Peace and Blessings Family,
We spend lots of time talking about the decisions others make in our lives.
We will fight for our right to do this, arm chair quarterback our own lives, as if that is the goal ... the highest height and deepest depth. We act like we're really doing something, talking about other folk who make all the decisions ... as our Sons remain unemployed and killing each other, our Daughters remain overwhelmed with raising children alone, and our people remain at the bottom of every scale known to man ... through it all, the best example we can put on the table for them, is to call another Sister or Brother out of their name.
What is wrong with us?
Why is it someone else's job to make the hard decisions, and fix our problems?
Why do we sit around and talk about these folk, who are not doing, when we could do?
I'm reminded of the many spectator sports, how big they are in this country, bringing in billions and billions of dollars annually for someone, other than us, yet we're all wrapped up in them. Is this why it's so easy to transition this mindset to our everyday living, because we've been conditioned to do this? Politics has grown to be just like football, basketball, and baseball. We all on the sideline, talking about he knows he shooda caught that ball, but we're no where in the game ... and have no desire or ability to get in!
Help me understand Family.
Obama is only one Man, yet here in this community, many other Men have put the weight of the world and their lives on his shoulders, as if they have no shoulders of their own. Be it this President, or any other, we whine and cry about the bad plays they made, that impacted us negatively. Will we continue to do this forever, with every President they put before us, as we have with all those thus far. We will admit out loud, that the person is no good, not qualified, all of that, and still do nothing substantive for our collective selves, completely satisfied with talking about them (and each other).
Do we accept any individual responsibility for the condition of our lives, our own self?
Is there anything we can do to take us from spectator to participant, as it relates to our well being?
Destee