MEDITATIONS OF THE RACIST TIMES

Ever wondered what it felt like to live under racism?

 Being black, I would have been one of the most frustrated people alive. Imagine living a life whose value was determined by a ruthless master.

On the other hand, I have heard of testimonies of slaves whose masters treated with lots of respect. Then I realized not every white person then was racist. In the experience of a non-racist white man, black is white! Because of faith”…calleth those things that be not as though they are…” (Romans 4:17 KJV).

This surely was an act of faith since the bible defines faith as the evidence of things not seen and substance of things hoped for. We can verily affirm that such men had faith. How then was this faith manufactured?

Visualize with me, the white man sees black but perceives white. If we are to judge the man’s eyes. He is racist. The perceptive faculty of his mind on the other hand isn’t. Would you rather judge the eyes or the mind? In fact, had all white men of those times carried this mind, racism would not be one of those topics embedded in history text books today.

Similarly many scenarios bring a temptation of judgment and reaction by the eye. What differentiates the ideal manager is not how they see but rather how they perceive. The implication is that personal and society opinions need to be set aside for one to judge by the mind. Otherwise how would you explain a manager who still believes in their staff even when they fail at something consistently?

We ought to judge and react by perception and not sight

As a result of the faith a few white men had in the black, racism came to an end. Your sub ordinate’s success at something is highly dependent on how you react to their initial failure at it. However your reaction is entirely dependent on what you decide perceive with; the eyes or the mind.

The next time you boast of having faith in your employees (sub ordinates) be sure that it is of this kind and nothing less. Carry a testimony of them achieving what you hope them to. Don’t let their current results determine how and what you perceive them as. That is Faith!

Faith moves mountains; it moved racism and separated the red sea. An employee’s under performance is extremely micro!