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I was a very naive child. As I grow older, I am slowly learning to balance trust and what I like to call, hurt prevention.
There is a fine line ….
One can end up miserable and alone
With or without people around
I love Natural Hair so much because it is naive.
If you tell it is ugly, it will believe you.
Like life, if you believe in its greatness, it will be great!
To me Ota Benga was not naive, but a trusting man. He, unfortunately was surrounded by people that made him feel like an animal…. so he became violent like an animal.
Ota Benga, from the Congo was brought to the US and quickly became an exhibit to promote Darwinism, the evolution of the human race.
Image from fictional character based on Ota Benga in the movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
I am drawn to his story, because it is so sad, yet a reality for so many today. The media, co-workers or even friends and family tell you about yourself all day… you hear it so much you begin to emulate their image of YOUrself.
My solution? Start the journey of loving yourself by being honest about who you are, not what THEY told you, you are! Then be true to it.
What a fascinating story. Thanks for sharing. I’m drawn to history myself and who would have thought that the NYTimes and the Bronx Zoo would see nothing wrong with exhibiting a black man next to a monkey in a zoo. Knowing stuff like this helps me to understand why we have so much work to do as a people.
Thanks again…*shuttles off to blogging*