Showing posts with label Charleston. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charleston. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Dying To Be Recognize...





                                                         The Heart of The Matter!!!

Caution: Violence










After watching the video involving the death of a black teenager being stabbed in the city of Augusta, Ga., I felt torn. I was torn for a number of reasons. I want delve into all the reasons, but I thought it to be a good time to introduce others to a small truth. A truth that involves those with broken morals.
    
      First, it took me a while to digest what I witnessed on the video. Then I had to come up with a plan on what to say. Initially, the first thing that came to mind is my first book, The Noose On the Black Community, http://www.christopher-ty.com/.
    
      Then I asked this one simple question. What is going on with people?
There seems to be an injustice dwelling upon the community of those that readily embrace broken morals. Not only are broken morals embraced by indignant people, but self-denial seems to be at the forefront of the violence we see played out in the media. Let me explain.
    
      When people are killed by members of their own community, then Hate is the substratum of it all. Not only is it considered hate, but those carrying the noose are usually the ones’ responsible for the veil, that is cast widely over the minds of those in denial. In other words, the breakdown of morals, character and a desultory view of the individual self, all leads to failure. It leads to failure for the individual and subsequently, a wider spread of failure for those within the community.
    
       So, when America witnessed the stabbing of Demajhay Bell, we not only witnessed ignorance among this group of people, but we witnessed a sickness that has become cancerous throughout many similar communities. The unfortunate part is that many are unaware of their own failures. Crimes like this one, also birth a new meaning to the phrase, being or acting neighborly. Could this be the reason why the word hood has such a big disconnect from the word neighbor? Think about it. One of the many definitions of the word neighbor is as follow. A neighbor is “a person who shows kindliness or helpfulness towards his or her fellow human.”
       With that being said, I’ll let you come up with your own definition for the word, hood. By the way, hood is a word widely embraced by many young minds that are blinded by the veil of ignorance. Hmmm…, have you ever heard the phrase? I’m from the hood.
     
      Next, if good men cannot head up communities and become positive role models, then how does a group of people ever change? How will this psychological noose become loosened away from the minds of those that are in denial, readily asphyxiating their lives? The answer is quite simple. There will never be change, if there’s never a desire to understand the agent of change. The agent of change I"m speaking of, is that of Self.
     
     So, when I see videos like that of Mr. Bell, or read about black men killing each other (which is massive) it's at that point, the phrase: Black Lives Matter, makes no sense. It only makes sense as a slogan, in the political arena as it deflects the truth away from the real issues, that enough black men aren't willing to acknowledge....The truth is, All Lives Matter.
   
       Finally, we must understand that self-value is the foundation of human dignity. When people don’t value themselves, it’s difficult to value neighbors, friends, and others throughout society. It’s also hard for others to place any kind of substantial value on those who aren't willing to value themselves. Altogether, a devalued self is always predicated upon the notion of denial (black lives matter). Such denials, will always exist within the minds of those creating such a lifestyle. It’s further imputed onto the minds of others, which leads to a malignant problem that asphyxiates those in close proximity. This dangerous spread of denial will intuitively obstruct the mental growth of others, causing them to only fight against a system, when in fact, the problem is that of unmade men, who has rejected their own purpose in life. This denial will continue to lead towards a tightening of the psychological noose and hence the slogan, the Noose On the Black Community, will not cease until broken morals can become morals that have found a way to become mended morals. This will only happen, when men will educate and rediscover the truth of what really, NOOSE their lives....


Author:
Christopher Ty
    

     
      

Thursday, June 18, 2015

The Pain on the Inside....

  I awoke this morning to some horrific news. There'd been a shooting in Charleston, S.C. at a historically black church. As I sifted through the story, I had hopes that know one had lost their lives to some random person coming in off the streets to attend church service. As the story unfold, I realized that nine people had lost their lives to not only a sinful act, but an action that can never be explained in a way that would make sense.
     I tried to make sense of the foolishness that had transpired. To kill an innocent person is one thing, but to kill individuals within a church is on a totally different level. Evil actions like this one signifies that there are some that truly coexist with the principalities of darkness and somehow, find gratification when they can inflict their horrible actions upon others.
     As I mulled over the story in it's entirety, the one thing that came to mind is how incredible the actions of sin can become.  According to CNN, the crime is being looked at as a hate crime.
http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/18/us/charleston-south-carolina-shooting/., but I see it in a more bifocal way.
    Not only has this crime introduced a new wave of violence, but it displayed a despicable action towards the individuals, the church and the world. Proverbs 25:28 asserts: "He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls." 
    I make mention of this verse because in truth: although it is seen as a hate crime, the crime itself depicts a crime against humanity. When we as Americans have no moral nor spiritual boundaries set within the confinements of our beings, it is then that we can easily become the most dangerous person walking around.
    When moral and spiritual walls are torn down, there is little left on the inside of the physical being to sustain a person's actions. Not only does he or she becomes vulnerable to him or herself, but those that are innocent can easily become victims of the very ones we entrust to dwell among us, in a civilized manner. 

Author Christopher Ty


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