Well it is true, isn't it.
People use people as a means to an end. It's just how it is and always will be.
But the manner in which someone uses another can have a great effect on not only the user, but the one being used.
I just finished reading "Native Son" by Richard Wright and the protagonist, Bigger Thomas, felt used by the superior white race. So much so that he did not think of himself as human.
When you use someone you devalue them and their self-worth. They start having thoughts of inferiority and nothingness. They are, but they aren't. They are just ghosts moving along in life.
Waiting to be clay to another kiln which will produce pottery so majestic and regal, yet so lifeless and moribund.
Be mindful of how you treat people.
Marvin Gaye - Piece of Clay
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Demons are no joke.
I have a demon. I mean demons.
They dwell inside of me. They make me do things that are not in accordance with the will of God.
At one time I believe I drove them out, but they came back. Stronger than the first time.
I have been able to control them to an extent, but they are ruining my life. I fear that I will be pushed to the brink, almost to the point of no return.
There's the money, shoes, arrogance, immature, pornography, and shy demon. I have been living with them for a while now. I just want them gone.
Adherence to the word of God and continual prayer is the only way to drive them out. I have been playing with God. Saying one thing and doing the other. I do want to stop. It is just very difficult.
I want to prove the devil a liar. I know Jesus died for me and I can't let that love be lost.
They dwell inside of me. They make me do things that are not in accordance with the will of God.
At one time I believe I drove them out, but they came back. Stronger than the first time.
I have been able to control them to an extent, but they are ruining my life. I fear that I will be pushed to the brink, almost to the point of no return.
There's the money, shoes, arrogance, immature, pornography, and shy demon. I have been living with them for a while now. I just want them gone.
Adherence to the word of God and continual prayer is the only way to drive them out. I have been playing with God. Saying one thing and doing the other. I do want to stop. It is just very difficult.
I want to prove the devil a liar. I know Jesus died for me and I can't let that love be lost.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
There's a jumpman back there--deal with it!
What is a shoe?
Is it the sum of its parts, or the parts of the sum?
The Air Jordan III is my favorite shoe ever. The elephant print, tumbled leather, visible heel air, "nike air" lo...
The "Nike Air" logo was a mainstay on all Air Jordan III shoes pre-2001. But things have changed.
Now featured on the heel of the Air Jordan III is the jumpman insignia. An omnipresent sign of the times.
Jordan Brand may still be under Nike, but it is still its own brand. So wouldn't it make sense to feature the emblem that everyone recognizes the brand with?
Nostalgia can only take you so far.
What would you rather have, a "Nike Air" logo or no Jordan III at all?
A modern marvel in it's own rights not confined by it's parts, but embraced for it's sum.
Is it the sum of its parts, or the parts of the sum?
The Air Jordan III is my favorite shoe ever. The elephant print, tumbled leather, visible heel air, "nike air" lo...
The "Nike Air" logo was a mainstay on all Air Jordan III shoes pre-2001. But things have changed.
Now featured on the heel of the Air Jordan III is the jumpman insignia. An omnipresent sign of the times.
Jordan Brand may still be under Nike, but it is still its own brand. So wouldn't it make sense to feature the emblem that everyone recognizes the brand with?
Nostalgia can only take you so far.
What would you rather have, a "Nike Air" logo or no Jordan III at all?
A modern marvel in it's own rights not confined by it's parts, but embraced for it's sum.
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