On various occasions throughout this past week, it has come to my attention that the word “hate” has been all over the news, social media, and amongst popular talk of citizens.

The definition of the word hate is the feeling of intense or passionate dislike for someone or something. 

I’m positive that by now, most of the population of people living in the United States has heard of the current happenings in Charlottesville, Virginia. 

I personally would not prefer to write about Charlottesville because I am aware that many have been hearing about this topic frequently, but I feel that it is necessary to share my thoughts on what is happening.

For those of you who are unaware of what has happened in the city of Charlottesville, violence has and is still taking over the city due to white supremacist protesters and counter protesters clashing over their differentiating views.

This violence includes cars purposely running over people in the sea of counter protesters and abuse. It also saddens me to say that lives have been lost from the acts of hatred.

I tend to keep quiet on my opinions of the happenings of the world and my view on others over the fear of what they will think and do. I find this to be the trend with most people.

However, this is the last straw. Forgive me if I am young for speaking out the ugly truth, but this is a terrifying world that our children are growing up in.

How else are we going to make this hate stop if someone doesn’t speak up?

I am absolutely appalled by how much hatred is being spread throughout not just our country, but our world. If the word, “white supremacist” doesn’t say enough about hatred, then I don’t know what else does. 

My question is what allows people to think that one race is more superior than another? 

We are all human. We all have the same structure of bones underneath our skin. We all have a heart. 

So why are we filling our hearts with hate for another? 

Lives are being lost more than ever because we as humans have this hunger for absolute power over others. It’s pure greed. Get off your high horse and start treating everyone the same way you expect to be treated. Treat all equally. 

We are always the first to point out acts of hatred when someone outside of the country hurts us. We blame others of terrorism, but do we also realize that we are terrorists within our own boundaries?  Does a human life simply not matter?

To the people who have hatred for others. Why? 

Why do you have the yearning to make another’s life bad just because their looks differentiate from yours?  Would it really make a difference if that person was gone? 

The answer is no. Take away that person and you still have that hatred in your heart because you are still not satisfied with your constant greed for power. You are left with consistent unhappiness from all the hate inside of you. 

Is this a world we want our children to live in?

I see the innocent eyes of children surrounded by an army of hateful people in this world. These kids are vulnerable to adults’ opinions because they’re too young to understand the value of respect and freedom of others. They want to please their loved ones.

If this is what we are going to teach, I am not going to raise my own future children in this world.  
As a representative from the young generation, I believe it is our turn to share our opinions and change this concept of hate into love.

We are the ones to take care of our families and the world as we grow older. We need to make a difference. This also applies to the older folks. 

Coming together to stop these times of hatred and evil isn’t just an option.  It is something that absolutely must happen. 

The clock is ticking.

What are we going to do?