THOSE KIDS?

THOSE KIDS?

This morning I came across a woman.  This woman is Caucasian, elder, and nice.  I am being political correct because it is needed.  She saw my outfit and asked me: Are you going to work?”  I replied “No” I am going to the library for my studies and my work is at night.  I teach dance at a recreation center.

She paused and said: “Oh! Those kids, they need that.  We began to talk about things.  It was only during my walk to the library that I wondered what she meant by “those” kids.

My MufukaWorks Dance Education Program is open to everyone without discrimination.  I teach all ages even up to 101 years old.  Regardless of their race, appearance, money, I was raised to look at just the person alone. 

As I wondered: What did she mean by those kids? Her PAUSE actually answered for me.  The recreation center that I teach at happens to be one of the nicest facilities in the Beaufort County.  Inside they are a mixture of all walks of life.  There is no THOSE kids, it is only “One Blood.”  It is possible all she knew was the unsettle reputation of the surrounding area not the center.  However it was obvious she was not aware.   I know that some of you may think that I am judging this nice lady but let it be known that dance is life.  It is my life to deal with bodies every day.  I read body language like sign language.   Her pause came with a whole body language in itself.    Her eyes got smaller and she showed sympathy towards me by her up and down nodding. 

My mother told me:  “You cannot change the world.”  I know this but I can try living the way I connect to the world.  I am a people person and I truly see, “ONE BLOOD.”  Just maybe people could jump on the bandwagon with me; they too could look at the person alone and see those kids as kids.