Forum Post: Part 2: Keep in there, even when your spirits fall.

Remember that we are here together and here there are no colors on our skin or stereotypes dressing us. The people within Wall Street are not our enemies, but what Wall Street represents is what we are fighting. A man that works at Wall Street is just a man, who at some point may have fallen victim to an illusion or lost their way. He is just a man that suffers from the human condition, and inside is no different than you or I. He is capable of love, and he is capable of hope. A common misconception of this movement is that this is a "Poor Man's' fight or the uprising of the middle class. This is untrue. Just because someone has wealth does not mean they embody greed and are the reasons we suffer. They could use their money to help others and disagree with the current tax break system. We must remember that. We must remember not to hate people, no matter who they are and believe in the good they could possess. The hate that we have for the structures we must channel healthily, and not let anger get the best of us. We don't have room for it. The best example of this came from a story told to me by a man named Tolcom. He said that he once was in a club, and a man tried to steal his wallet. Trained in martial arts, his instinct kicked in and he grabbed the man's arm. Just as he was about to lay his next move, his heart shone through, and he decided to peacefully let it rest. He walked to security and let them know what happened, to which point they found the man, but the man denied everything. Tolcom told the security guard that he would handle it, and he proceeded to to talk to the man. "will you really deny what you tried to do?" he asked the man. The man stayed in denial. "I could've beat your ass, and you know it. I decided not to." said Tolcom. To this the man confessed and said that he was sorry. When he went to shake Tolcoms hand, tolcom refused, and pulled the man into a hug. "I love you," he said "don't do that shit anymore. You are worth more than that." After that, he walked away, leaving more of a message for the man that tried to take his wallet than he would have had he chosen to follow things with violence. It was unexpected, and full of love. He didn't allow himself to be broken, but instead allowed his heart to be open and his mind aware of the human condition. He encouraged the man to live a better life, and I believe that for the rest of that day, and sporadically through that man's life- he will forever remember that moment with more meaning and more inspiration that he would've remembered a beating or an act of anger. This is what me must follow.