The Valley Club/Philly Kids Lesson
Tyler Perry, movie producer, treated the kids to Disneyworld in Orlando, Florida. Below is his report.
I went down to Orlando today to greet the 65 kids from Philly at Disney
World.
I gotta tell you, I thought I was giving them a gift, and boy was I wrong.
These beautifully faced children of all shades brought tears to my eyes.
I'm still feeling it as I think about them. They had so much hope, and
they were so excited and happy, it was as if nothing bad had ever happened
to them in their lives.
I prayed with them and I challenged them to do well in school. Then I
asked a question, I asked, if one black person robs a bank, does that
mean all black people will rob a bank?" They said no. Then I asked them,
"if one white person is mean and disrespectful to them, will all white
people be mean and disrespectful to them?" They said no, and I was so
happy to hear that! I went on to tell them that there was good and bad in
all of us, so we are all the same black, white or whatever. I asked them
not to judge everyone by what a few people do to them. I think they got
it. I think they understood my point.
Part of my prayer for this situation is that the parents, not only at the
Valley Swim Club, but also the parents of these children will walk away
with what I walked away with after being with them. Children are
resilient. They don't hold on to things, they will mostly take time on the
positions and opinions of their parents. And we need to be smart enough as
adults to teach our kids to judge by character and not by race. I think
they got it. Let's hope we ALL do. It was beautiful. Ill talk to you
soon.
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