[AKA_Monet]

Sistermadly--

MLK and Malcolm X said not to give up on the "struggle"... It is for your children's grandchildren. Our generation will never see the planting of the seeds done only 30-50 years ago... So we cannot expect to see any huge change when enslavement was legal 150 years ago...

The fact is we all need alternative thinking with radical and aggressive ideas given at the appropriate time...

Yes, a letter writing campaign with grassroot organizations could work. Been there, done that, got a T-shirt...

But, we have to risk something we are willing to DIE for in order gain something to LIVE... That is at the heart of activism--ANY activism...

And we have to go for it soulfully and willingly because if we do it half-assed, we will NEVER gain the peace we are willing to give for our great-great grandchildren...

The irony is the terrorists are willing to die for their causes...

Many Americans may not want to die for their own causes--like fighting against abortion or stem cell research...

Just like not ALL Americans over in Iraq are dying for their country... And there are plenty of our service personnel that are wondering what is going on and they still do their jobs, WELL... And guess what, these service personnel will be coming back to the US and we will have to be their caretakers...

The scariest part about this story that is unfolding is the man or woman who has nothing to live for is willing to die for anything... And a few in our military--hopefully not many--will be coming back with post traumatic stress disorder--or whatever they will call it this time and still be nightmaring to fight... Mature or not, a kid, 18 years old will be a man at 21 years old when he comes back... Given this war on "terrorism" might last a few more years...

I will still be involved with organizations that have social discourse and implement change. I will always stand for justice and peace. But, I will not give up on myself, lose my resolve and not fight the good fight. That is just me and my opinion. We do not know what the future may hold, but we can make an effort to plan for it and work in and out of the system...

"To walk with Kings and not lose the common touch"

Rudyard Kipling