The Land of Grimney - The Illustrated Adventures of Cora Pearl, aged 12

I'm proud to be white.
But, hold on.
I'm only white because my parents were white.
What did I do to be proud?

OK, I'm proud to be English.
But, hold on.
What did I do to become English?
Just an accident of birth.

OK, I'm proud to be Andersen, a fine English family.
But, hold on.
Andersen is Scandinavian name, so why
Should I be so proud?

OK. I'm proud to be a City fan, proud of my team.
But, hold on.
What makes my team better? They don't win more games.
So why should I be proud.

OK. I'm proud to be working class.
But, hold on.
If I'm proud to be working class,
Why do I complain?

OK. I'm proud to be...
I'm proud to be...
Hold on, what am I proud to be?
Why must I be proud at all?

You can't be proud of what you didn't earn
Colour, race, nationality, or family name.
You can't be proud for yourself for what others do.
When your team scores a goal, it ain't about you.

You can't be proud of the gifts of your birth
Beauty, brains, strength, and talent are not what you're worth
You can't be proud of the things that you do
There's millions of others who're better than you

Nothing to be proud of, not one thing
I'm me. Just me
Happy to be me.
That's all.

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Love all, forgive all, show mercy, condemn no-one.
May the King's peace be upon your body, mind, soul and spirit.
May love and joy be ever with you.

http://www.waycyber.com

Hmmm. Needs some work. Oh, and my name's not Andersen. My own name doesn't make the point I was trying to make.

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Love all, forgive all, show mercy, condemn no-one.
May the King's peace be upon your body, mind, soul and spirit.
May love and joy be ever with you.

http://www.waycyber.com

Thoughts I've often had myself. Nice to see them put so well.

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"Never look down on a man unless you're helping him up." Jessie Jackson