Dear Marcher,
We are very different in many ways.
I have no doubt that your beliefs on many subjects may not cross the path of mine.
I also have no doubt that some of them do.
I have no doubt that, in some ways, we share the same feelings whether they be pertaining the same subject or not.
No matter what the circumstance, we have all experienced joy and pain, embarrassment and satisfaction.
We all know what it feels like to be talked down upon. It doesn't matter if it was from somebody who teased us in middle school or the figure of authority who looked down upon us as adults.
None of us were skipped over when it comes to the feeling of insecurity or doubt because we feel inferior.
I am proud of you.
No, I don't know you personally. I have no idea what your reasons for marching were or if I agree with them. I don't know your background, I don't know your experiences, and I don't know what box you chose to place yourself within in terms of who you are.
Yet, I am filled with joy to call myself a woman because I am proud to be associated with such strong, beautiful, unique, and resilient individuals.
Not because of what exactly you marched for, but because you stood up for something you believe in and you did it without violence. You chose something you were passionate about and you got up and fought for what you believe in.
I have always been taught that staying true to yourself and your beliefs are a part of what makes you who are are. I have always been told that your worth isn't necessarily in what you believe in comparison to others, but simply how you handle yourself in terms of respecting others opinions even when they aren't yours.
I am here to congratulate you on staying true to yourself and to tell you that I admire you.
While I may not have chosen to march, I have no reason to downgrade you because you did.
Because if you take away our gender, our race, our religion, our beliefs – we are all still people.
And guess what – people don’t always agree. We never will reach a point where all of us share the same views.
That's what makes us beautiful as a community.
