No Matter How Bright, It Is Not Everlasting

In the world of lights, if one light appears brighter than another, the fainter light often sees its

end. While unfair, the brighter light steps in upon the fainter lights ground and represents a being of better stability. Last week, the light in my bedroom was visibly dimmer than previous lights I had. So, I made the change to another light bulb that appeared livelier. But why? In the moment I thought little of it, but now I wonder why I would do such a thing. While the light may have been different, it was still serving its purpose in today’s society.

King Ferdinand needed to be more open minded, as I was not last week, and understand that while the Indigenous people may not have been living in the exact way he would like them to, they should not be thrown out. With a closed mind, wanting society to be uniform in all parts of the world, King Ferdinand ordered Columbus to get rid of all the Indigenous peoples.

But why was the Indigenous people’s way of life not considered another society, and allowed to continue?

In similar, why would one, being myself, not allow the light bulb to fulfill its purpose in life before being brought to an end. In ending the life of one light bulb for thinking it shines insufficiently, I am not only hurting that one light, I am hurting the brand. Once one light of Ultitech brand is thrown out for appearing insufficient, the whole brand is downgraded leading to a loss of the top spot on the Best Light bulbs brand list, being replaced by Phillips. (No offense to Phillips, they are a great brand of light bulbs.)

Heads up:

Ultitech= Native Americans

Phillips=Europeans

Because of one time period filled with tragic events within one society, resulting from the unnecessary actions of another, the native Americans, all throughout time, have been written and spoke of as those who were pushed out by the Europeans that created America. Yet, today the truth has come to be, that Indigenous people were the original light that lit up the country, no longer living under the light of the Europeans who followed them, coming to be known for what they did and the losses they suffered because of others who believed they were better.

“Just this year, at least a dozen US cities -- including San Francisco and Cincinnati -- decided to stop observing Columbus Day and will instead celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday” (Yan, Source 2).

Now if you’ll excuse me, in hopes of not becoming a miniature version of King Ferdinand, I must go find an Ultitech brand light bulb in the recycling bin and return it to the protection of the glass light cover in my room.