Black People : Self Love?...Explain That.

[Keita Kenyatta]

I'm sort of curious about what people mean when they say that they love themselves. Like, what is it about yourself that you love? What would you like to change? How important are other black people to you? I mean, what is this self love I hear so much about?

 

[Asomfwaa]

I'm sort of curious about what people mean when they say that they love themselves. Like, what is it about yourself that you love? What would you like to change? How important are other black people to you? I mean, what is this self love I hear so much about?

Brother--I wear my hair NATURAL. I don't even comb it. NATURAL.

So these young ladies are passing by me. One feels a bit bullyish and says "I like you hair." So I tell her, holding my hand to my heart, smiling "Thank you." Her friend than yells "She's lying."

Now--I should have known. When a woman doesn't like her own hair--as exhibited by her straight hair--why would she like my hair when I have the same hair as her.

But you know what--I love my people for this little incident of street bullying. Because the whole event is so honest--and that's what we are as a people: Honest.

Sometimes this honesty isn't great. White man asks where a Black man is hiding and we point out in a heartbeat. But I love it.

My self-love is routed in my knowledge of self and my freedom to be myself. And I am especially self-loving for the ancestors hand-selecting me for greater things. Finally, my self-love is in the hope of finding that woman to marry. I love the idea of meeting that lovely woman--in love with her people and in love with me!

That's my self-love.

HTP

Btw--did you mean Bro. Polight? When you said 28 year old on Youtube?

 

[Feather]

for me loving myself means fighting for what I believe in, for the truth of my purpose and how i fit into existence, to not stop fighting for change to a better state of being. loving my body nourishing it with healthy sustenance and not abusing it but caring for it properly. I changed my hair I started my dreads last year. i love my hair more than i ever have.

as for my people i give what i have if asked to people; not limited to tangible things, im willing to give my time and service if needed should it be requested. In my plans im going to study herbology since i have a passion for it and healing the sick and afflicted. i want to not for financial gain or just to have an income but simply just to be help and comfort for my community. i also want to teach young women and men what i know afterwards. we don't need hospitals or their drugs. our mother provided everything we need and i want to learn this beautiful wisdom to help my people. we should all figure out how we can help one another because we are one.

 

[MsVeraisblessed]

My self-love is routed in my knowledge of self and my freedom to be myself.

This answers for me..

 

[Black-king]

That's a very good question, although this is a very common saying but few people really know what it means to love one-self.
For me self-love, is to appreciate what God gave me and put around me. My life, my body and health, my family, my people. I have to do whatever I can to empower, better and improve myself in ways that only will be beneficial to myself and to my community. Some guys will say they love themselves, yet they hate the Black women, while forgetting that the Black men carry the seed to produce Black women, therefore a Black man hating on Black women and is actually hating himself. As it is written in the Bible love your Neighbor like yourself, don't anything that will bring harm, or negatively affect the community is self-love. Support Black businesses and enterprises. Take care of your family and provide for them is self love. Anything you do help protect and better yourself and your people is self-love.