Lena Horne (among many others) ............ pure talent, near unmeasurable beauty. Gifted & unappreciated for far too long. There are a LOT of jobs that are thankless. There are those jobs that people complain about even though they know not of which they speak. I see them, I buy from them, I interact among them .... everyday. And since I have not done the job they do, I would like to believe that I appreciate what they do to make my life easer, my food tastier, etc. Some of these jobs I KNOW I would not be good at- others I know I would not want to do anyway .... but. With most any job, there is an element of understanding we cannot begin to have if we have not "walked in their shoes". Our lives- in general- are far easier than decades ago. Not necessarily better, or healthier, or more rewarding.
In hearing of Lena Horne's death, it reminded me (again) how difficult our own people (if you will) can make things. Civil rights. It's sad that we even have to have laws for them. WHO THE HELL has the right to think/feel they are better than another person? I know I am naive to think it .... but why can't people just live their own life & stop compairing or judging others? I just don't get it. I never will. And although there is a much bigger picture (KKK, white supremacy, gangs, etc) .... the fact that somehow, someone, would deprive another from making a living, being treated fairly, RIDING ON A BUS ..... the logic (or lack of) just defies all common sense for me. And going back to Lean Horne .... what she must have seen around her, the changes she must have experienced over her years .... the sadness she must have endured at times. It's another instance where people who often make obscene amounts of money, complain, have tantrums, are rude, don't pay for services due, & walk about with an aire of entitlement because they feel they deserve even more .... & OMG, don't even get me started on professional athletes! It's ugly, & it's embarrassing.
And, sadly ..... it continues.
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