As a lot of my readers would be aware, I am a firm believer in equality and basic human rights. My views have been shaped by my life experiences, and racism and inequality sicken me.
When I was young and at university, my closest student friend 🧡 was a girl of indigenous Australian background called Tammy, and she was amazing. Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, indigenous Australians attending university was not as common as it is today. Tammy and others of her generation were pioneers for the people of the current young generation. Because of my friendship with Tammy, I would occasionally attend the university Koorie unit, and my friendship with Tammy made me passionate about indigenous issues like land rights and equality. I had witnessed Tammy being treated badly at times, and looking back, sometimes I was blind to seeing how she got treated badly by some pretty judgemental and privileged people. I was blind to seeing how all that affected Tammy. I must admit that sharing a house with Tammy in my early 20s put an end to our friendship, and we lost touch. I would give anything these days to hear that Tammy is okay and has had a good life. In hindsight, I would’ve handled everything with Tammy very differently . I should’ve stood up for her at times and not let her experience pain at the hands of people with racist and nasty unequal beliefs. The more that I look back at that time, the more I realise I failed Tammy in many ways and by writing ✍️ this post i am acknowledging my own behaviour that led to her no longer being in my life and sincerely hoping she went on to have a good life. I wish only the best for her and hope that writing ✍️ this post will help those people like me who have had good intentions but have made some errors of judgement on our journey. I cherish my memories of Tammy. Such is life.
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