Unquestionably Stephen Lawrence’s family and those connected
to them have suffered greatly fighting for their rightful claim to
justice! Twenty long painful years
unable to rest and find peace because justice was not done! Twenty long years subjected to the flagrant
denial of the truth! Twenty long years
maintaining the willpower to fight the system that would have preferred the
matter gather dust like so many other unsolved crimes.
This very, very emotive case has continued to infiltrate the
lives and consciousness of so many of us for all these years and will continue
to do so even if and when full justice is done and all parties admit their part
in this crime. The horror of the Lawrence family to face the killing of
their beautiful son and the agonizing insult to have his life and circumstances
of his death disregarded, belittled and distorted by lies and injustice is a SHAME
on our society.
But is there hidden in this tragedy a message for us all?
Could it be that this shameful story has been kept alive so
the rest of us are reminded to be vigilant that there are some people who actually
believe they are superior to others.
That there are people who continue to hold the strings of power that can
be manipulated to their own end. That
there people who believe peoples of different colour, culture, gender etc., are
inferior are not worthy of consideration.
From this has risen a star and that star continues to
shine brightly even though (as is the case with all stars) it must surely blink
from time to time. Each blink I surmise allowing
the inevitable need to face the pain, the torment, the anger.
Doreen Lawrence for
me is that star.
I don’t know her personally but I thank her. I thank her for keeping the light shining on
what could have died so many years ago…The injustice and belittling of the
significance of human life.
This is a tiny tip at the top of the iceberg.
There are many more injustices in our world that are
happening RIGHT NOW as I type and as you read!
We can do our bit to STOP it!
How?
By shining light on those who choose to harm others.
The more stars that
shine
the less space there is for darkness to hide.
It’s NEVER too late!
LB xxx
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