Things I don't get part 3

Beautys and beasts, before I start sharing some random thoughts, I just wanted to say thank you for stopping by and reading these random post of mine. I have been getting some awesome feed back about this blog, and for that I once again say thank you very much. Now that we have got all the mushing stuff got of the way, now it is thank to get the post of the night.

So lately, I have seen a trend that is starting to slowing come back into full affect once again. This trend started back around the second half of the year 2012. This trend had people wilding out more than usually. This trend had folks, in their eyes, living life to the fullest. This trend was had some folks not giving a damn about their actions or the consequence of these actions.  Have you guessed the trend that I an going on and on about? If not, I will give you one more hit. It all start with a lyric from the song "The Motto". That's right, I am talking about that four letter acronym that was made popular by Drake aka wheel chair Jimmy. That was a degressi reference for does who did not know. That trend, that acronym that is slowly but surely making a comeback is........*wait for it*.......Y.O.LO.

Now I know that most of the people who are reading this already knows what Y.O.L.O. means, but for the .01% of folks who don't know what it mean, Y.O.L.O. stands for you only live once. Now I thought folks already knew that before Drake pointed that out, but that is besides the point of this post. So after this acronym was broadcast upon the billions and billions across the world, people took that acronym really to heart. People began to throw cation to the wind, and started to really wild out. These actions would be posted to twitter, facebook, and instagram. Their excuse for these actions would be none other then Y.O.L.O. This is where I think people lost the real meaning, in my eyes, of Y.O.L.O. 

Here is what I don't get; since you only live once, why would you part take in actions that would shorten your life or put your future at risk? I mean it is cool to live in/for the moment every once in awhile, but not all the time. If you are always living in the moment, how can you life for your future? The answer is you can't. I sure people don't want to live in the world of "what if", and that can work on both ends of the coin. You don't want to miss out on fun and wonder "what if " as a young person but you don't want to regret doing something later on in life and wonder "what if" you didn't do a certain action. Since you only live once, wouldn't you want to extend your life as much as possible? Now I am not saying go live in a plastic bubble, but don't go running in the hallway with a pair of scissors in your hand. 

In the relaunch of the Y.O.L.O. trend, I believe there needs to be a relaunch of what it really means. Don't go all out and be reckless, but don't be afraid to live life. With everything in life, the key to Y.O.L.O. is balance when you look at. Take this acronym and use it to live your life to the fullest. Since you only life once, don't be afraid to follow/go after your dreams. Since you only life once, never let a moment go by without telling someone, that you really care for, how much they really mean to you. Since you only live one, help other people out in any way you can. Since you only live once, use your talents to change the world for the better. Most importantly, since you only live once, be who you want to be and not what others expect you to be.

Together we stand, divided we fall

Disclaimer....i wasn't going to doing a post on this topic but after a talk with a great friend of mine, I was encouraged to do this so here we go...thanks khris

On a rainy night on 2-26-2013, a 17 year old male by the name of Trayvon Martin was on his way home after leaving a seven eleven. During the same time, a volunteer neighborhood watchman bu the name of George Zimmerman was on his way to target. Little did these two people know that what would occur that night would send shock waves throughout America. Later that night, a 911 call would record a moment that no one will never forget: the sound of a gun shot fired by George Zimmerman killing Trayvon Martin. Fast forward to 7-13-2013, the verdict for the trail of the year was broadcast to the world. GEORGE ZIMMERMAN: NOT GUILTY. This would send outrage, sadness, and anger throughout America, especially in African American population.

As the verdict was read, people took to social media to share their reaction to this. Some voiced sadness, some voiced violence, and some voiced a sense of hopelessness for the treatment, and future of the African American race. This brought black together with a common thought; How and why did this tragic event take place?  What could we do to together to stop this from happening again? Well, this is an complex issue with many possible situations.  Before you can get an answer, you have to get to root of the problem. To must people, the root of this issue is racism. While this is a key factor of this case, it is not the only root of this problem. The other root of this people is, in fact, ourselve

While racism is a topic we can go on and go about, we can not expect others to the change the way other people treat/think about African American until we change ourselves. In my option, we as a race need to get back to the mindset we had back in the 60s/70s. During those times, we were united in everything we did. We shared common goals, cared about one another, and wanted to see one another go farther in life.We had pride in our race, and would take action if wrong was done to one of our own. What happened to these values and morals that we once had? Now a days, that is not the case. I'm not saying don't have those morals and values, but they are not as shown as other things. It seems as the only time we are united as a race is when a member of another race does wrong by us. When we do wrong by our own race, we don't take to the streets or the net to stop the violence. We have gotten accustomed to black on black violence and death. We rather bring people down than to let the up. We rather "turn up" than to do something positive. We rather work alone than to achieve as a race.Then we have the nerve to get mad other races when they do us wrong. How can we expect other races to treat us right if we don't do right by ourselves? They treat us how we treat ourselves.

So how can we fix this in order to better our ace and our stand in America? By standing together,  stop putting each other down, and stop killing each other. We as a race process more powerful than we realize. When we stand together and become united, we are a force to be reckon with. When we get focused and become united, shit will happen for the betterment of our people. How do you think things got achieved is the 60s/70s? By being on one accord. Together we stand, divided we fall. Now that a possible solution has be brought to light, now the question is what will it take for the African American race to be united and take a stand for ourselves???