I began to take precautions to make myself less threatening. I move about with care, particularly late in the evening. I give a wide berth to nervous people on subway platforms during the wee hours, particularly when I have exchanged business clothes for jeans. If I happen to be entering a building behind some people who appear skittish, I may walk by, letting them clear the lobby before I return, so as not to seem to be following them.
All in all, the writer chose to change some of his behaviors to make himself less threatening, being adapt to the environment.
In my opinion, to live in the world, we should do many things to adapt to the environment. People who are irascible, the may learn to control their sentiments and not to make troubles. But the writer is in a different situation. It is his appearance that makes himself looks threatening. It is because of his height six feet two inches, his broad body and his beard and billowing hair, his appearance black. This is obviously a kind of discrimination. I believed that is not only the writer’s own problem, but also the society. It means that almost the whole society has the same associations when seeing certain kind of people. The writer did not do anything, just looks threatening. He is innocent to be treated as a bad guy, also other black, because these are common episodes.
It is time for us to reflect upon on our attitudes when seeing blacks.
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The need of survival forced us to change ourselves
What are the factos which bring us more changes in our life? If we say, race, color, origin, or even culture cannot be changed by ourselves. Other factors also forced us to change, which is als out of our control.
The big social environment, the small family or school nvironment, education system, customs and conventions, desire for richer life, the need for survival, all these factors force us to change ourselves to adapt to the environment.
It seems that the world is big enough for us to fly freely, but in fact, it is always within some scope we can and beyond that we just cannot. It's sad to get to know that when we are growing older, but it's better to get to know that as soon as possible.
THerefore, for black people, it's the same situation.
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