Peace,
In a word........ FEAR!
People are afraid that all that they have in this life is all that there is. That's a disturbing realization for those who have little, with not much hope of getting more. Who has less than the black man and black woman of America? The promises that Christianity offers are comforting to those who BELIEVE this life has little to offer.
Peace to you as well Brother Precise
Precisely my brother, you have hit it in on the head. (FEAR) What are a vast majority of black folks so afraid of and why? Is it the fear of being demonized, fear of alienation, fear of being ostracized, fear of going to hell, fear of damnation etc?
You say that;
People are afraid that all that they have in this life is all that there is. That's a disturbing realization for those who have little, with not much hope of getting more.
I say that it is a self defeatist mentality. You see, I feel that when people start telling themselves something like that and others cosign it, then it becomes a belief and that they have already set themselves up for non achievement and failure.
Feasting on a steady diet of negativity and hopelessness.
You ask;
Who has less than the black man and black woman of America?
I say that a lot of the indigenous nations of America do as well as most immigrants who come here. I think your just talking about America, right? Because there are millions of folks around the globe who have much less.
(Whoa Is Me)
You say;
The promises that Christianity offers are comforting to those who BELIEVE this life has little to offer.
I say what Christianity offers is not comfort and hope as much as it is a crutch and an excuse. Folks talking about ( I'm waiting on the lord or I'm gonna put it in Gods hands or if I don't have it then God doesn't want me to have it), Folks up in church every Sunday and sometimes on weekdays paying their tithes, jumping up and down, some speaking in tongues( yeah right) passing out and all other types of nonsense and still in the same predicament that they were in from day one. But it's not them, it'a the lord or better yet,
(THE DEVIL).
(Faith Without Works Yields Nothing)
As long as folks continue to not take responsibility for their lives and hold themselves and others accountable they will never free themselves from a psychological bondage and fear (self deprivation,
low self esteem, lack of self confidence, no coping skills, no self awareness etc). Folks have really got to perform an honest self evaluation of themselves and the situation that they're in. Why am I still spinning my wheels and in the same situation this year as I was last year. What has helped me to move forward and what has caused me to move backwards and why?