Hey Hey Hey!
This installment was supposed to be about Vegas.
Realistically, I can’t put into words what a great convention can do for your
mindset, vision, belief and business. I will say the relationships I made while
there are priceless. But over the last week something else has been pulling at
me leading me to write about what’s on my mind.
Today I want to ask, well, there are a lot of questions
running through my mind….
Where is the community that believes “it takes a village to
raise a child”? The lack of community is where the fuel for my vision stems
from. There are too many adolescents running around without guidance. They
enter adulthood without having a clue what it takes to be a productive member
of society. I know people that are “awake” that feel they are doing their part
because real life lessons are being taught at home. IMO, that’s not enough.
What about the ones that aren't getting those lessons in their home? Can it be
considered a “win” if your child is the only one equipped with the knowledge to
be successful? I encourage, no, beg everyone to STEP UP and be a part of the
solution. Talking about how bad some parenting skills are, does NOTHING to HELP
that child. If we want to see our people rise to the top, where we belong, then
the time is NOW to do your part.
Where are all the black business owners? I recently read an
article on a couple that made the decision to buy exclusively from black owned
business for a year and was frustrated to learn how hard it was to accomplish. Not
because of poor service but lack of options. It was only one black owned
grocery store in the entire state! What
is holding so many intelligent black people back from business ownership? It
can’t be because it’s hard. Too often we live “hard lives”; work hard for other
people; “go hard” for all the wrong reasons but won’t do what’s perceived as
“hard” to get ahead in life. Black people have contributed so much to the world
yet tend to sit back and let others profit and take credit. We consume the most
goods; just imagine if all of that commerce was spent in the black community.
Imagine the power that will come with that level of success. Imagine being able
to lower our unemployment rate by opening doors to your OWN business. For those less business minded, imagine being
able to find a job with employers that can relate to you. Why is it okay to
continue to make strangers wealthy but do nothing to ensure the same for
yourself?
Why is there a lack of caring? I hear so many different ways
people express how little they care for/about something. Today I read “I don’t
give a gram of F**k” attached to a picture. I can admit I laughed and possibly
“like” the picture on FB but it got me thinking. With the world being in the
state we find it, why don’t we care? Why don’t more people take pride in their
communities, family or self? I’m so sick of the “I mind my business and take
care of home” way of thinking. I can agree with minding my business when it
comes to love, religion and politics. Too often the things we ignore add to the
problem.
Take this scenario
You hear that your neighbor is having yet another
domestic dispute the next day the wife is wearing sunglasses with no sun in
sight. You put two and two together but decide to mind your own business. Fast
forward a few years the family with the abusive husband still lives next door
with their children who are now in their teens. You hear of multiple violent
robberies in the neighborhood, you suspect one of the teens is responsible
based on loud bragging. You continue to mind your business; after all they didn't rob YOU. One night a loud bang wakes you from your sleep. You jump up
and go for your weapon just as you feel it something knocks you back. It’s the
teen from next door. You begin to plead your case “Hey, you know me! I keep to
myself and mind my business! At this the teen laughs “You’re right, you do.
Every time my dad would beat on us I would pray that you'd hear and call for
help. Help never arrived. Let’s see if someone decides to call for help
or mind their business.”
I’m not saying put yourself in harm way or suggesting
that if you do say something the results will be what you want. I’m simply
saying CARE about your fellow man.
I've said plenty today but I’ll ask one last question, what
is stopping you from playing your part in a better society? Next installment
will be on whatever is on my mind! Until next time, Have a GREAT day, on
PURPOSE!
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