Still We Rise...Divided

It's a shame reading about the riots in the Nigerian city of Jos that has left hundreds dead and thousands displaced. Why do we let politicians use our religious difference to divide us and make us kill our fellow brothers and sisters? If religion is being used to those ends, how much do we really understand about religion? Are we in religion because of its earthly or spiritual prizes?
Well, we continue to notice, dwell, and act on our differences while we refuse to see that which binds us together. I may not look like you, talk like you, walk like you, or laugh like you, but I'm still a person nonetheless. I may also not speak your language, hold the same beliefs, come from your region, but that does not make me any more or less than you. Open your eyes and see the deceitfullness and evil of many people we call our leaders. Open your eyes and then and only then will you be able to see the way and decide whether it's the right path for you. It's okay to follow, but follow with open eyes so you can have a second opinion about where you are headed. Lift up your eyes and see the pinnacle of the mountain that is our goal. We can only reach there by holding hands, not chopping off hands. We have gotten this far, stay here this long, and we can only leave here soon enough by our own decisions and actions. And these involved working together despite our differences.
We will never regain the glory we inherently possess if we continue to bathe the earth with our own blood. Don't fool yourself. You are a claypot made from the same clay as all the other pots in the shop. You may look different, have different markings and different paint, etc. but you are still made from the same clay as all the other pots around you. When you destroy them you are destroying more than a part of yourself...you are destroying yourself. You destroy yourself, you destroy your future. No Future.
Wake up, open your eyes and rise to the occassion.
Freedom is coming tomorrow, get ready prepare for your freedom.