Video informationIt is good of Neil deGrasse Tyson to share openly about how he was discriminated by some people just because of his skin colour so that others who have been discriminated can relate to his experiences and take heart they are not alone. In actuality there is only one race - the human race, and skin colour has nothing to do with intelligence. As the saying goes, "racial superiority is only a pigment of imagination." It is unfortunate that some segments of society and media had perpetuated false stereotypes of "races", which only reflects on their own insecurity, ignorance and backward thinking. I am glad for Tyson to realise his dream of becoming an astrophysicist and I hope and believe his sharing in this video would help more people to realise that we are all one human race and have our own aspirations and skills and intelligence, regardless of our skin colour.
Neil talks about a time in college where a wrestling teammate made him uneasy about whether he was doing the right thing culturally by becoming an astrophysicist.
Taken from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I5Fl1Qn-Do
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
A Story About Race - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Every encounter is totally sacred and holy
"When you meet anyone, remember it is a holy encounter. As you see him, you will see yourself. As you treat him, you will treat yourself. As you think of him, you will think of yourself. Never forget this, for in him you will find yourself or lose yourself."
~ A Course in Miracles
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Inspirational pictures on universal love
“Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope.”―Maya Angelou
Love comes in all shapes, sizes and colours. (Picture from "A Room with a View")
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Ilyanous (A hymn on multiculturalism)
“We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” – Martin Luther King
It is a work of art signed Frey and Christian Morisset Guevara that celebrates multiculturalism of the city of Granby, Quebec, Canada. Ilyanous is a hymn in which the heart uniting musicians and singers beats on a beat common: openness to the other. Project human values like no other.
The sound of the tam tam Indian, basic instrument of all musical confused Ilyanous brings together 25 musicians, 33 singers, choirs and moult three extras, all from the town of Granby, home of more than one hundred ethnicities. The organization SERY (ethnic solidarity of the Yamaska Regional), which has a special relationship with immigrants, and has facilitated the gathering of all these people.
Come all
That the wind pushes us
Come all
The city or the bush
For the rhythm of our steps
Recorded in the studio MikkoraSon Granby, Christian Morisset wrote the music, co-written with Frey Guevara’s words and images are sensitive and present the work of Louis-Philippe in January. Timeless and without cliché, Ilyanous succeeds brilliantly in rhythm to the words sung in 15 languages.
Now it’s “groove” requires that the project around the globe.Frey Guevara – Christian Morisset – Louis Philippe Janvier © 2011
Thursday, January 12, 2012
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