HATE

It has occurred to me that some people are filled with so much hate that they tend to twist everything ever taught them.

I was involved in a conversation with someone about the native Americans and the pilgrims/puritans. My knowledge of the puritans is that 1/2 of them died. They knew nothing of the land. The natives taught them how to survive. Thanksgiving was born.

The person I was having a conversation with refused to celebrate thanksgiving because the whites killed the natives and she wouldnt celebrate that. She refused to believe that the pilgrims were thankful of the lessons learned in how to survive here.

Pardon me but WTF? How much self hate can a person have that she could put that hate into history of the first pilgrims whos lives were saved. I was told that I have rose colored glasses and that I dont see the truth. Again WTF?

Squanto the native American who spoke English because he was a slave in England years before, took mercy on the Puritans. I celebrate the Native culture and their acceptance of us. http://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving it is a remarkable story.

and to the person filled with hate... screw your self hatred, I love the Native American people, their generosity, kindnesses and knowledge of the land. I am thankful for the friendships made in history and in present. I will not be a part of the growing hatred about my culture and what my ancestors have done. I can only be me. My path is a path I want to bridge over the wrong. I dont deny that wrong has happened but I am not going to forget the good because of the bad either.