Lets dream to let love!

Can I have a few minutes to dream? Though my thoughts already span beyond your wildest, I want to dedicate some time towards a specific dream, the biggest and most powerful dream that we all yearn for, love. And no, I don't mean to fall in a heavenly bliss with the man or woman that inspires your infatuation, but to look into and outside yourself to reveal the core of your being and existence. To allow yourself the ability to see more than disease and illness in the hearts of man and instead discover love.

As an descendant of Africa, conformed here in America, I admit to being a victim of a cycle that we have yet to break, and that's of hate and blame. I admit that I get angry and caught up in moments of pride, despise and revenge, but I know my soul is not one of such plague and that I am a lover before anything. My ancestors blood run through me, that of warriors who stand tall full of fight and animosity, but also that of peace and unification. We must all recognize the unfortunate and self inflicted ways of ailing direction and seek balance, seek understanding, seek love.

We have the CHOICE to dwell or not in the past and its influence on our present and future. We have the CHOICE to point the finger at a civilization that used and abused our people instead of pointing the finger at ourselves for continuing to invest in such energy that only promotes anger and pity upon us. That change is ours to take control of and exhibit. Ultimately, we have the CHOICE to stop looking down upon those of us who don't quite understand this battle and to help them reach a level of harmony in their souls and eventually come together in that spirit. Dr. King would not approve of our current state of affairs and what we dream about today as a people...dreams of retaliation, racism, greed and ignorance...the matter at hand is no longer about who did it, why, and what we must do to "get them back." Our focus should be to "get us back" to being a people that does not depend on handouts but to reach our hands out to each other, and not just to our own, but to all of humanity, sincerely with love.

Love is easier said than done in the hearts of man filled with hate. We are a divided group of people which goes totally against Dr. Kings preach for unity, not only as a culture, but as an entire nation. Closed minded motives seem to take precedence because one still holds upset towards our downfall, but again we must pay more attention to the choices we make which have influenced, encouraged and fueled that continued treatment of our people. When we wake up and smell the love that already exists within us and begin to spread it, my dream is that it becomes contagious and infects everyone! Again, it starts with self, individually as well as culturally. There's no love to share if it doesn't exist in you/us first.

Just like any other dream, it cant become a reality unless there is action. The foundation of this dream starts with self. We must first begin to think beyond race, because although King's dream was inspired by our neglect, we must not let the present day neglect continue a hate driven fight against anyone. Its not a matter to fight against, but to love towards. The generations after us need an infrastructure to build upon and right now we are building on shaky ground. Lets begin to set better examples, lets become an enlightened people, an educated people, a loving people...lets dream to let love!