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What have we learned?
Its been eight years since the 9/11 attacks happened. Seems like so much has happened since then but then again it seems like it was just yesterday. That day will live on forever in the minds and hearts of many Americans. I will never forget where I was when I found out about the attacks. I was a senior in high school and I had just come back from a senior counseling trip. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing not to mention the person who told me was not a credible source. It wasn’t until i heard it on the radio that I realized the magnitude of what happened. Our country was sent into a frenzy in a matter of minutes. Never in a million years did anybody imagine that anything like that could have happened.
So you have to ask yourself what has changed in eight years? What did we learn from 9/11? One thing is for sure airline security is tighter than it ever was. But what else has changed? for the first six months after 9/11 everybody was singing kum-ba-yah and floating on cloud 9. Then reality set back in and we all went back to being our prejudiced, selfish, judgmental selves. We continue to place labels on ourselves and others that divides more and more everyday. if you dont know what labels im talking about then I will give you a few examples: republican, democrat, black, white, christian, muslim, straight, gay, etc. We spend more time fighting about the things we disagree on instead of trying to build on the things that we agree about. We never take the time to actually sit down and talk with someone instead we just judge them from afar. The world would be much better if we would try to understand each other. most importantly as a whole people do not respect each other. When you respect someone you are more likely to listen to them with a open mind and heart. It is my belief that we were all put on this earth to serve a greater purpose. I mean why else would we all be so different? There would be no point of us living if we were all carbon copies of each other. Thomas Paine said it best “I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to to the death your right to say it”. So the next time you decide to label someone before you get to know them. Just don’t….
Family First
This past weekend I truly learned a life lesson. Thank goodness I was able to be off work on Saturday so I could spend time with my family. On Saturday my parents had a get together at their house for my uncle (that I see maybe once a year) who was in town for the weekend. Its funny how times change because I used to dread those cookouts and family outings. In the past few years I have a greater appreciation for spending time with my extended family. I actually look forward to those times now. Although I look forward to the times that I spend with my family I still feel like I could do more to keep in contact with them. They all stay in the metro Atlanta area so I really have no excuses. As we were outside shooting the basketball around. I decided that we should get a game going the older cousins vs the younger cousins. When the game the first started I was taking it easy because I was trying to keep my clothes clean and not get sweaty, but as the game went on I really started having fun and I didn’t get care anymore about my shoes getting dirty or my clothes getting sweaty. I was enjoying the time with my cousins, something that doesn’t happen to often. After the game it made me realize that I need to spend more time with my cousins because I know they look up to me and I want to be a positive influence in their lives. not to mention I can relate to them in ways that their parents can’t. I say all this to say if you have people in your life that you care about show them that you care because tomorrow is not promised. It doesn’t necessarily have to be your blood relatives. We all have many families, whether its your work family, school family, or friends. I just want to say thank you to all my families (Jackson family, Hayes family, my work family, my Marquee family). The truth is your family will always be there no matter whether you succeed or fail. Your family “keeps it real” with you even when you don’t want to hear it. Family is ALWAYS there. You can’t run TRUE family away. Your family is your foundation and without a foundation your house (life) will crumble everytime.
Self-Conscious: The first to admit it (after Kanye West)
No matter what anyone says people value the opinions of others. Its human nature to want the approval of your peers. Self-consciousness is just a natural part of human behavior. Although we are all self-conscious to a certain extent there are times when we take it too far. Our society has always placed a high value on outer appearance. Because of this there is always pressure to look a “certain” way. Our minds have been trained to judge people based on their outer appearance. For some reason people attach “good looks” with “good personality, attitude”. A guy is more likely to give the girl who is a “video vixen” the benefit of a doubt before the “average” girl. Women are more likely to give the guy with the “chiseled frame” a chance over the guy who is a little “chubby”. The truth is some of the most “beautiful” people on the outside are some of the “ugliest” on the inside. There are a lot of women that will not go outside of their house without their “face” on for fear of being judged or ridiculed. Where does all this come from? If a girl is only recognized for her “looks” her entire life then she is going to feel like less of a person if her “look” is not “together”. There are a lot of women and men too that feel the only they have to offer is their “looks”. Why would anyone want to be with someone who is not even comfortable in their own skin? If you feel like all you have to offer is your looks then I suggest you get to know yourself better. (no pun intended. lol.) Guys can be just as self conscience as girls, I mean what do you think all of the luxury cars, diamond chains, designer suits, $300+ shoes are for? You think its all for us? Most of it is to attract women of course. The truth is fresh cuts, beauty salons, hair weaves, make-up, designer jeans, expensive jewelry do not define who we are they are only temporary distractions that hide our soul where the “true beauty” lies.
