However small, first step is hardest of all

I've had a lot on my mind today. Just thinking about the state of the world, our country, and the injustices. How people are closed-minded enough to feel others don't deserve the privileges they themselves enjoy because the "others" aren't like them (opponents of same-sex marriages, for example). Or how those who aren't white struggle almost every day because our country is designed to accommodate whites. How a large portion of our country still judges people based on the color of their skin.

 

Yeah, it's a lot. It's depressing. It's frustrating. It induces a feeling of helplessness, even though I am involved and give back to my community through charity work (www.turningwheelsforkids.org).

 

But I know I'm not alone in the desire to fight for change. For a better America. And today I'm clinging to a song by my favorite band, and I'd like to share the lyrics with you so you can understand why, and what we have to do.

 

"You Might Die Trying"

 

To change the world

start with one step

However small

first step is hardest of all

Once you get your gait

you'll be walking tall

You said you never did

cause you might die tryin'

cause you might die tryin'

cause you

 

If you close your eyes

because the house is on fire

and think you couldn't move

until the fire dies

The things you never did

cause you might die tryin

cause you might die tryin

you'll be as good as dead

cause you might die tryin

cause you might die tryin

 

If you give you begin to live

if you give you begin to live

you begin

you get the world

if you give you begin to live

you get the world

you get the world

if you give you begin to live

you might die tryin....

 

- Dave Matthews Band

 

A special thank you to pareeerica for her Sandstone Glow texture. :)

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