Outlet With No Power Source

In order to run some of our favorite electrical appliances, we must have the proper power source.

A person cannot plug an appliance into an outlet that doesn’t have a power source and expect it to work.

I am not educated on the topic of electricity, and I am not familiar with the logistics of the duties of an electrician.

However, I am knowledgeable enough to know that an outlet with no power source has no capability to work.

In today’s society with the privileges and opportunities that people have there shouldn’t be any non - operating outlets.

There shouldn’t be people who are left without the proper knowledge needed to pursue goals and life- long dreams.

These individuals who can be identified as the non-working outlets shouldn’t exist because our world should be saturated with electricians who are ready to work.

Although I am using the term electrician to symbolize a devoted individual, this article shouldn’t be viewed as being foreign to anyone.

From the time of being an adolescent to the time of becoming a grown man I must admit that there has been great improvement when it comes to the idea of success within minority communities.

Sadly, there are still people left without the source of power.

There are young people who choose to throw away their gifts and talents and run to the act of violence because they don’t obtain knowledge for other avenues.

There are people who run to drugs because they don’t have mentors who may have gone through similar issues to provide wisdom to steer them in an opposite directions.

There are people who only get the opportunity to experience their dreams for a short amount of time because of poor money management.

Then there are people who are left to only dream because they lack the leader they need in their life to show them how to properly showcase their talents.

This week as I thought of the many non-working outlets we have within our minority communities, I wanted to give these outlets some source of power; some sense of hope.

There are electricians out there, there are individuals that are ready to give you a source of power.

There are individuals ready to help they just need to know who to help.

It takes effort from both ends, people with no power source need to speak up and the electricians need to reach out.

One for the week:
Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride

Valentine’s Day

On Valentine’s Day many people choose to spend time with their significant others.

Some may go to fancy restaurants or out to various different romantic outings.

This Valentine’s Day I want to do something different; I want to give out roses to women around the world.

This Valentine’s Day I want to apologize to my girl because I want to give flowers to some women around the world.

I want to give a rose to the girl who tries to eat away her issues.

No longer should she have to be consoled by Kleenex and tissues.

I want to give a rose to the girl who is constantly beaten by her boyfriend.

I want to let her know that she is special and the nonsense she is in should come to an end.

I want to give a rose to the girl who has no value for life.

I want to give a rose to the girl that believes that in order to be loved she has to be every man’s lover instead of one man’s wife.

I want to give a rose to the girl that was taken advantage of, and I want this rose to be the representative of authentic love.

I want to give a rose to the girl that’s thinking about taking her life; this rose should tell her that God will help overcome her strife.

I want to give a rose to my mother Mrs. Oascette Hendler for guiding me throughout life.

I want to give a rose to Dr. Patricia Pulliam for proving an avenue for me when I was misguided.

I want to give a rose to my grandmother Dr. Barbra Gamble for being an unbelievable mentor.

I want to give a rose to Mrs. Sally Calloway for giving me great advice.

I want to give a rose to my aunts Yvette Gamble and Minette Gamble for always keeping things realistic with me.

I want to give a rose to my girlfriend Jessica Spearman for being so understanding and patient with me.

I want to give a rose to my grandmother Mrs. Doris Bordeux for keeping all of my articles and being one of my biggest fans.

I want to give a rose to my stepmother Angela Sharif for always showing me love.

This Valentine’s Day I have so many roses that I want to give out.

I want to close this article out with a Happy Valentine’s Day to all you readers!

One for the week: “…but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandment.” Deuteronomy 5:10

Things We Don’t Talk About

We have a problem within society with not having enough courage to openly discuss issues that are imperative for us to be educated about.

One issue that is prevalent within today’s society is the issue of homosexual’s living undercover lives.

There are various different reasons to why some gay men choose to live double lives.

Statistics show that a majority of gay men who live on the “down low” are ashamed to be representatives of their sexual preferences.

To hide their secret lives from the greater population of society, these men take drastic measures such as getting married to straight women and some even go as far as having children with women.

The issue of men living on the down low is problematic but sadly is an issue that is swept under the rug.

According to writer David Alport the idea of gay men living double lives can be harmful in society because of the deadly disease of Aids.

Gay men under cover only add to the many ways of how the disease is spread.

Alport elaborates on the idea of the spread of aids by introducing a few different ways on how the spreading of aids has become the epidemic that it is today.

Men having sex with other men and rape in prison play a huge role in the epidemic.

However, gay men having sexual intercourse with women occurs so frequently that it is combative with the activity that happens in prison.

Alport stresses the importance of homosexuals taking ownership of their sexual preferences because the number of individuals that are affected by aids is growing rapidly.

How can we as a community put forth an effort to construct solutions for this issue?

Unquestionably, tackling this issue is not going to be an easy task.

We have to first reach out to try and understand each other, and realize that none of us have the authority to judge anyone.

We have men that are homosexuals that are afraid to be open about their sexual preference because they are heavily criticized by the rest of society.

Then there are people that don’t accept the homosexual community at all.

Nothing will be solved if we in all remain on two different wave lengths.