The world has never been a safe place. The
problem is now we all know it. You can’t turn on the TV in the morning without
being presented with a world of fear and hate. Shootings of black men.
Retaliation shootings of police officers.
I have a beautiful baby boy and I want him
to grow up in a world full of love and support. Why should colour matter? It
doesn’t. We are all different, whatever colour we are. And conversely, as we
are all different we are therefore all the same. Perfectly flawed and therefore
perfectly human. Imperfectly perfect.
Hug a human. Hug each other. Or if you’re
not into invading personal space, just a smile. A hello. Warm up your facial
expressions and you warm up the world, just a little. But your smile can warm
someone’s day, and in turn that warmth may entice them to warm up someone else’s
day, and exponentially it will grow to create a more supportive nation, a more
tolerant world.
Whoever you are, I love you. I love that
one day you may meet my son and warm his day with your smile, even if just in
passing. I hope he and you will be free to wander the globe and that you may
meet in passing. Know that through him he carries my love and devotion, so when
he smiles at you, he is passing a little of that to you. Please smile back at
him – keep the warmth going, make his day and by doing so, you’ll make mine and
hopefully yours.
With hope and affection, go forth and
smile.
