,
it makes me so very sad when I encounter it. Not for myself, but for those that express it.
In this case, racism.
I was slowly passing traffic by lane-splitting on the left lane of the freeway, which was almost a parking lot. I noticed a couple of girls in a car stuck in traffic, I get stuck beside them – I noticed one of them saw me looking and I smiled (no idea if they can see my face/smile under my helmet, but I smiled anyway). They where able to creep up ahead of me a few feet before I could continue, as I passed I heard one of them yell out “WET BACK!”.
WTF? 
*sigh*
Here I was wondering if they could even see my smile, while what little of my skin was exposed was able to clue them in as to what race I am to shout such an insult at me? Wow!
Now I’m not offended too much by the actual word, but the hatred in it is what makes me so very sad. Not only is it completely closed-minded (I’m American-born with Aztec Indian/Spanish blood from Mexican-born parents AFAIK) as their parents or ancestors crossed a big body of water, while most of mine – the land was acquired and the natives ran off by invading people.
If anything I would have expected to hear “ass hole” for passing them in traffic or even a comment about my weight… but “Wet Back”? Just…. wow!
Maybe it’s the Buddhist in me (ok, that’s probably exactly what it is), but – I have no reservations against any one kind of people. I love everyone!!! I know not everyone might feel the same about me, but I guess it still shocks me that there is so much hatred and racism in this world. Especially in this country.
Why can’t people just accept everyone else for who they are and respect them – no, love them? We are all equal, we are in this world together! Why not try to make the best of it?
