HOPE and VICTORY

The question was asked by one of my childhood friends in response to the upcoming 'class-reunion' at the high school that we both attended--the reunion that I had no intentions of attending. Shouldn't they call reunions "Reunion to impress"? I wondered, what in the hell does "to impress" mean. To be honest, anybody who is a full-bloodied American or a stargazing immigrant should know this answer. In America, life equals being able to impress. The only fluctuation in this act of self-congratulatory expression is that it's done more so at different times and occasions of the year. However, trying 'to impress' is as American as apple pie. However, 'to impress' can also be touted as one of the most self-centered actions in the universe. Let's say that you can naturally impress someone, or mechanically impress someone. Naturally, all of God's children are beautiful. Mechanically, Americans feel that they can enhance on God's b...

"Being Different" IS NO WALK IN THE PARK. I reckon it depends on many factors, i.e., whether or not you will be received for being different or rejected for being different. In our society, today we celebrate diversity. Today, people are expected not to be prejudice or hurtful to another who might not be like them or might not belong to the same tribe as them. For centuries, this diversity aspect has been a simple color issue for the nation as a whole. If you were white you were privileged and if you where black you were not privileged. Being black meant that your rights and access to health and general welfare would be threatened. However, today that has changed. People are still prejudice, but they are not as blatant. They don't need to be. Because of the inequalities and iniquities of the past can be found in a system that does the talking. This means that white people (or people in charge) don't have to be openly racist anymore because the system will...

Welcome to a zone where hope meets hopelessness and where hope claims the victory. Do you have a story or a comment about your life journey from yesterday to today. If you are bold enough to share it, you may be an instrument in the restoration of many people in this complex world. Thank you for coming. Yours, Jerel (lost&found)