So I am sitting in my room staring at the wall and you come to my mind and the emotion that comes across is that i hate you. I hate you for leaving her and making her fend for herself. How the fuck can you call yourself a man by leaving with three kids and then having another one by someone else. I Mean do not get me wrong i Love my little brother, but damn u left my mother to be with his mother. I Was made from you i am a part of you and you are a part of me.I can not count how many times i wished we were closer and i could come to you with my question and my concerns. I remember the time i cried to you about something that happened at school and you told me to suck it up.
i Just wanted to to just say it will be alright. Sometimes i blamed it on the military but i can not do that the further i get in to my own education i learn more and more. I am in school on my own accord despite you telling me i will never make it to no ones college i am doing damn good and will graduate soon. I grew up a man and your no where to be found. You had so many different women running in out of my life it got too a point where i dint care about there names anymore, i think i lost count after Don in Atlanta. I finally understand why i do not know what love is because i saw u go through people like dirty underwear, and that is how i am myself.
I do not know what love is because you never told me you love me, you never showed it too much. You showed me discipline and made me fear you but love i am not even sure you know how to show that. I think i am the only one of your kids who cares if you live or die i try and reach out too you but u push my hand away every time. You are 50 and you just got a divorce from a great women and your alone again, maybe going in and out of women again. Dude you are old and alone i would hate to be you. But the truth is i think i am becoming you and that scares me.
I hate you so much for making me this way and not being around like you should. i wish i was born to a different man and family because you made us so distant from the family i couldn't know if the person standing next to me is my cousin or an aunt. But the truth is that i love you and miss you dad you are a part of me and i am a part of you. so if this letter should ever reach out i love you and need you right now so how come you do not want me.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
So It's Funny To Me
So you see it's funny to me
because in my eyes you mean the world
but i feel that to you i am just a small part of your world.
I look at you and i see forever
And when you look at me i see in your eyes just for this moment.
So you see it's funny to me
that i feel for you when I think you just want to feel on me.
I hold your hand and
our future begins to unraveling before me
like the red carpet at the Grammy's.
But for you, i think there is no future with me.
So you see it's funny to me
that i wear my heart on my sleeve
while you just love wearing a shirt with no sleeves.
I lay next to you at night wishing
that you won't ever stop holding me tight.
But you, i think you feel like you wish you can get you Sum sex tonight.
With you the sky is the limit,
but you make it seem like the door to your house is our limit.
So you see it's funny to me
that i wanna show you to the world,
but for you just you and i is enough.
Sometimes i cry wishing i was able to read your mind
to know what and how you feel.
But for you your feelings are unclear.
So you see it's funny to me
that i see us as a romantic movie,
while you see us a horror or comedy.
I fall to my knees to make sure you are pleased
but for you this does not come with ease.
So you see it's funny to me
that i am the one who still believes
in the fairy tales and the happy ever afters.
When you believe in the not after today's.
I know i can fix you if you broke
but sometimes i am not sure if your punch lines are a joke.
So you see it's funny to me
that i am Speechless around you
and you expect me to speak.
So it's funny to me.
because in my eyes you mean the world
but i feel that to you i am just a small part of your world.
I look at you and i see forever
And when you look at me i see in your eyes just for this moment.
So you see it's funny to me
that i feel for you when I think you just want to feel on me.
I hold your hand and
our future begins to unraveling before me
like the red carpet at the Grammy's.
But for you, i think there is no future with me.
So you see it's funny to me
that i wear my heart on my sleeve
while you just love wearing a shirt with no sleeves.
I lay next to you at night wishing
that you won't ever stop holding me tight.
But you, i think you feel like you wish you can get you Sum sex tonight.
With you the sky is the limit,
but you make it seem like the door to your house is our limit.
So you see it's funny to me
that i wanna show you to the world,
but for you just you and i is enough.
Sometimes i cry wishing i was able to read your mind
to know what and how you feel.
But for you your feelings are unclear.
So you see it's funny to me
that i see us as a romantic movie,
while you see us a horror or comedy.
I fall to my knees to make sure you are pleased
but for you this does not come with ease.
So you see it's funny to me
that i am the one who still believes
in the fairy tales and the happy ever afters.
When you believe in the not after today's.
I know i can fix you if you broke
but sometimes i am not sure if your punch lines are a joke.
So you see it's funny to me
that i am Speechless around you
and you expect me to speak.
So it's funny to me.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
How Strong do you think i am
If I don't cry, Do you think I don't feel?
If I look away, it doesn't mean I don't see,
And just because I want someone when I'm alone,
Doesn't mean I'm helpless,
That I can't stand on my own.
How far can we go before we break?
How long can I wait?
How strong do you think I am?
How much can I take of this?
Am I a rock, or a rose, or a fist?
Or the breath at the end of a kiss?
