Benjamin Watson , a tight end for the New Orleans Saints , came home Monday night after a tough loss to the Baltimore Ravens . It was late and surely he was worn out . He turned on the television and saw everything that was going on in Ferguson , Missouri , in the wake of the grand jury decision . As he fixated at the screen , his heart hurt for the people there . The next day , he started to deal with his emotions -- and there were many . Watson , in his 11th NFL season , likes to write down his feelings , so throughout the day he jotted them on his iPhone . While sitting in a Target parking lot as his wife shopped , Watson went back and put the notes together into an emotional Facebook post . One you 've probably heard about . And possibly read . That post has 427,000 shares and more than 760,000 likes . There were 78,000 comments at last look . In 611 words , Watson writes he is angry , frustrated , fearful , embarrassed , sad , sympathetic , offended , confused , introspective , hopeless , hopeful and encouraged . He told CNN 's Brooke Baldwin on Friday the two sections that resonated the most with him are the ones about introspection and encouragement : . -- I 'M INTROSPECTIVE , because sometimes I want to take `` our '' side without looking at the facts in situations like these . Sometimes I feel like it 's us against them . Sometimes I 'm just as prejudiced as people I point fingers at . And that 's not right . How can I look at white skin and make assumptions but not want assumptions made about me ? That 's not right . -- I 'M ENCOURAGED , because ultimately the problem is not a SKIN problem , it is a SIN problem . SIN is the reason we rebel against authority . SIN is the reason we abuse our authority . SIN is the reason we are racist , prejudiced and lie to cover for our own . SIN is the reason we riot , loot and burn . BUT I 'M ENCOURAGED because God has provided a solution for sin through ... his son Jesus and with it , a transformed heart and mind . One that 's capable of looking past the outward and seeing what 's truly important in every human being . The cure for the Michael Brown , Trayvon Martin , Tamir Rice and Eric Garner tragedies is not education or exposure . It 's the Gospel . So , finally , I 'M ENCOURAGED because the Gospel gives mankind hope . While the religious nature of that final section may turn some readers off , Watson says he thinks it points to a way that people of different races can solve some of the issues they face . `` Internally our sin makes us prideful , it makes us judgmental , it makes us prejudice , which leads to racism , it makes us lash out at people that do n't look like us . It makes us do all those things . It makes us lash out in anger and makes us point fingers , '' he told CNN . He finds the answers in the Gospels of the Bible . The message also spoke to many , many people . A comment about his boldness in proclaiming his faith landed 24,000 likes . Watson began his post facing his anger . `` It 's OK to be angry and to identify your emotion as being angry , because like I said later we like to protect our own , '' he told CNN . `` Because of our life experiences , whether it is being a black American or a white American , because of stories that you 've heard over time , because of injustices that have happened or maybe being accused of something you did n't do or being accused of being racist when you 're not , we have these certain histories and we react because of those . '' He said the key is to get past that first level of emotion . You have to understand why you are angry , he said . And then take it a step further . We need to understand the other side brings his own experiences to each situation . `` It 's really important that we take a step back sometimes and think about the other side before we make accusations and assumptions , '' he said .
Mike Watson sometimes shares his thoughts about life on his Facebook page . A post about the emotions he felt on day after Ferguson decision was criticized by many . He responded by saying Bible offers hope that we can get past divisiveness . Watson plays tight end for the New Orleans Saints .