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The things our
parents tell us, the things we read in
books, the things we hear and overhear
create the foundation of our thoughts.
These thoughts grow into ideas.
For many groups of people*, the ideas
they have about themselves are not good.
There is the idea that it is hard for
certain people to make it. This
supported by the idea that certain
people don't try. There is the
idea that other groups of people are
preferred. This gives birth to
the idea that certain people are not
good enough. There is the idea
that certain people are just naturally
not to be respected and should be by
their nature abandoned. The idea
is that because there is such conflict
within certain groups of people that
their children are lost. The thing
that we seem to forget is that an idea
will die unless it is acted upon.
Every time we entertain the truth of
false ideas we give it the right to
live. If an idea is not of your
making or liking, you can choose to have
a better one.
*people - Substitute any group of
people who you think has been oppressed
or considered unacceptable or "less
than" by society.
-- Iyanla Vanzant
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