How deep do you want to go, because I'll go there if I can,
You make it harder than it has to be,
How strong, how strong do you think I am
Running wit the devil
Looking up straight
Find a hand on his shoulder
Trying to find his way through the city
Crawling through an alley
On the floor, by your door
Needing help with the feeling that he's had before
Never calling anyone
Feeling unloved
Saying goodbye
Life is better when you're high, nevermind when you're there
Cause they never play fair
They never play fair
Maybe you will, maybe you won't
Turn the clock around now
You think it's always better but it won't
Take you away up out of here
Standing on the tracks
For someone to appear
Running with the devil, running with the devil
Another thin Line
I'm getting up know
the sun is burning my eyes and I ache
I'm living on a, freeway, running low on heart and good mistakes
I'm taking it to..living,just living all the lives I have to live
I'm playing off this feeling knowing that it's time to be forgiven
If I could only come around I'm looking in the black
Just stop and turn around I need to get this off my back
Am I outta my mind, for faking what's inside of me?
It's like I'm walking on another thin line
where the fools keep on thinking I'm blind
I'm waiting for the day walking on another thin line
Perfect
Maybe I don't say all the right things
Maybe I stumble on my words
Maybe I laugh at all the wrong times
Maybe I mumble and I curse
The best I can do is to be myself
And I hope it's enough to make you proud
I can't explain just why I'm acting this way
I can't control it, so I go with it
I'm just a boy, I won't be changing the world
And boy you know that, I'm not perfect
But I'm perfect for you
You jump in the room, my head is clear
You make the world just disappear
So open up your eyes and see
I can't explain just why I'm acting this way
I can't control it, so I go with it
I'm just a boy, I won't be changing the world
And boy you know that
Let me fall
I feel chained, chained down
You shoved me to the ground
I can't run, I can't shout
Just let me out
So heartless, this couldn't mean less
Gonna push it in your face
I'm only human
And I've got something to say
Let me rise, let me fall
Let me breathe
I wanna lose control, I'm not afraid to lose it all
Let me break, let me crawl
Cause I'll get back up again if you let me fall
If I burn down in this fire
Well, I got myself to blame
I can't stop or give it up
I need to feel the pain
Can you hear me?
Don't come near me
You'll just get in my way
I'm only human
And there's nothing you can say
Liar
You said I was your everything,
You said I was the one,
You played me like a radio,
You use to love that I had no shame.
Pour my pain into words,
Hold my hand to the flame.
Tell me you'll love me like a star
Tell me you'll want me wherever you are,
Tell me you'll breathe me until your last breath.
Liar, Liar, oh, Liar, Liar.
Who am i fooling
My skin doesn't fit
My words seem so hollow
I feel like a fraud
And that's a bitter pill to swallow
Sometimes it hits me right between the eyes
Everyone can see through my disguise
Who am I fooling
I'm just a smiling face
In a make-believe world
Who am I fooling
I'm just a wannabe
So easy to replace
Pretending I'm a perfect boy
All alone in the mirror
All alone on the shelf
I'm trying to hold on
To a little piece of myself
Doesn't anybody realize
Even I don't buy my own disguise
Who am I fooling
I'm just a smiling face
In a make-believe world
Who am I fooling
I'm just a wannabe
So easy to replace
How I Feel
I know I signed up for this game
Where everybody knows my name
Now they own a little piece of me
My happiness fell off the track
And I'd do anything to get it back
Give this all, I'd give this all away
Did you just waste your breath
Asking me how I feel today
Is that a place you wanna go
I'm completely unconnected
Constantly rejected
Like everything I've ever loved is coming down
I'm drowning in emotion
In the middle of the ocean
Never knowing when it's over and I'm going down
Then you see me
You say you don't even know me
Couldn't pick me out of a line now
The girl you know is so far-gone
And I'm in hiding
Living life undercover
Smiling face for the camera
I'm not long for this world
I'm completely unconnected
Constantly rejected
Like everything I've ever loved is coming down
I'm drowning in emotion
In the middle of the ocean
Never knowing when it's over and I'm going down
That's how I feel
Then you see me
Say you don't even know me
Love too burn
I can live without you
I'm happy by myself
But you get to me
You make me feel like there is no one else
What you doin'
Leaving hearts in ruins
Can't you see
For us to be
That just won't fly with me
Slow down
Let's get it right
Make it last
Let's start tonight
And you've got a love to burn
Kisses for days
Don't you wanna grab onto something real
And never let it get away
Where Does it hurt
Where does it hurt
Tell me cause I understand
The words of a heart
Beating like wings in my head
We can hide
We’ll never lie
I’ll always see into you
There’s nothing wrong
With coming up empty and cold
Staying too long
And trying to change rocks into gold
I’ve been there to
I’ve wasted myself
And you were there for me
So whenever you crash
Wherever you land
that’s where I’ll be
And for every endless midnight
There’s a sky full of broken stars
And there’ll always be a place for you
Inside my arms
Where does it hurt
Over rated
You think it's cool, just cause they're telling you
You gotta have it, then you'll never miss it at all
You need the thrill, just cause it's killing you
You're so close, so don't take it too far
Where there's smoke you'll find a mirror
It's over-rated
I've watched it fade
So please don't give in
Don't forget what you believe in
It's over-rated
It's not worth chasing
Don't you know that
You'll love to love and then you'll hate it
Love and lost and everything between
It's perfect, it's poison that made me fall
You want it bad
Don't want it to skip away
It's too fast
It's gonna drag you down
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Your Face
i heard a song tonight on the radio
another person sings about love
they see there face in every space, every room
and i know that if i turn around you won't be there
if i close my eyes, will you be there?
