Why?

I finally had the chance to see "The Help" last night.

I'm not quite sure I can articulate what that movie did to me. Tears came to my eyes in the very first scene and never left. I have a lot of thinking to do about this. I have some praying to do. I felt something stir inside of me and I'm not sure exactly what it is yet. My biggest question is.....

WHY?

Why do we treat each other the way we do sometimes? Why do we care what color of skin someone has or if someone has certain possessions or certain clothes or is a member of a certain political party or religion or has a specific educational background or the right car or blah, blah, blah? Why do we believe lies and gossip about others? Why don't we remember that not a single one of us is perfect and we hope others will forgive us so we should do the same for someone else? 

Inside of every single one of us - you, me, your next door neighbor, the person sitting next to you, the checker at Walmart - inside of that person is a spirit who lived with God before this life, chose to follow our Father's plan and fought for the opportunity to come to earth...and won!

I want to be more like the three main characters Abilene, Minny and Skeeter - having the courage to do and say what needs to be done and said, despite the possibility of ridicule and personal danger. I want to be like Skeeter, able to look past ridiculous, narrow-minded stereotypes, to see the incredible people on the other side. 

Oh, I am not finished here...
(wink, wink)