Monday, May 16, 2011

Just How I Feel At Times - 5/16/11

"For the longest time, my heart had resigned from the business of dating, which only consisted of initial attraction and subsequent decline. The mind wanted the sublime, but it seemed that grand love didn't fit Cupid's design. I was a victim of many stray arrows; such an experience harrows to the point that one's hope narrows. But, the heart remains open. There's always a possibility for one chance to be golden."

-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: Flat Screen vs. Book - 5/16/11

‎"Listen my dear. Many brothers out here have it all wrong. To them, you are a brand new 3D LCD flat screen. Absolutely beautiful; a source of pleasure and contentment. You're the hottest and best right now, but soon you'll be outdated and trite. I see you as a book. Your cover is nice, but your content is profound. The pages of your soul contain wisdom, love, and ambition, and it is never the same story twice. You are not technology, subject to the progress and needs of others; you are a classic piece of literature, a deep, intricate, and evolving story that lasts a lifetime."

-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: The Life Cycle of Ignorance - 5/16/11

"Ignorance breeds fear; fear breeds hatred. Hatred welcomes and operates on ignorance." The life cycle of ignorance plays a pivotal role in the deterioration of relations. Many schisms/conflicts follow the cycle as though it's a blueprint drawn up by Ares himself, drafted in ink made from darkness found in the recesses of the mind. The cycle depends on a flaw of the mind: fastidiousness when it comes to uncertainty.

-A. Lewis

A Brief Thought: Don't Become A Drone - 5/16/11

"The man who needn't think is the man who doesn't live. Now: who has rewritten history? Who has given you 'mores' and 'norms' to teach you how to think within set parameters? Who has inundated you with 'reality' so you can abandon your life to follow someone else's? The media. Entertainment, news, and interests align and intertwine with the media to form an onslaught of propaganda. Don't become a drone."

-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Hugging My Future - 5/16/11

"Embracing you is like hugging my future...in those moments, I have a tangible grasp on the possibility of being overjoyed for years to come, the chance to have a family, and the neverending hope of having love on my side. Holding you is like holding the key to the rest of my life; a place that's simply locked away without you in it. I could break the lock, but I know no one could fit my life like you do."

-A. Lewis

A Brief Philosophy: The Truth About "Power In Numbers"

"Many of us have been misled by the adage 'there is power in numbers.' There is truth to that, but those who have seen to it that we believe in that phrase also take advantage of our belief. They divide us. We end up in boxes of common traits. However, because we believe that our 'group' is powerful, we don't see that the true power of our people has been overly divested into groups that we now form on our own."

-A. Lewis

A Freestyle Piece: Renewed Ardor - 5/16/11

"Renewed ardor. Every day is a battle and I will fight harder. I am cut from a cloth of kings and queens. It is known as Kinte, but it runs far deeper. There is strength in my color, a certain wisdom that is innate when I understand my place. Peace comes to those who will accept it. Yet, social and mental bedlam are accepted; having much ado is our way of being respected. ENVY is boisterous; RESPECT comes in silence."

-A. Lewis