i don't wanna lose your face
and i don't wanna wake up one day
and not remember what time erased
i don't wanna turn around
cause i'm not scared of what love gave me and took away
and i don't wanna lose your face...
i've got a picture of you in my bedroom
and i hope it never falls
i hope i never lose that feelin
i used to get when you called
and then i wonder to myself
who are you, where are you, where you ever here at all?
i don't wanna lose your face
and i don't wanna wake up one day
and not remember what time erased
i don't wanna turn around
cause i'm not scared of what love gave me and took away
and i don't wanna lose your face...
that person in the song had it so good
i wish i could close my eyes and see you
i wish the sky had your face
and the oceans had your eyes
and the sunset had your lips
and i had you....
i don't wanna lose your face
and i don't wanna wake up one day
and not remember what time erased
and i don't wanna turn around
cause i'm not scared of what love gave me and took away
and i don't wanna lose your face
oh, no
i don't wanna lose your face
i don't wanna turn around
another person sings about love
they see there face in every space, every room
and i know that if i turn around you won't be there
if i close my eyes, will you be there?
i don't wanna lose your face
and i don't wanna wake up one day
and not remember what time erased
i don't wanna turn around
cause i'm not scared of what love gave me and took away
and i don't wanna lose your face...
i've got a picture of you in my bedroom
and i hope it never falls
i hope i never lose that feelin
i used to get when you called
and then i wonder to myself
who are you, where are you, where you ever here at all?
i don't wanna lose your face
and i don't wanna wake up one day
and not remember what time erased
i don't wanna turn around
cause i'm not scared of what love gave me and took away
and i don't wanna lose your face...
that person in the song had it so good
i wish i could close my eyes and see you
i wish the sky had your face
and the oceans had your eyes
and the sunset had your lips
and i had you....
i don't wanna lose your face
and i don't wanna wake up one day
and not remember what time erased
and i don't wanna turn around
cause i'm not scared of what love gave me and took away
and i don't wanna lose your face
oh, no
i don't wanna lose your face
i don't wanna turn around
Made Me Fall
You found me at a time in my life when i didn't want to be found. At a time in my life when i was focused and settled in my ways. you told me you wanted me at a time in my life that i didn't want to be wanted. over time i grew to wanting to be found by you. I realized i wanted to be wanted by you. The moment i realized all this i saw my life begin to change before my eyes. I saw this light at the end of the tunnel that was bright and warm. The closer i got to the end that light got briter and hotter. When i reached the end their you were sexy as ever and i just knew that i finally made it to my forever.
The second i stepped out the tunnel and ran towards you a bridge began to form that would allow me to cross to the other side where i thought love might be. The first step i took i closed my eyes and put one foot in front of the other and as i did the bridge began to Trimble, and unravel under me. i fell and you just stood there and watched me, how could you just watch me fall to the heartbroken canyon that was under me. You led me down this path to get to you, you found me when no one else was looking, you showed me the good in other and allowed me to fall for you. When i told you i didn't want anyone in my life you told me all these lies. and now your no where to be found and i am falling deeper into this canyon afraid to reach my arms up and save myself from falling because falling is easier than allowing this to happen again.
So i ask you why, why did you find me in the first place. Why didn't you just leave me in the tunnel where i was safe and settled. Why did you allow me to waste those months and my money on you when you were not gonna catch me when i fall, you told me this that prevented you being with me, but did you not realize i could have helped you with them, and now ur disappeared, no more phone calls, barley a text, and no more jokes. I remember the way you made stuff feel to me,Like I was all you'd ever need
Did you change your mind,Well I didn't change mine.Now here I am trying to make sense of it all.We were close friends now we don't even talk. You broke me Ripped my world apart. I can't get you out of my head.I still remember the shit you said. Left me all alone You couldn't be more gone.From falling apart to fighting mad.From wanting you back to not giving a damn I've felt it all I've been to the wall. Scared to let someone in.
So i am falling head first into this abyss that i fear will engulf my heart and soul with a feeling i fought so hard to let go, so hard to get over and continue on with my life. You have allowed me to fall and i am not sure that i even want to stop falling, because if i climb back up again i fear that someone else will trick me into falling again and i don't think i will survive this a second ttime. you said yyou feared that you would hurt me and u did it any ways.One day justice will come and find you And I'll be right there in your memory to remind you.Don't wanna let life pass me by.Never knowing what it's like.To be as real as real can be.To share my life and know my dreams. So I Wanna Just Know Why did You Find Me when i didn't want to be Found.
