In life it behove a person to have an health role model, i.e. a person who serves as a model in a particular behavioral or social role for another person to emulate. I stated "health" for which means state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity" including the ability to lead a "socially and economically productive life
So what can we learn from Malcolm X? Even if I come from:
1. A broken home: Malcolm's mom was considered crazy, his dad was killed, and all his brothers and sisters were separated and put in foster homes.
2. A world where cash and prostitution rule my life: Malcolm, as a teenager, considered himself a pimp and had little to no respect for women.
3. A world filled with violence.
Malcolm transformed himself. Here's how: He
1. began to understand that he had been lied to.
2. stopped believing in the cash/drugs/guns set-up that the government had for him.
3. began to study for freedom -
l read entire dictionary to learn the meaning of all words.
l read about his roots, Africa, the motherland, to be grounded.
l read about his people's struggles.
l connected to the Most High, in his case, Allah, and began to realize that his body is a temple and not a trash can to dump any kind of "crap" in.
l stopped wanting drugs because he knew they were government poison. No more alcohol, pills or weed.
l stopped cursing because he wanted to be able to "tell someone off" without needing to curse.
l stopped trying to be White by no longer conking his hair. Became proud of his hair, proud of what he looked like.
l realized that he is a king.
l realized that he is a warrior, and began walking like one.
So why should we care about Malcolm X? Because Malcolm provides a powerful example that anyone can change. No matter how "messed up" things are in the "hood," we can change.
Read the full article.
http://www.guerrillafunk.com/thoughts/doc000034.html
So what can we learn from Malcolm X? Even if I come from:
1. A broken home: Malcolm's mom was considered crazy, his dad was killed, and all his brothers and sisters were separated and put in foster homes.
2. A world where cash and prostitution rule my life: Malcolm, as a teenager, considered himself a pimp and had little to no respect for women.
3. A world filled with violence.
Malcolm transformed himself. Here's how: He
1. began to understand that he had been lied to.
2. stopped believing in the cash/drugs/guns set-up that the government had for him.
3. began to study for freedom -
l read entire dictionary to learn the meaning of all words.
l read about his roots, Africa, the motherland, to be grounded.
l read about his people's struggles.
l connected to the Most High, in his case, Allah, and began to realize that his body is a temple and not a trash can to dump any kind of "crap" in.
l stopped wanting drugs because he knew they were government poison. No more alcohol, pills or weed.
l stopped cursing because he wanted to be able to "tell someone off" without needing to curse.
l stopped trying to be White by no longer conking his hair. Became proud of his hair, proud of what he looked like.
l realized that he is a king.
l realized that he is a warrior, and began walking like one.
So why should we care about Malcolm X? Because Malcolm provides a powerful example that anyone can change. No matter how "messed up" things are in the "hood," we can change.
Read the full article.
http://www.guerrillafunk.com/thoughts/doc000034.html
Good Post!
