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> Nothing can hurt more than the brutal truth. Noone >likes to be told that there clothing isn't in style, >or that they have an annoying personality, or that >something they said was offensive. People don't like >this type of truth because it makes them take a look >at themselves. I can remember a time when I was pulled >aside and told that I had made a wrong conclusion >about someone and embarassed them. Then I was told >that I had a problem speaking what I was thinking and >that it was very annoying. Boom! it was all out there. >At first I was frustrated and didn't respond. Then I >realized that I was doing the very thing he was >talking about! We all tend to view ourselves and our >surroundings through a very narrow lens causing us to >miss a large portion of the reality around us. >However, in this stage of the journey along racial >reconciliation we begin to see the truth of our own >situation. > This is played out in one manner in what has come to >be called "Race Matters", a forum where real stories >of hurt, guilt, or even apathy are shared in a >multicultural setting. For many people this is a rude >awakening to what is really going on inside the people >around them. It is here that a person begins to >recognize racial tensions around them and start to see >where it applies in their own lives. > We have to be careful though, that we remember >racial rec. is a journey and not a destination. The >Political Correct movement says that this threshold is >the destination. Once one can see the problems they >can be sensitive to them (in other words, avoid them). >This is not the end, but rather a point along the way. >Once we see a problem, the next logical step would be >to do something about it.

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