The second i stepped out the tunnel and ran towards you a bridge began to form that would allow me to cross to the other side where i thought love might be. The first step i took i closed my eyes and put one foot in front of the other and as i did the bridge began to Trimble, and unravel under me. i fell and you just stood there and watched me, how could you just watch me fall to the heartbroken canyon that was under me. You led me down this path to get to you, you found me when no one else was looking, you showed me the good in other and allowed me to fall for you. When i told you i didn't want anyone in my life you told me all these lies. and now your no where to be found and i am falling deeper into this canyon afraid to reach my arms up and save myself from falling because falling is easier than allowing this to happen again.
So i ask you why, why did you find me in the first place. Why didn't you just leave me in the tunnel where i was safe and settled. Why did you allow me to waste those months and my money on you when you were not gonna catch me when i fall, you told me this that prevented you being with me, but did you not realize i could have helped you with them, and now ur disappeared, no more phone calls, barley a text, and no more jokes. I remember the way you made stuff feel to me,Like I was all you'd ever need
Did you change your mind,Well I didn't change mine.Now here I am trying to make sense of it all.We were close friends now we don't even talk. You broke me Ripped my world apart. I can't get you out of my head.I still remember the shit you said. Left me all alone You couldn't be more gone.From falling apart to fighting mad.From wanting you back to not giving a damn I've felt it all I've been to the wall. Scared to let someone in.
So i am falling head first into this abyss that i fear will engulf my heart and soul with a feeling i fought so hard to let go, so hard to get over and continue on with my life. You have allowed me to fall and i am not sure that i even want to stop falling, because if i climb back up again i fear that someone else will trick me into falling again and i don't think i will survive this a second ttime. you said yyou feared that you would hurt me and u did it any ways.One day justice will come and find you And I'll be right there in your memory to remind you.Don't wanna let life pass me by.Never knowing what it's like.To be as real as real can be.To share my life and know my dreams. So I Wanna Just Know Why did You Find Me when i didn't want to be Found.
Someone to love me
Sometimes the night seems so long
When you lie in bed all alone
And tomorrow seems so far away
I don't wanna live another day this way
Scared to let someone in
Can't bear to get hurt again
But my body needs to feel a touch
Someone come and wake me up
I just want somebody to love me
I just need somebody to hold me
Somebody to love me
Don't wanna let life pass me by
Never knowing what it's like
To be as real as real can be
To share my life and know my dreams
I just want somebody to love me
And I just need somebody to hold me
Somebody to love me
'Cause I'm hurt and I'm scared and I'm lonely
All I want is somebody to want me
'Cause I've got so much to give
I just want somebody to love me
I just need somebody to hold me
Somebody to love me
When you lie in bed all alone
And tomorrow seems so far away
I don't wanna live another day this way
Scared to let someone in
Can't bear to get hurt again
But my body needs to feel a touch
Someone come and wake me up
I just want somebody to love me
I just need somebody to hold me
Somebody to love me
Don't wanna let life pass me by
Never knowing what it's like
To be as real as real can be
To share my life and know my dreams
I just want somebody to love me
And I just need somebody to hold me
Somebody to love me
'Cause I'm hurt and I'm scared and I'm lonely
All I want is somebody to want me
'Cause I've got so much to give
I just want somebody to love me
I just need somebody to hold me
Somebody to love me
Don't Be
I don’t mean to bother you,
Wanna know if you got any plans for the weekend
Can I pick you up around 7, you let me know when.
You say that every one is lookin' for just one thing
You say they love you but they really don’t know what it means
How can you think that way when you know nothing' about me
I say you running' away
I'll buy you nice things that I cannot pronounce
And if you let me love you, babe I will turn you on
I'll stay committed and I promise I would be around
your life will not be the same
Don’t be afraid to fall in love
cause I don't believe in giving up
Please give me a chance to earn your trust
Cause I know I can be everything' that you need
Don’t be afraid to fall in love
And don’t ever say that is just too much
Cause you never know I could be the one
we’re not all the same, babe don’t be afraid to love
If you try
Its not a waste of time
You will find
That love is what you need in your life
Just let it go
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Don’t say no
Tell me what I need to do
To make you see that you don’t have to be that way
Don’t be afraid to fall in love
cause I don't believe in giving up
Please give me a chance to earn your trust
Cause I know I can be everything' that you need
Don’t be afraid to fall in love
And don’t ever say that is just too much
Cause you never know I could be the one
we’re not all the same, babe don’t be afraid to love
Wanna know if you got any plans for the weekend
Can I pick you up around 7, you let me know when.
You say that every one is lookin' for just one thing
You say they love you but they really don’t know what it means
How can you think that way when you know nothing' about me
I say you running' away
I'll buy you nice things that I cannot pronounce
And if you let me love you, babe I will turn you on
I'll stay committed and I promise I would be around
your life will not be the same
Don’t be afraid to fall in love
cause I don't believe in giving up
Please give me a chance to earn your trust
Cause I know I can be everything' that you need
Don’t be afraid to fall in love
And don’t ever say that is just too much
Cause you never know I could be the one
we’re not all the same, babe don’t be afraid to love
If you try
Its not a waste of time
You will find
That love is what you need in your life
Just let it go
Nobody's gonna hurt you
Don’t say no
Tell me what I need to do
To make you see that you don’t have to be that way
Don’t be afraid to fall in love
cause I don't believe in giving up
Please give me a chance to earn your trust
Cause I know I can be everything' that you need
Don’t be afraid to fall in love
And don’t ever say that is just too much
Cause you never know I could be the one
we’re not all the same, babe don’t be afraid to love
Mistakes
I hope I see you soon,
Because you’re fond of me and I am fond of you.
