I’m just going to put this out here, no matter how much it scares me to share this with others for the fear of what they’ll say. Some people need to hear this, some people need to hear me, and some may just understand me.
Hello my name is Niki, and I’m muti-racial. I’m Canadian, French, Dutch and Native American. I’m proud of all the things I am. My beliefs are a combination of my culture and of my own personal thoughts. I live in the United States, and I’ve started to realize that we put a big emphasis on defining ourselves. Gay, straight, transgender, bisexual, Muslim, Christian, atheist, black, white, Hispanic. I’ve come to accept that I live in a world where people feel the need to label themselves, and I’ve never felt that. When people ask me if I go to church, they’re often offended when I reply “no”. When people talk about Christian holidays like lent, no I have absolutely no idea what it is. I’m willing to sit here and learn though, I’m genuinely interested to hear what you believe. Why is it weird to you that I burn sage and cleanse my home once a month? It’s not weird to me when I see women in beautiful headscarves, it’s not weird when I see everyone with cross necklaces. I’m not Christian, I’m not, and I don’t go to church. I still pray but not to a god, but to gods. Yes I believe in spirits, I believe in fate and karma. I believe that everything has a purpose, and that life is utter chaos. I meditate, I chant, I enjoy reading the teachings of Buddha. My ancestors have taught me that nothing is black and white, and in your heart you always have room to forgive. In this world of labels, of being defined, I’ve never really known where to go. My beliefs don’t fall under one religion, my race not just one. I have white in me yes, but I’ve felt like a minority most of my life. I pray everyday for the understanding of humanity, for tolerance of others. I guess you could say I’m a pacifist, but by now I’ve think humanity has had enough of the war, enough of the death. Please just try to keep an open mind. I love learning about other cultures, others beliefs. I’m human, I have beliefs, I have feelings and I have compassion. To me these labels are separating us, are causing rifts in this world. Forget the labels and get to know the person first. Beliefs, skin colour, sexual orientation, gender identification, none of these things matter because when it comes down to it we are all HUMAN.
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