Diversity & Humanity – wolfshadowwhispers
I have written down a lot of stuff on paper that I just threw in a box. The following, a sketch and a poem I wrote back in 2004 (When I was about 32 years old). It was a hard time in my life. I suffered heavily from depression and did not know it, I was still undiagnosed at that stage in my life. The photo was taken in 2004 at Zeplins Bosman Street. Well, here it is: Diverse & Humanity.
Diversity is imminent. We are all diverse in creed, race, colour and beliefs. Why then is it so hard for us to accept the fact that people are different? Some Christians and Muslims scorn other people because they worship different gods, some people are racist and despise people of a different skin colour. Some straight men despise homosexual men. Hate and negative attitudes like that leads to violence. Violence is the language of idiots.
I am tired of your judgmental philosophies.
I am tired of being too white,
I am tired of you, judging individuality,
Your mediocre evaluation of quality.
I am tired of your fascination
With Jesus and ufos,
Rugby, soccer, sex, drugs
I am tired of A.I.D.S. and the rising death toll.
I am tired of your one-hit wonders,
And pop idols
And your abuse of music,
I am tired of you trampling
On some poor shit,
To get ahead, to the top…
I am tired of humanity,
Insanity, sobriety, me being human.
I am just as fucked up
(c) 2004 Allen Wolfie Simpson
Depression, Humanity, tired
11 thoughts on “Diversity & Humanity”
November 14, 2018 at 7:41 vm
Vandag weergalm die volgende woorde by my “I am tired of you, judging individuality,
Your mediocre evaluation of quality.” Ek gaan hulle leen en bietjie herkou daaraan.
November 14, 2018 at 8:10 vm
Dis ‘n groot kompliment, Seepkis! As iemand iets van waarde in my kuns vind is dit manna vir my siel. Dankie!
November 14, 2018 at 4:35 nm
Ek en Grim praat net Sondag oor rassisme, seksisme en en. Mense is bang vir anders, meer nog elkeen glo hy is reg, so as hy wit is, is wit reg en daarom alles anders verkeerd. Min kere stop ons om te dink dat ander mense die reg het om ook mense te wees, die reg het om reg te wees
November 16, 2018 at 8:13 vm
Die slegte eienskap van MENSwees is dat ons as wesens baie selfsugtig en SELFbewus is, Selfbewus in die sin dat ons is meer bewus oor dinge wat ons onself mee kan vergelyk, as dinge wat vir ons anders is. Ons sien ‘n Japanees en dink aan hom as ‘n Sjinees en dadelik haat ons hom want ‘Sjinese is almal kommuniste en van hulle eet honde’ en die grap is dat Japanese baie westers (en NIE honde EET nie) is en anti-kommunisme is. Ons sien ‘n persoon met Tattoos en dink die ‘persoon is ‘n rowwe bliksem’ en meantime dra die persoon die tattoo om iemand te onthou wat dood is aan kanker. Ons, ek inkluis, is kaksleg omdat ons die ergste in mense soek… (verskoon my taal). Ek probeer deesdae my eie gesonde opinie trek oor dinge wat anders is, Jy is so reg… alle mese het die reg om reg te wees, nie net ons nie. (N.S. Min Sjinese eet honde, ne! Dit was net ‘n voorbeeld. En daar is Switzerlanders wat ook honde eet ook, bet om te wys honde eet is nie ras-ekslusief nie)
November 16, 2018 at 6:12 nm
Elke keer wat ons mense in ‘n boks plaas, wys ons presies hoe oningelig ons is (En dat ons dan eintlik ‘n boks is LOL)
November 16, 2018 at 6:16 nm
November 15, 2018 at 7:32 vm
Ek wonder waar dit vandaan kom, dat sommige mense dink hulle is beter as ander? Dis so diepgewortel…die Faraos van Egipte het hulself as gode gesien. Die adelikes van die middeleeue, konings, priesters, pouse…te veel om op te noem.Dit gaan weereens oor mag en beheer. Ek wonder altyd op watter stadium in die evolusie van die mens, het hierdie houding posgevat? Pragtig geskryf en presies raakgevat, Wolfie.
November 16, 2018 at 8:16 vm
Ras- en Klas- sobbisme is maar nou altyd ‘n eienskap van die mensDOM, ons moet streef om mens te wees en die DOM vir idioote hou, ne. Ja, bytjie dit is hartseer hoe ons mense net kan haat oor hulle musiek smaak, politiek, woonbuurt, velkleur, kleredrag, tattoos en sulke wereldse dinge….
November 16, 2018 at 12:12 nm
Raakvat woorde briljant neergepen. Jy het die vermoë om onderwerpe wat taboe is vir ander om oor te praat, so presies reg te verwoord vir ons, om ons te laat besef dit is eintlik ‘n alledaagse ding wat deur almal vermy word deur te maak of dit nie bestaan nie. Dankie my welbelese vriend
November 16, 2018 at 12:14 nm
Dankie Hanneliese. Ek is mos ‘n taboe vir sekere mense so ek vat hulle aan. Jy weet mos. Hehehe 😉
November 16, 2018 at 12:33 nm