Most days I guess that’s all it takes,
That and just a few mistakes.
And I have made mistakes.
I have made mistakes today,
Yes I have made mistakes today.
So tonight I’ll be your Brooklyn
So corny and so far away!
Just tell me what you want for me to say
And if it brings you home…
I guess its safe to say,
We both could use this fire escape.
Cause I’ve been breathing ashes in,
And I’ve been waiting for something to carry you away.
Cause I have made mistakes today…
And I have made mistakes today…
Yes I have made mistakes.
So tonight I’ll be your Brooklyn
So corny and so far away!
Just tell me what you want for me to say
And if it brings you home…
So I hope you travel safe.
I hope you’re cool,
I hope you find your way.
Because it’s sounds like it is safe to say,
We disagree on one too many things.
Cause I have made mistakes today,
Yes I have made mistakes today.
And I have made mistakes…
Because you’re fond of me and I am fond of you.
Most days I guess that’s all it takes,
That and just a few mistakes.
And I have made mistakes.
I have made mistakes today,
Yes I have made mistakes today.
So tonight I’ll be your Brooklyn
So corny and so far away!
Just tell me what you want for me to say
And if it brings you home…
I guess its safe to say,
We both could use this fire escape.
Cause I’ve been breathing ashes in,
And I’ve been waiting for something to carry you away.
Cause I have made mistakes today…
And I have made mistakes today…
Yes I have made mistakes.
So tonight I’ll be your Brooklyn
So corny and so far away!
Just tell me what you want for me to say
And if it brings you home…
So I hope you travel safe.
I hope you’re cool,
I hope you find your way.
Because it’s sounds like it is safe to say,
We disagree on one too many things.
Cause I have made mistakes today,
Yes I have made mistakes today.
And I have made mistakes…
i See U
I sit and watch never making a sound.
Never saying my thoughts.
And yet i see u and u see me.
My hands are your hands and my eyes r ur eyes
I See U
My mind is urs and urs is mine.
Our thoughts are the same and never different.
I See U
My heart is a different story because it is my life force
And it is my burden. My heart, My heart is somethig i wish will never part. So i carry your heart in my heart,
So carry my heart in ur heart because mine is urs and urs is mine.
We are linked together not for a few moments but for enternity or until the end of time.
I See U
Never saying my thoughts.
And yet i see u and u see me.
My hands are your hands and my eyes r ur eyes
I See U
My mind is urs and urs is mine.
Our thoughts are the same and never different.
I See U
My heart is a different story because it is my life force
And it is my burden. My heart, My heart is somethig i wish will never part. So i carry your heart in my heart,
So carry my heart in ur heart because mine is urs and urs is mine.
We are linked together not for a few moments but for enternity or until the end of time.
I See U
Dog Eat Dog World
The films in this section say about the challenges confronting the geo-political structures we collectively call “ Africa” Is there room in the New Global Order for the cultures we have learned about or are they destined for some form of assimilation/extinction? To answer this question you would have to define what geo-political means. Geo-political is study of geographic influences on power relationships in international politics. Geopolitical theorists have sought to demonstrate the importance in the determination of foreign policies of considerations such as the acquisition of natural boundaries, access to important sea routes, and the control of strategically important land areas. In the films we saw many different families who had different ideas, religions, and cultures.
However the only thing they had in common was their willingness not to evolve with the times. In the video “The Al Hadji & His Wife” you saw that Al Hajji’s women were the main source of life in the family, they did everything, from the cooking to the income. The wealth of the family is determined by the amount of cattle one family has and in a always evolving world having this way of determining the wealth of the family would not stand up to other countries such as North America, Asia, or even Europe.
In the Movie “The Mseyas” they relied a lot on their belief in God and that they will have great things come to them if they continue to keep faith, and stay true to their religion. Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. Even though we would all like to say believe in our faith in religion, and hold hand and sing the "Kum ba yah’s and believe that life is fair. It is time to wake up and smell the over priced Star Bucks coffee and realize in today “New Global Order” there is no room for religion to play a part in growing and evolving into a more powerful World.
So by keeping this mindset the children in this movie are doomed to get left behind and forgotten just like the cassette players in the early 1980’s.Keep The Dance Alive is another example of a movie that relies on the idea that faith is all that matter’s and refuses to go to the outside world and comprehend that their tradition are becoming obsolete. If the all the people of Africa who refuses to get wit the program will unfortunately just fall through the cracks and become just a dream. It is true that we can learn from our past; however the past is used to learn from and not stop the progress of our future.
