The author has worked on numerous newspapers and is now an Editiorial Board member of The New York Times. Brent Staples reveals both causes and effects of people's reacting with fear to a black man. He was twenty-two years old, a graduate student newly arrived at the University of Chicago. Many people, whatever balck, white, male or female made him feel like an accomplice in tyranny. They were afraid of him,because his skin color, his dressed or his big body. However, in his inside, he also was afraid of those people. In fact, They fear each other.
The integration of races in the U.S. The people who has different color, different occupations, and different cultural backgrounds are gathered in the same city. Everyone's ideas are different. Everyone is too busy to do many things when they are in a high stress situation. People fear being deceived. Or worse, mutual mistrust is now rising. Everyone has learned to indemnify oneself against harm. Maybe frustration results in the huge distrust to every person. They have to avoid negative people,places,things and habits. No one wants to stir up trouble for oneself. Everyone has his own life. Thus, in the busy city, people keep their distance from each other.
Anyway, as the proverb says," One should never intend to do harm to others, but should always guard against the harm others might do to him." In my opinion, it is important to be based on relation of mutual understanding and trust between people.
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