What's a quote that has stuck with you for your whole life?
I always loved browsing such posts on reddit, so thought I should make one on lemmy too
Edit: Usually these kind of posts only used to have excerpts from books or ancient proverbs, but now I am seeing a lot more quotes from shows/movies/games are also resonating with people. It's pretty cool to see.
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"It's not the first thought that comes to mind that matters, what's important is what you after that"
This was in the context of racism. I was raised in an racist environment, and I was struggling with the awful thoughts that had been indoctrinated in to me bubbling up when I encountered folk that were the target of that racism.
That quote helped me not be hung up on guilt and self flagellation, and instead to focus on being the person I want to be, rather than the person I was taught to be.
We're just happy to have you over here with us. 😄
I feel really bad for those children being brought up by racist parents.
They have two options: either acknowledge their parents for who they are, or don't.
My mum wasn't racist. She's the one who helped me see that racism isn't just the way things are. But everyone else in my family, in my town, in the media... It was everywhere...