Another thing in these movies that would not survive in the ever evolving world would be their education rate. In the movie you learned that you had to pay for school in order to learn, and like most of Africa the economy is not all that strong so they can not afford to send the children to school to educate them so that they will be able to compete on an even playing field with other people from other countries. Let’s face it education is very important if you want to be able to even just exist in today’s society. I am just talking about existing meaning the bear minimal here, not talking bout being steady and able to buy a car or rent a nice apartment. Even today a Bachelor’s degree is not what it uses to be. So think if the people in Africa can not afford to send their children to school to learn, how we can expect them to be able to work in today’s world that requires more education then it did a couple years ago. Technology is always growing and changing, it stop’s for no one and what one can not do their will be many others who can.
So as sad as it may be the truth is that if the people of Africa do not get up and join the rest of the world they will get passed by just as some of us pass the “Bums” on the street that beg for money. No matter what circumstances they had to face, or is facing is not excuse for them to lag behind the rest of us. Time waits for no man and neither does evolution either you get wit the times or become extinct like the dinosaurs, “It's a dog eat dog world, I'm wearing milk bone underwear” meaning survival of the fittest it’s them or us people which one would you choose us or them?
However the only thing they had in common was their willingness not to evolve with the times. In the video “The Al Hadji & His Wife” you saw that Al Hajji’s women were the main source of life in the family, they did everything, from the cooking to the income. The wealth of the family is determined by the amount of cattle one family has and in a always evolving world having this way of determining the wealth of the family would not stand up to other countries such as North America, Asia, or even Europe.
In the Movie “The Mseyas” they relied a lot on their belief in God and that they will have great things come to them if they continue to keep faith, and stay true to their religion. Religion is a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a supernatural agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs. Even though we would all like to say believe in our faith in religion, and hold hand and sing the "Kum ba yah’s and believe that life is fair. It is time to wake up and smell the over priced Star Bucks coffee and realize in today “New Global Order” there is no room for religion to play a part in growing and evolving into a more powerful World.
So by keeping this mindset the children in this movie are doomed to get left behind and forgotten just like the cassette players in the early 1980’s.Keep The Dance Alive is another example of a movie that relies on the idea that faith is all that matter’s and refuses to go to the outside world and comprehend that their tradition are becoming obsolete. If the all the people of Africa who refuses to get wit the program will unfortunately just fall through the cracks and become just a dream. It is true that we can learn from our past; however the past is used to learn from and not stop the progress of our future.
Another thing in these movies that would not survive in the ever evolving world would be their education rate. In the movie you learned that you had to pay for school in order to learn, and like most of Africa the economy is not all that strong so they can not afford to send the children to school to educate them so that they will be able to compete on an even playing field with other people from other countries. Let’s face it education is very important if you want to be able to even just exist in today’s society. I am just talking about existing meaning the bear minimal here, not talking bout being steady and able to buy a car or rent a nice apartment. Even today a Bachelor’s degree is not what it uses to be. So think if the people in Africa can not afford to send their children to school to learn, how we can expect them to be able to work in today’s world that requires more education then it did a couple years ago. Technology is always growing and changing, it stop’s for no one and what one can not do their will be many others who can.
So as sad as it may be the truth is that if the people of Africa do not get up and join the rest of the world they will get passed by just as some of us pass the “Bums” on the street that beg for money. No matter what circumstances they had to face, or is facing is not excuse for them to lag behind the rest of us. Time waits for no man and neither does evolution either you get wit the times or become extinct like the dinosaurs, “It's a dog eat dog world, I'm wearing milk bone underwear” meaning survival of the fittest it’s them or us people which one would you choose us or them?
Time Travel
What if you could time travel? but the only draw back is you can not control when or where you travel to. You only travel to major events in your life because they are like gravity they pull you in.When you jump through time you see the past but you can not change the out come of what has been. How would you live your life, would you try to start a family, would you stay by yourself because you do not want to be selfish and bring someone else in the world. Could you imagine seeing major events in your life over and over again. Weddings, deaths, children being born, mistakes you made. If you knew the knowledge of the future would you change the way you are living today? Would you take that left turn instead of the right turn? Would you wear Blue instead of green today? would you save that 2o dollar bill instead of wasting it on the movies. With the knowledge of the future you could also change what is meant to be by taking the path that you were meant to take. So again i ask you if you had the power to time travel how would you use it, if you knew how you were going to die, what would you do?
What would u do
Wat would you do if da person u were pose to be dating introduced u as a homeboi? Would u spaz out or just ler it pass. However every time you introduce them to anyone you introduce them as ur boyfriend or girlfriend. Also wat if they are on the phone wit someone and they tell the other person on the phone that they are just hangging with a home boi, what would you do? Is it evrn a big deal. Another qyestion is wgat would you do if da person you are dating doesn't remember any of the important dates of yall relationship? I mean not single one,no first dates, not even your own birthday. However you remember everything their birthday, da first time you saw them everything, hell they don't even know the month you were born in but they remember the ex's.so how would you handle this, could you deal with it or would you just let go and move on. Have we moved to an age where titles are less important, where remembering the dates of the small things like first dates, bitrhday has become so unimpprtant. Has that age come and gone or am i just one of those helpless romantics that believes that thoses things are still important, thats those days are ones to remember because it is those days that are important and not valentines day? Someone please help me give me feed back.
