- Mar 26, 2003
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brother james makes a valid point...and he's been saying it for years on this site....
case in point...
everything of this planet earth works in a cyclical fashion...
day/night...4 seasons...birth/death...etc.
when we were captured and forced into slavery it set a deadly chain of events in motion...
the black mans ability to take care and provide for his family was neutralized
the black mans sense of worth was neutralized as they were made to feel less than a man
the black mans spirituality was neutralized as they were forced to adopt christianity or die in most instances....
i could talk about the effects on the woman also but this thread is about the brothers....
these cycles have to run their course...
when u here someone say u have to break the cycle...in most cases it's easier said then done...right now im in a deadly battle with the cycle and trying to break some of the nasty behavior patterns that my family has set in motion...
this is not an easy thing to accomplish nor does anyone in mortal combat with the cycle need to hear mockery from those who may or may not understand their plight...
in conclusion we as a people will get there...just like many things in life...it's easy to break something but it proves more difficult to mend what was broken....and they had over 400 years to break us people....
we have to be kind to ourselves as we continue to take these baby steps against the constant wind of white supremacy....
one love
khasm
case in point...
everything of this planet earth works in a cyclical fashion...
day/night...4 seasons...birth/death...etc.
when we were captured and forced into slavery it set a deadly chain of events in motion...
the black mans ability to take care and provide for his family was neutralized
the black mans sense of worth was neutralized as they were made to feel less than a man
the black mans spirituality was neutralized as they were forced to adopt christianity or die in most instances....
i could talk about the effects on the woman also but this thread is about the brothers....
these cycles have to run their course...
when u here someone say u have to break the cycle...in most cases it's easier said then done...right now im in a deadly battle with the cycle and trying to break some of the nasty behavior patterns that my family has set in motion...
this is not an easy thing to accomplish nor does anyone in mortal combat with the cycle need to hear mockery from those who may or may not understand their plight...
in conclusion we as a people will get there...just like many things in life...it's easy to break something but it proves more difficult to mend what was broken....and they had over 400 years to break us people....
we have to be kind to ourselves as we continue to take these baby steps against the constant wind of white supremacy....
one love
khasm