The Underground Railroad, painted by Charles T. Webber, 1891
This 1891 painting shows Levi and Catherine Coffin helping fugitive slaves to safety.
Webber was a friend of the Coffins.
“It is in the darkest hour, when we are faced with our deepest most wrenching fears, that we are given the greatest strength. The choice is whether we succumb to the fear or rise with courage to face our truth and shine our brilliance as our sword of valor.”
― Monika Zands
The world is in a lot of chaos since the past decade, and it seems it continued to spiral into more conflicts and problems. I hope by the time you grew up, and have a foot in the society, the world is in a lot better place.
Everyone faces the darkest of time maybe once or more in their lives, remember never give in to fear, no matter what people trying to make you scare of something, don't lose your way, you should always uphold the principal of humanity. The moment you give in to your fear, the moment you'll lose what's most important as part of humanity.
We don't ceased to help people, because we are afraid.
Fear is a radical thing, it only exists because you think it is there,
Fear doesn't stop you to love someone because you are afraid of being heart broken.
Fear shouldn't stop you to become who you want to be, because you fear you might fail.
Nonetheless, fear shouldn't stop you to help someone or to do the right thing,
just because someone believed they might get hurt.
You can choose to be the coward and react by fear,
or you can be the brave warrior to defend the oppressed.
I'm afraid there is no black and white in this world, but a lot of grey areas.
But fact is fact, if one violates the nature of rights,
you are right to defend it.
Be the star in the darkest hour of the night sky,
don't be the black cloud that blocks the lights leading the ways for others.
xxx