Definition of my Love
Definition of Love Love knows no reasons. Love knows no lies. Love defies all reasons. Love has no eyes. Love is not blind; it sees but it doesn't mind. Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. Love is so easy to feel, so hard to explain; easy to get, so hard to let go; easy to spell, so hard to define. Yet, everyone is still taking the risks. Love is a feeling that's seen in one's eyes. Love is the sight of the sunset and sunrise.
Love is the joy that make people smile. Love is the pain that makes people cry. To love is to feel the other so dear. To the point you taste his or her tears. Love doesn't seek what's not there. Love accepts all pains to bear. Love that doesn't die is love that we can't see.
Love will fly if you held it too lightly; yet it will die if you held it too tightly. In words, love can be read. In actions, love can be measured. But others don't know that even in silence love can be heard. The meaning of love is inexplicable. It can't be described similarly by everyone; but one thing's for sure, love begins with; friends. Love is created not by words but by feelings; not by humans but by hearts; it is better expressed in deeds than in words. For love has no definition, it exists. Never expect love to be always at its best because if you do, you will never appreciate its existence.
Remember that there will always be one true love for you to have and hold. It may not be one you expect but it's the one you deserve. Love is supposed to be the most wonderful feeling. It should inspire you to give you joy and strength, but sometimes the things that give you joy can also hurt you in the end. Love works in magical ways but never be fooled by the promise of forever. There will come a time when the spark will die and when that time comes, we must learn to let go no matter how painful. Love can never be wrong; it's the people, time and place that go wrong. Learn from your mistakes; don't correct a mistake with another one.
In the course of love, ones heart must be brave; brave enough to hold on when things do wrong and brave enough to let go when they realize that things are not meant to be. Love can never be forced or created if it was never meant to be there at all nor can be destroyed if it was destined to survive. Love may leave your heart like a shattered glass but keep in mind that there's someone who'll be willing to endure the pain of picking up the pieces so you could be whole again.
There's always pain and disappointment when falling in love, but continue sharing your love cause the more you love, the more you'll get to know yourself, cause every person you love becomes your reflection. Let love be the guide to your dreams, let love be the light to your heart; let your love be the reason why somebody else's heart still continuous to beat. Loving is not how you forget but how you forgive; not how you listen but how you understand; not what you see but what you feel; and not how you let go but how you hold on. Letting go of someone you truly love is hard but holding on to someone who doesn't even feel the same is much harder.
Giving up doesn't mean you're weak. It only means that you're strong enough to let go. If you love someone, set him/her free. If he/she comes back, he's/she's yours. If he/she doesn't, he/she never was. It really hurts to love someone who doesn't give you the time of day, but what will hurt more is when you realize that someone whom you don't give the time of day loved you and gave it up because you loved someone else. Love is a contradiction.
It's hard to find but easy to lose; love makes you feel good but hurts you so bad; opens your eyes but makes you blind; fills up your heart but tears it apart. Love is like air and you can't see it but you can feel it. True love doesn't have an ending because it won't end anyway. Loving people means giving them the freedom to be who they choose to be and where they choose to be.
Love is allowing people in your life to make choices. Love is a noble act of self giving, offering your trust, faith and loyalty. The more you love, the more you lose a part of you; yet you don't become less of who you are, you just end up being complete.
Love need not stand in front of us to be recognized. If it's far for the eyes to see, it has power close enough for the heart to feel. If you want a butterfly, don't run after it. Instead, sit down and it will surely land on your palm when it needs some rest. That's how I found love. People can't define what love really is unless they've felt it. ......
Love is the joy that make people smile. Love is the pain that makes people cry. To love is to feel the other so dear. To the point you taste his or her tears. Love doesn't seek what's not there. Love accepts all pains to bear. Love that doesn't die is love that we can't see.
Love will fly if you held it too lightly; yet it will die if you held it too tightly. In words, love can be read. In actions, love can be measured. But others don't know that even in silence love can be heard. The meaning of love is inexplicable. It can't be described similarly by everyone; but one thing's for sure, love begins with; friends. Love is created not by words but by feelings; not by humans but by hearts; it is better expressed in deeds than in words. For love has no definition, it exists. Never expect love to be always at its best because if you do, you will never appreciate its existence.
Remember that there will always be one true love for you to have and hold. It may not be one you expect but it's the one you deserve. Love is supposed to be the most wonderful feeling. It should inspire you to give you joy and strength, but sometimes the things that give you joy can also hurt you in the end. Love works in magical ways but never be fooled by the promise of forever. There will come a time when the spark will die and when that time comes, we must learn to let go no matter how painful. Love can never be wrong; it's the people, time and place that go wrong. Learn from your mistakes; don't correct a mistake with another one.
In the course of love, ones heart must be brave; brave enough to hold on when things do wrong and brave enough to let go when they realize that things are not meant to be. Love can never be forced or created if it was never meant to be there at all nor can be destroyed if it was destined to survive. Love may leave your heart like a shattered glass but keep in mind that there's someone who'll be willing to endure the pain of picking up the pieces so you could be whole again.
