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The discourse around the death of Kim Jong Un has definitely been helpful in making me realize i have absolutely no understanding of that situation and im really grateful for the people who are pushing for us to question why that is.
I was definitely of the belief that he was a dictator. im at a place of letting go of that belief but also not being at the other end of it either. Bc i have equal amounts of info about that as i do about my original belief. I just know that i dont know.
I think there is a lot of pressure to be on the right side of things and it forces a lot of us to hold on to understandings that we genuinely know nothing about and hold them as true. Its uncomfortable to be in the ~i dont know~ area.
I also acknowledge that to come to a place of really understanding would take a lot of work that i personally dont have the time or pressing interest to do right now bc im trying to equally understand other things that are relevant to my work and community
So im gonna follow as much as i can but i will probably never be at a place to speak on it with confidence. Thats by choice and honestly i just wanna tell you that its okay to be there too.
I know a lot about other things that are directly comnected with this and still dont know anything about this and i wanna challenge yall the same way ive been challenged to recognize and reflect on what you know and what you dont.
And ask yourself about the things that you dont know then ask if you want actively invest in knowing more. And if you dont care enough to do the real necessary research to have a solid opinion. Then dont.
Somebody else does and youll still be able to engage and learn about it and do work that is meaningful and impactful with those people anyway. You just dont need to be the voice on it.
And im saying this because social media has played a huge part in making us feel like we need to know and speak out about everything. I feel that pressure and i know alot of people who either speak too loudly about the wrong things or dont share their knowledge at all
And ive seen really closely how harmful it is when we’re off the soap box and applying it in community living and community work. You dont have to know everything but you definitely know something. A lot. But the only way this works is if we acknowledge and are open to that.
