Hey, it’s not Candy Land, but it makes the point! The game of governance should be aligned with life’s “certain unalienable rights.” (Photo by Randy Fath on Unsplash)

The White Man, Pale Face Game Needs to End: Black Lives Matter

Did you ever play games as a child or with a child when you changed or bent the rules to make sure you win? Once, I played a board game with my grandson, and he wanted to shuffle the Candy Land cards to draw. He also wanted to go first. He, not so slyly, stacked the deck. I called him on it when I said his little sister got to go first. He, then, made sure to do one last quick shuffle before little sister rolled.

A simple plan to win, isn’t it? Write the rules, follow the rules, and ensure no one else has an advantage over you. Oh, don’t forget that when the rules begin to favor the Other or they no longer maintain positions of superiority or convenience, then the rules can be changed. That way everything works to advantage — as long as you continue to write the rules.

I did not come here to win in terms of supremacy or superiority, and I guarantee that it is not why anyone comes here at Heart level. We come here to experience life in wonder, with self-identity, in purpose, and for happiness. Squashing, oppressing, judging, and punishing the Other has nothing to do with Heart happiness. Nothing.

Can we be happy when we always have to win? Can we? Do we believe the only way to fulfillment rests in having whatever we want, whenever we want, however we want, at any cost to others?