Today I saw something that I hadn't seen in a while and it made me think...
Last year I began to notice several young people wearing Catholic Rosaries around their necks. For those of you who may not know: a rosary is a collection of beads that Catholics use for prayer. Each bead represents a prayer including the crucifix at the end. Rosaries are not meant to be worn.
When I first saw this new trend I asked my husband, who is a public school teacher, to ask his students about it. He did, and the student's response was, "Oh this is my chain". My husband asked if any of the students knew what it is actually called and what its purpose is. They did not.
What if a famous hip-hop star decided it was cool to wear a swastika? Would young people in turn follow their trend? Please understand that I am not comparing the meaning of the rosary to that of the swastika.
In this age, there is no excuse for such ignorance. We live in a time where information is readidly avaiable at our fingertips. Who ever came up with the saying, "What I don't know can't hurt me." was a damn fool! History has taught us that it absolutly can.
There is an epidemic spreading through our society. It's name is Wilfull Ignorance.
If you wanna see ignorance wait tables at any restaurant. You would fall out of your chair If you saw some of the things these people do and say. The world is ignorant and inconsiderate. It is absolutely astonishing.
ReplyDeleteOh my....Some people will never learn the true meaning behind things before wearing them. I saw a guy with a swastika tattoo the other day. Me being Jewish, I asked where did he come up with the idea to get that. He replied "I saw it online and thought it was cool."
ReplyDeleteYou would think if you are getting a permanent thing on your body, you might would research what it represented first......
Well, the swastika is, actually, a Hindu symbol of fertility, I think. The Nazis perverted a number of innocent symbols. As for the rosary as a necklace, Madonna did that years ago.
ReplyDeleteBut I do agree that ignorance runs rampant these days. I blame that, in part, on the Internet. It seems that people don't have a sense of history about anything!
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