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Nov 12, 2010
Something I wrote a while ago in my journal. Someone told me that I should stop being such a nice guy. Being that way puts me as a liabilty to myself and others around me. So I guess this is me answering the question can I be a black man and be nice and still be considered a man? or am I still a threat?
They say be strong. Defend yourself and protect what is yours.
And then when you do and you get angry. You get shunned and looked at wrong. You know that look that says " Oh there goes another angry black man." Or it's "Why can't there race act right? Why do they have to be so angry?" But, when you don't get angry and you turn the other cheek it's like the world comes at you and pushes every button to make you angry like a wild lion in a cage being poked with a stick. So, from there you only have two choices be the boogieman they want you to be or roll over and be docile. I just want to have some inner peace of mind. And if at all possible have a place I can be at peace with the world. It's my belief that the media portrays us in this terrible light as such to make all other races especially rich white people that all black men. Even ones not from America are something to be feared. To be scared of anything besides God is a insult to God it's self. So why do people go toward this irrational thought process. Out of comfort maybe i don't know. Nightly news has just become a stigma to feed this fear and it only gets worse everyday. With the news it seems like there is always something to be afraid of. And if your not afraid something then you are the one that others should fear. I'm losing it. I'm not a threat, not a terror to you and yours, and certainly not a black superman Jesus figure. I'm just a man. An ordinary with weakness and strengths jsu like any other. I'm strong of mind and of will. But, right now at this moment. I'm just tired.
Your opinions are welcome.
They say be strong. Defend yourself and protect what is yours.
And then when you do and you get angry. You get shunned and looked at wrong. You know that look that says " Oh there goes another angry black man." Or it's "Why can't there race act right? Why do they have to be so angry?" But, when you don't get angry and you turn the other cheek it's like the world comes at you and pushes every button to make you angry like a wild lion in a cage being poked with a stick. So, from there you only have two choices be the boogieman they want you to be or roll over and be docile. I just want to have some inner peace of mind. And if at all possible have a place I can be at peace with the world. It's my belief that the media portrays us in this terrible light as such to make all other races especially rich white people that all black men. Even ones not from America are something to be feared. To be scared of anything besides God is a insult to God it's self. So why do people go toward this irrational thought process. Out of comfort maybe i don't know. Nightly news has just become a stigma to feed this fear and it only gets worse everyday. With the news it seems like there is always something to be afraid of. And if your not afraid something then you are the one that others should fear. I'm losing it. I'm not a threat, not a terror to you and yours, and certainly not a black superman Jesus figure. I'm just a man. An ordinary with weakness and strengths jsu like any other. I'm strong of mind and of will. But, right now at this moment. I'm just tired.
Your opinions are welcome.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Martial Arts and LIfe Lessons
So I was sitting on the couch talking to a friend of mine Ninja. He studies the martial arts as of right now is doin' Ninpo. So we were talking about how to truly study a martial art it has to become a way of life. And not about what belt or what trophy you have. You have to develop a relationship with the art. Essentially going on a journey of self knowledge and self discovery to become a better person and there for knowing yourself to know the world.
He asked me if I would ever do martial arts? I said yea I'd love to do Aikido. Which is the art of using your opponents energy against them. It's very much like the art of debating if you know more than the other person especially if you know yourself and how you react to situations you can then flip it use that against the person challenging you. Because it fits my own personality of how I now react to situations.
As of recent I'm beginning to feel that there is going to be some sort of change or worse some sort of further slow decline into what I don't know. I feel like I have to challenge myself in this journey of my dreams and self. I believe thats the only way I will survive what is coming. Plus, I haven't yet truly found a way to do something that will be of worth while for the next generation to use and build upon.
He asked me if I would ever do martial arts? I said yea I'd love to do Aikido. Which is the art of using your opponents energy against them. It's very much like the art of debating if you know more than the other person especially if you know yourself and how you react to situations you can then flip it use that against the person challenging you. Because it fits my own personality of how I now react to situations.
As of recent I'm beginning to feel that there is going to be some sort of change or worse some sort of further slow decline into what I don't know. I feel like I have to challenge myself in this journey of my dreams and self. I believe thats the only way I will survive what is coming. Plus, I haven't yet truly found a way to do something that will be of worth while for the next generation to use and build upon.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Here it goes......
A friend of mine suggested I should start a blog. I've been messing with not wanting to do it but, it's really time to stop messing around and just put it out there.
So, I have been on this kick of self psycho analysis and self discovery since about December 2007. Which was the month and year that my concept of where I'm suppose to be and what my purpose is in life fell apart in my mind.
Like every young person around the age of 18-20yrs. old give or take a few months I had just gotten out of high school and I was looking for something to do. I had two options according to my mother go to college or work and pay some bills. College seemed like the better option. I felt stagnated after high school I needed a challenge. So within a year after working hard for money doing everything and anything I had applied for a couple colleges and gotten accepted to IADT (International Academy of Design and Tech) in Tampa,FL. I thought that I would be able to take this challenge head on and come out the other side with a degree. Thats not what happened.
What did happen is.
I ended up goin down there and meeting some really cool friends. Who are friends of mine to this day. But, came back with no degree there for failing in my purpose. what I cam e back with was just a whole bunch of unacredited credits. Which I found out that that's what most colleges look for creditation. I have so many credits in fact I have enough to have an Associates degree. Which for what I want to do isn't goin to be enough. I atleast need a Bachelor's.
So after college went searching I have essentially been asking myself questions that really have no answer.
All in hopes of finding out what it is I want to do or ought to do to get that drive back. It's really like falling off a bike for the first time. Before you fall off the bike your taking all kinds of risks but, after you begin to ease up and be cautious about what it is that you do. And how you go about doing it. But, I won't give up 'cause I have a dream for myself. And I refuse to give up on it.
So welcome to my journey.......(to be cont.)
So, I have been on this kick of self psycho analysis and self discovery since about December 2007. Which was the month and year that my concept of where I'm suppose to be and what my purpose is in life fell apart in my mind.
Like every young person around the age of 18-20yrs. old give or take a few months I had just gotten out of high school and I was looking for something to do. I had two options according to my mother go to college or work and pay some bills. College seemed like the better option. I felt stagnated after high school I needed a challenge. So within a year after working hard for money doing everything and anything I had applied for a couple colleges and gotten accepted to IADT (International Academy of Design and Tech) in Tampa,FL. I thought that I would be able to take this challenge head on and come out the other side with a degree. Thats not what happened.
What did happen is.
I ended up goin down there and meeting some really cool friends. Who are friends of mine to this day. But, came back with no degree there for failing in my purpose. what I cam e back with was just a whole bunch of unacredited credits. Which I found out that that's what most colleges look for creditation. I have so many credits in fact I have enough to have an Associates degree. Which for what I want to do isn't goin to be enough. I atleast need a Bachelor's.
So after college went searching I have essentially been asking myself questions that really have no answer.
All in hopes of finding out what it is I want to do or ought to do to get that drive back. It's really like falling off a bike for the first time. Before you fall off the bike your taking all kinds of risks but, after you begin to ease up and be cautious about what it is that you do. And how you go about doing it. But, I won't give up 'cause I have a dream for myself. And I refuse to give up on it.
So welcome to my journey.......(to be cont.)
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