Super Bowl XLIII
Super Bowl XLIII is taking place this Sunday February 1st, 2009 in Tampa Bay at Raymond James Stadium. The Arizona Cardinals are seven point underdog against the Pittsburgh Steelers. I myself am not a fan of either team, I just hope to see a competitive game. Conventional wisdom is telling me that the Steelers are too solid of a team to lose to the Cardinals. However my gut is telling me that you don’t go against the team with the “hot hand”. The Steelers defense has ranked at the top of the league all season long, not to mention they have James Harrison (the AP defensive player of the year). The Cardinals on the other hand have arguably the best receiver, Larry Fitzgerald, and best receiving corps (Anquan Boldin, Steve Breaston, Early Doucet, Jeremhe Urban). The Cardinals have a prolific passing attack but they owe their postseason success to an inspired defense and a resurgent running game lead by Edgerrin James. The Cardinals defense will never be confused with the Ravens of 2000 but they are making plays and creating turnovers. The Steelers have played typical “Steelers” football by running the ball, controlling time of possession, and playing great defense. The Steelers have not faced a player the caliber of Larry Fitzgerald and I don’t believe that they will shut him down. There is no home field advantage this time for the Steelers either. I think that the key to the game is whatever team is able to run the ball successfully will win the game. I think that the Cardinals will be that team. I have doubted them three games in a row… there won’t be a fourth. Cardinals win 21-17.
To Protect and Serve?
I work in the Camp creek marketplace which is located in East Point, GA. One morning I was headed to BJ’s to put gas in my car. As I’m making the turn to BJ’s my car stops, I tried to crank it, but it was obvious that my car was out of gas. If you are familiar with the Camp Creek marketplace you know that BJ’s is directly across from the East Point police precinct. So my car is directly across from the police precinct. It’s probably about 9:30 in the morning so the shopping center isn’t busy at all. A police officer pulls up and asks “what’s going on?”. I tell him about my situation and he tells me that he will talk to the other officers about helping to push my car. As I’m waiting I hear the other officers outside talking about my situation. Basically they were saying they weren’t going to help me. The first officer finally comes back and he proceeds to tell me “that pushing the car wasn’t going to work and that if I didn’t move my car it would be towed. So I guess five police officers can’t push a car 50 feet? After walking to the gas station, I finally get back to my job about 30 min later. As I’m walking back into my job I see the police officers behind my store playing around on one of those “segways” (waste of time and money). I guess thats why they couldn’t help me. They were too “busy” making my community “safe”. Is there where my tax dollars go? Now I do take full responsibility for not having enough gas in my car. But I thought it was their job to “serve” and “protect” especially when they have nothing else to do. Maybe my expectations are too high or maybe theirs are just that low. You be the judge.
Clubbin for Christ?
In todays society the “megachurch” has become a common sight in the religious community. These churches (corporations lol.) now make up a significant percentage of the Christian religion. according to recent data there are over 50 churches that have a regular attendance of at least 10,000 people. The pastors of these churches, T.D. Jakes, Kenneth Copeland, Creflo Dollar, Eddie Long, Joel Osteen, Paula White, are now household names. I’m not going to get into whether their philosophies about religion are right or wrong because its not my place to do that (at least not today lol.). I do however feel like that somethings should be questioned. After a friend of mine, Stanza, mentioned to me that he heard Bishop Eddie Long on the radio say that “On Friday night he was going to have two djs spinning all night long at the church and they would be charging at the door” I was intrigued to find out more about the situation. At first like anyone else I thought that he was joking and or my friend heard it wrong. After looking at New Birth’s website I found out that they really are having an after-party at the church. Now don’t get me wrong I’m all for giving young kids a place to have fun in a “safe”, “positive” environment but charging kids 13-18 for an event at a church is a little extreme and greedy if you ask me. Here’s the flyer:
Is this a case of the church going to far to cater to the youth?
What is the “truth” about all this?
If you don’t believe me here’s the proof
http://www.newbirth.org/event.asp?id=23947
http://www.newbirth.org/download/HypeNightFlyer.jpg
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