{"id":2707,"date":"2016-09-05T11:46:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T11:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keithalanhamilton.com\/?p=2707"},"modified":"2021-03-03T17:29:33","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T17:29:33","slug":"along-the-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keithalanhamilton.com\/?p=2707","title":{"rendered":"along the road ~ OPEN DIALOGUE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>this or that<br \/>\nhere or there<br \/>\nwhere is<br \/>\nthe head &#8230;.. all the way<br \/>\nto the toe<br \/>\nthe length<br \/>\nand breadth<br \/>\nof the whole matter\u00a0 ~<br \/>\nyou know<br \/>\nall the stuff<br \/>\nbetween A &amp; B<br \/>\n\u2026.. we need to know<br \/>\nwhat it took<br \/>\nto get from<br \/>\npoint A<br \/>\nto point B<br \/>\ndon\u2019t we\u00a0 ~<br \/>\nshouldn\u2019t we<br \/>\nexperience<br \/>\nthe struggle<br \/>\nthe whole process<br \/>\nrole it around<br \/>\nin our noggin<br \/>\n~\u00a0 reflecting on it<br \/>\n~\u00a0 evaluating it<br \/>\n~\u00a0 understanding it<br \/>\nto fully learn<br \/>\nabout what<br \/>\nhad transpired<br \/>\nand how to move forward<br \/>\nalong the road<br \/>\nof life together<br \/>\nas HUMANS<br \/>\nwithout judgement\u00a0 ~<\/p>\n<p>\u2026..\u00a0 so why then<br \/>\nthe impatient<br \/>\nand intolerant<br \/>\nresponse to\u00a0 ~<br \/>\na certain collective<br \/>\nof INDIVIDUALS<br \/>\nthat are on the march<br \/>\nboldly speaking out<br \/>\nabout their plight<br \/>\nthe discrimination<br \/>\nand injustices<br \/>\nthey&#8217;ve underwent<br \/>\nas part of a group\u00a0 ~<br \/>\ninteracting with<br \/>\nother groups<br \/>\nthat make up<br \/>\nand represent<br \/>\nthe overall collective<br \/>\nof<br \/>\nALL groups<br \/>\nthe group of a KIND<br \/>\na SPIECES<br \/>\nTHE HUMAN-KIND\u00a0 &#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>the challenge\u00a0 ~<br \/>\nhow to create<br \/>\na social environment<br \/>\nwhere other groups<br \/>\nof INDIVIDUALS<br \/>\nare more willing\u00a0 ~<br \/>\nable<br \/>\nand receptive<br \/>\nwant to walk in<br \/>\nthe shoes of another<br \/>\nfor a &#8230;..while<br \/>\nto better know<br \/>\nunderstand<br \/>\nand appreciate<br \/>\nthe full breath<br \/>\nexperienced<br \/>\nby a specific group<br \/>\nof INDIVIDUALS<br \/>\nwhile interacting<br \/>\nwith other groups<br \/>\nof individuals<\/p>\n<p>easier said than done<br \/>\nfor us HUMANS as INDIVIDUALS<br \/>\non all sides of the issue<br \/>\nto be able to<br \/>\ntransition<br \/>\nand transform our thoughts<br \/>\nfrom socially embedded<br \/>\nways of going<br \/>\nabout thinking<br \/>\nand value-judgments<br \/>\nbased on<br \/>\nand reinforced<br \/>\nby the naturally evolving<br \/>\nsocial blinders<br \/>\nof group labels<br \/>\nlike<br \/>\nrace<br \/>\nskin color<br \/>\nsex<br \/>\ngender<br \/>\nnationality<br \/>\nethnicity<br \/>\nculture<br \/>\nbelief<br \/>\nor social status<br \/>\nfor us HUMANS as INDIVIDUALS<br \/>\n<em>We the People<\/em><br \/>\nof planet earth<br \/>\nthrough wisdom<br \/>\nto arrive at the point<br \/>\nof acceptance<br \/>\nfor the differences in others<br \/>\nas INDIVIDUALS<br \/>\na part of a specific group<br \/>\nand then<br \/>\nfind it beneficial to focus<br \/>\nmore on supporting<br \/>\nand building upon<br \/>\nthe commonality<br \/>\nbetween<br \/>\neach and every human<br \/>\nespecially<br \/>\nas far as<br \/>\nINDIVIDUAL<br \/>\nHUMAN rights<br \/>\nwhere the right of choice<br \/>\nliberty\u00a0 ~\u00a0 freedom<br \/>\nequality<br \/>\njustice<br \/>\nand prosperity<br \/>\nbecomes the norm<br \/>\nfor everyone<br \/>\neach INDIVIDUAL<br \/>\nregardless the group<\/p>\n<p>for such a happening<br \/>\nto occur<br \/>\nfor us HUMANS<br \/>\nas INDIVIDUALS<br \/>\nor as INDIVIDUALS<br \/>\na part of a group(s)<br \/>\nwho want to create<br \/>\nsocial change\u00a0 ~<br \/>\nWE<br \/>\nneed to find ways<br \/>\nthrough the communicative<br \/>\nprocess<br \/>\nthat are<br \/>\nconducive to ALL<br \/>\nforms of communication<br \/>\nthat will<br \/>\ninitiate<br \/>\nthe cooperative spirit\u00a0 ~<br \/>\nlearning<br \/>\nand development<br \/>\nbetween all parties involved<br \/>\nthat is Non-violent<br \/>\nin its Direct Action<br \/>\na process that is pro-human<br \/>\npeaceful<br \/>\nand healing in essence<\/p>\n<p>forms of communication<br \/>\nLIKE<br \/>\nOPEN<br \/>\nDIALOGUE\u00a0 ~<br \/>\na way of bringing<br \/>\nback to light<br \/>\nout of the darkness<br \/>\nall hidden<br \/>\nand suppressed<br \/>\npredispositions<br \/>\nand inhibitions<br \/>\nthat cause<br \/>\nthe dis-ease<br \/>\nof societal ills\u00a0 ~<br \/>\nwhere WE can<br \/>\ncollectively<br \/>\ngroup to group<br \/>\nor person to person<br \/>\nconfront<br \/>\nair out<br \/>\nand release<br \/>\nall pain<br \/>\nsorrow<br \/>\nand regrets<br \/>\nwhere all sides involved<br \/>\ncan successfully<br \/>\nlet go<br \/>\nget past<br \/>\nand move on \u2026..<br \/>\nintelligently\u00a0 ~<br 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