" Here comes light bright "
" Here comes light bright ".....Says some random stranger as I entered Corner Social this past weekend. I rolled my eyes and hoped they did not get stuck from the amount of force I put into the action. LOL. It took everything in me not to respond as I would have liked to say, " It's your kind that keep US seperated". I am fairly light/yellow skinned with freckles on my face and I stand at 5'8 so I can get that I do not blend in easily, but to resort to kindergarten name calling is beyond immature. So as he says this ALOUD to his female friends, they all look, I give that "This Ain't What You Want" look, and then I began to rationalize the various reactions I could give.
Being that I had recently addressed reacting to situations that do not deserve my attention in my second issue of What The Lik Read I knew that I had to take my own advice. I myself distribute this wonderful masterpiece titled What The Lik Read in Harlem every Saturday. I either ask permission from the business to place them there for the public or I personally hand them to strangers. Rewind............
What The Lik Read: Issue 2 Rant
Slight Rant: I recently reacted out of emotion at a buddy during conversation because he called me a New Black Slave. I immediately associated this accusation with music being that recently Kanye West dropped his Yeezus Album and there is a track titled “New Slave”. In that moment I felt very disrespected because in my opinion we are all slaves to life by force. This is especially geared toward those of us who do not own any businesses, yet. Even so then, it’s your business but you are now a slave to the consumer. In other words, we are all somehow inevitably controlled by the forces of life on Earth as we must work to survive. My issue is the way I reacted with such passion but anger as well. I left the ordeal feeling like I had taken a step back on this journey to peace. My solution? Meditation and inspirational readings. *End Slight Rant LOL*
Thought for today:People are entitled to say what they want, but you have every right to not get offended. When you give that power away you are allowing them to keep you from becoming who you are meant be. When you allow someone to upset you, you’re allowing them to control you. Why give your power away?
Back to the issue at hand:
I felt two ways about the commment, "Here comes light bright" ,so I had to rationalize the best reaction and outcome before I reacted. Part of me really did want to say something because I felt a little disrespected for another who was also brown skinned to belittle his own race. Then the other part of me kept repeating,"People are entitled to say what they want, but you have every right to not get offended" in my head so that I wouldn't end up causing a scene. I opted for a simple smile that read," You mad because I'm glowing and fly as usual because my God keeps me in tune with who I am and why I am here". I tend to realize that those who speak badly of others,especially those they don't even know, are facing insecurity issues of their own. They are not sure who they are let along where they are going so when he saw me walk in like the proud light skin African American woman that I am he was astonished. That's exactly how I like to leave them. Im very proud of the way I handled the situation because Bad Milli would have lashed out at him last week and been ready to fight if it had gotten that heated. All that would have occurred because he is unsure of himself, and I gave my power away due to feeling offended. I now take his statement as a compliment. This means when I walk in I glow literally and not only from the color of my skin.
Peace and blessings.
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