got a nigga going crazy”
2Pac Krazy
In life it seems that it’s a constant cycle of sanity and insanity. For every sane and comfortable moment we have there is an insane moment on the horizon. Life can be a series of downs or ups depending on your world view or medication dosage. Knowing this can make life seem like a whirlwind of trying times. But to paraphrase a great idea/mediocre movie ,“Revenge of the Sith”, it all depends on your point of view. See as I have gotten older I have seen what happens when the sheer power of the mind goes against the world/universe. The mind will always win that battle. There have been many reports of people living longer by embracing their age and just laughing. Laughter is so key to navigating this thing called life. No one wants to grow up and the old grumpy , elderly person. No one wants to grow up just stuck in the past also. For some people the 80’s was THERE time. They were in full blast and had the world in their hands. Fast forward about 20 years and they can not understand nor appreciate anything resembling youth. Before I started school at the BEST HBCU/SCHOOL in the land, (North Carolina A&T State University AGGIE PRIDE!!), my mom had a friend named hunny bun. Do not ask me why a grown man allowed himself to be called hunny bun but I digress. He went to college for about a year and a half. Well that year and half was the BEST time of his life. Everything about him seemed stuck on college years. Every story, joke, and piece advice came from his 18 months at school. That’s when I decided to never allow myself to be stuck so in the past. Life’s a trip but at least enjoy the trip. Since meeting him I knew I wanted to enjoy everyday because I refuse to have my 4.5 years at A&T to be the BEST time of my life. The best time of your life is NOW. So often the up and downs of life makes us fall into routines. Wake up, go to work, eat lunch, come home, bs on the internet, go to sleep, REPEAT. Before you know it your 50 years old and have never really done anything. One of my favorite plays is Pill Hill. About a group of African American plant workers in Pittsburgh. All of them have big dreams and goals except for one. As the play goes on they all slowly realize that factory working is not meant for them…except one. The one that has no goals just keeps waiting for a few more checks. A better time frame to do something. Well surprise surprise…that time never came. Everyone around him has gone on because they did not want the wake up. The wake up is the moment of singularity in your life. The moment where you are no longer young but nowhere near old. The moment where if your going to go for a goal it better be now. Because if you allow it to pass you…you WON'T get it back. Some people see this a mile away while others have to go thru a car accident, parental death, debilitating sickness. The richest place on earth is a graveyard. It is filled with the dreams, goals, talent, and ideas of millions. Too many people let the dreary bottom view of today cloud their tomorrow. But even saying that is avoiding what can be a great horror or mind numbing liberation. THERE IS NO TOMORROW. You only have today. Your life is destined to become one BIG memory. Tomorrow is an ideal as fleeting as world peace. Sounds cute, looks nice on a bumper sticker but never actually comes. So now knowing this please realize that you are alive. You are here..right here right now. Nothing can hold you back but you. Go after your dreams but by GOD, Jesus, Buddha, Allah or whoever you worship DO IT NOW. Know your worth , take the hit and do something. The only thing worse than a caged animal is one that use to be free. On the inside it knows its environment is fake. It has a glimmer in the eye of the freedom of the wild. Do not become that animal. Laugh loud, be corny, approach the girl you have NO hopes of getting, give your family their flowers while their alive( DON’T BE THE LOUD CRYING RELATIVE WHOS LAST WORDS TO THE DECEASED WERE I WSH U DIE) , BE YOU, don’t worry, and always know that whatever happens if you are given a chance to see the next today….you got one more chance to get it right.
My name is Preach and I just told you the truth
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