There's always pain and disappointment when falling in love, but continue sharing your love cause the more you love, the more you'll get to know yourself, cause every person you love becomes your reflection. Let love be the guide to your dreams, let love be the light to your heart; let your love be the reason why somebody else's heart still continuous to beat. Loving is not how you forget but how you forgive; not how you listen but how you understand; not what you see but what you feel; and not how you let go but how you hold on. Letting go of someone you truly love is hard but holding on to someone who doesn't even feel the same is much harder.
Giving up doesn't mean you're weak. It only means that you're strong enough to let go. If you love someone, set him/her free. If he/she comes back, he's/she's yours. If he/she doesn't, he/she never was. It really hurts to love someone who doesn't give you the time of day, but what will hurt more is when you realize that someone whom you don't give the time of day loved you and gave it up because you loved someone else. Love is a contradiction.
It's hard to find but easy to lose; love makes you feel good but hurts you so bad; opens your eyes but makes you blind; fills up your heart but tears it apart. Love is like air and you can't see it but you can feel it. True love doesn't have an ending because it won't end anyway. Loving people means giving them the freedom to be who they choose to be and where they choose to be.
Love is allowing people in your life to make choices. Love is a noble act of self giving, offering your trust, faith and loyalty. The more you love, the more you lose a part of you; yet you don't become less of who you are, you just end up being complete.
Love need not stand in front of us to be recognized. If it's far for the eyes to see, it has power close enough for the heart to feel. If you want a butterfly, don't run after it. Instead, sit down and it will surely land on your palm when it needs some rest. That's how I found love. People can't define what love really is unless they've felt it. ......
I dont need you to get me..just respect me
Some of the shit i be sayin people read and dont understand... not sayin im smarter just sayin my brain on another level sometimes
Alot of people like erykah badu bc they'd rather her do the deep thinkin so they dont have to
I do it for myself.
great minds shouldnt come so every blue moon
Suicide happens more than great thought in this country
Truth happens far less than lightning striking people, less than shark attacks, less than planes falling out the sky... but we fear those?
I used to fear the way i thought would have me murdered, or assassinated like those great minds before me... MLK and JFK
When someone told me i was a powerful person... i didnt believe them at the time.. there was too much going on around me . I hadnt yet tapped into that deep of thinking for me to fully comprehend what title was set before me.
Here it is 4 years later and that thought runs thru my mind daily... how am i supposed to use this power.. how can take advantage of it?
It cant be up to me to stand for the things im so passionate about.. or can it?
I know I have the power to change my life's direction.. but do i really have the power to change another?
Do i have the power to change a community? A City? A Nation? A world?
FUCKIN RIGHT I CAN!
I dont mind being laughed at, talked about, ridiculed... those are only done because people dont understand... What people dont understand they fear....I simply pity their ignorance
I've been laying low far too long... it's time for me to RISE!!! And stand among greatness! Yeah.. thats where i belong...
Alot of people like erykah badu bc they'd rather her do the deep thinkin so they dont have to
I do it for myself.
great minds shouldnt come so every blue moon
Suicide happens more than great thought in this country
Truth happens far less than lightning striking people, less than shark attacks, less than planes falling out the sky... but we fear those?
I used to fear the way i thought would have me murdered, or assassinated like those great minds before me... MLK and JFK
When someone told me i was a powerful person... i didnt believe them at the time.. there was too much going on around me . I hadnt yet tapped into that deep of thinking for me to fully comprehend what title was set before me.
Here it is 4 years later and that thought runs thru my mind daily... how am i supposed to use this power.. how can take advantage of it?
It cant be up to me to stand for the things im so passionate about.. or can it?
I know I have the power to change my life's direction.. but do i really have the power to change another?
Do i have the power to change a community? A City? A Nation? A world?
FUCKIN RIGHT I CAN!
I dont mind being laughed at, talked about, ridiculed... those are only done because people dont understand... What people dont understand they fear....I simply pity their ignorance
I've been laying low far too long... it's time for me to RISE!!! And stand among greatness! Yeah.. thats where i belong...
The Good guy
He's often overlooked and by passed. Taken advantage of and/or for granted. He has a heart of gold that's bigger than him himself. He forgives you no matter how much it hurts. He loves you unconditionally. He buys you gifts just to show you how much he cares. He texts you at all hours of the day to tell you he misses you. He surprises you all the time and not just on your birthday. He goes all out on every anniversary and he never forgets. He treats you with respect. He makes love to your mind body AND soul. He knows how to please you. He knows when and where it hurts, he knows how to make it stop. He thinks of only you. He thinks he doesn't deserve you. He pulls out your chair and opens your door. He cooks you dinner and breakfast in bed. He holds you tight all through the night. He makes you feel special. He feels pain too, but sometimes may not wanna show it. He's not perfect and sometimes may mess up but he always does the best he can. He's not a super hero but he wants to be for you. He wishes to be with you always and forever. He wants real love. He wants someone to love and someone to love him. He's yours and yours only and you're all he wants and needs. He wants to complete you just like you complete him... HE'S THE GOOD GUY. R YU?
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