tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280782068170390656.post991657190840684160..comments2023-10-22T00:04:12.155+13:00Comments on Cherished: SkinSammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12196141425469259485noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280782068170390656.post-85124107783496029552011-02-15T15:19:52.741+13:002011-02-15T15:19:52.741+13:00Great post. Have you heard of Dick Scott's ...Great post. Have you heard of Dick Scott's 'Ask that Mountain'? It's about the passive resistance at Parihaka, Taranaki.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05030462732673934693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280782068170390656.post-48129441553088291022011-01-21T18:13:22.968+13:002011-01-21T18:13:22.968+13:00hi sammy, this is such an eye opening post. it mad...hi sammy, this is such an eye opening post. it made me realize that racism and oppression really hurt both the offender and the victim, and those scars run deep for everyone, crossing generations, ever hiding but always eating away at the heart.<br />there is healing from that, but the kind of healing that only God can work.<br />thanks for sharinggracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777741701222072300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280782068170390656.post-81656412389760085902011-01-21T09:00:13.340+13:002011-01-21T09:00:13.340+13:00Hi Meghan
I have read it and loved it although it ...Hi Meghan<br />I have read it and loved it although it was very hard (emotionally) to read it too.<br />I have included a list of other great books on South Africa xxSammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12196141425469259485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280782068170390656.post-26053988687721874972011-01-21T08:29:58.988+13:002011-01-21T08:29:58.988+13:00I can't imagine what it was like growing up in...I can't imagine what it was like growing up in that environment but you have given an amazing insight. I was lucky enough to spend a couple of weeks in South Africa about 9 years ago and it was a real eye opener. <br /><br />Cry the Beloved Country is my favourite book EVER..have you read it? It shows so well the impact that all the oppression had on the black people. The loss of pride, the feeling that they would never be anything but criminals and deadbeats because that was how they were always treated. But there is a degree of hope in the story too. <br /><br />Thanks for provoking me to scratch past the surface too...something we all need to do..Meghan Maloney Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03506040925450598933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280782068170390656.post-40836445356721816412011-01-21T04:12:51.273+13:002011-01-21T04:12:51.273+13:00Hi :o) I came across your blog a little while ago ...Hi :o) I came across your blog a little while ago and it has become a must-read. You write such amazing, thought provoking posts. <br /><br />I was just thinking about this topic the other day as I was looking out the window with my baby girl, we were watching lots of different types of birds coming and going from our bird feeder. We have so many different varieties here and they all happily get along... I wondered if they notice that they look different from each other, but if they do, it doesn't matter to them. They all just get along, peacefully eating together and sharing their food. It made me so sad that human beings, throughout time, have struggled to behave in such a way that comes so naturally to the rest of God's creation.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09604720865437326613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280782068170390656.post-82046244060513982912011-01-21T03:03:52.600+13:002011-01-21T03:03:52.600+13:00Sammy,
I share your feelings. The older I grow and...Sammy,<br />I share your feelings. The older I grow and realize more, what was done here in our country to Native Americans.. I feel so bad that it was my ancestors who took their land and killed their people. Not to mention the slavery that existed here, and the years of oppression and prejudice toward African Americans which was beyond wrong. It is such a horrible thing.Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118627653300483708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8280782068170390656.post-80179903362919507792011-01-20T21:17:32.695+13:002011-01-20T21:17:32.695+13:00Wow - loved this Sammy. I wept while in Israel, f...Wow - loved this Sammy. I wept while in Israel, feeling the shame of what most of the world did to the jewish people, and also what the 'Church' put them through. So good to work through these feelings and start on the process of reconciliation.PaisleyJadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497053121360068116noreply@blogger.com