Call me Naive

Someone called me "naive" the other day.

Perhaps in some ways that may be true.
But in my naivete, I work to protect the innocent, the underdog, and the repressed from the selfish, the bullies and the bigots.

Maybe I can't make a difference in the world scheme of things, but, being naive, I won't acknowledge that and will keep fighting for what I've been taught was the right way to treat people.

Maybe, being naive, I can't see that helping one person among the billions of people on this planet, it may be unachievable to change the world.

Maybe.

But also, maybe that naive persistence will strike fear in the selfish, the bullies and the bigots.
Fear that I might be right.
Fear that maybe I can make a difference after all.

And maybe that fear will cause some of those selfish bullies and bigots to feel they need to lash out and call me naive.

Okay.
I am fine with that.

Join me in my naivete. Let's work together against oppression, discrimination, meanness, and intolerance.

If each of us just helps one other, imagine the impact we can have together. 

Maybe I can't save all the starfish that have been cast from the sea all by myself. But I can toss them back in one at a time.
Wanna help me?

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