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THE POWER OF SELF
by Kevin Cooper
Everyone, no matter who they are, or what race, or culture, or sex, has the Fewer within themSELVES to change themSELVES for the better. If they truly choose to. There are a lot of things in life over which a person has no control. There are also a lot of things in life over which a person does have control, starting with SELF, and the responsibility one has to one's SELF.
Everyone must be responsible for their own actions and stop blaming others for their problems or shortcomings. If you are a woman or a person of color in this country, now more than ever before, you must stand up and take control of your actions. As you can see by this country's hard turn to the right, things in this country will "ever again be as they were. This country is taking a step backward, back to the way it used to be. But you already know this, and because you do already know this you have no one to blame but yourSELF if you allow yourSELF to be swept under the carpet by this country's backward slide.
The people who are in control of this country have warned you that they are going to take away affirmative action, welfare and anything else that they want. So if, after all of these warnings, you haven't made a real attempt to re-educate yourSELF, or retrain yourSELF, you have no one to blame but yourSELF. It is so very important that you prepare yourSELF by whatever means you can, whether it's by going to a public library or earning extra money flipping burgers. You, and only you, can uplift yourSELF, in whatever Way you need to be uplifted; it is all within you to do. If you are a Student, then study that much harder, read that much more, learn that much more. Make yourSELF more than just a student. If you are a worker, work a little harder, learn all you can about all aspects of where you work. Go back to school, or study at home if need be, but do whatever it takes to get the job done!
If you are a parent, than be a parent. Teach your child, or children, educate them at home before you send them off to school. If your child has talent, encourage your child, bring out that talent to its fullest. Tell your children you love them, let them feel your love. Children don't ask to be born, and if a child could teach itself what it needs to know, then why would it need parents?
Take control of your responsibilities. Take control of yourSELF, and by doing so you will take control of your life, your future, your destiny. Some People think that this is easier said than done, but it's not, because all things, positive or negative, start from within. It's how you deal with them that makes them what they end up.
No matter who you are or what you do, you have the ability within yourSELF to make things better for yourSELF if you truly want to. The best way to go about this is to first accept YOURSELF for who you are. You must love and respect, as well as appreciate, you, even if the rest of the world doesn't. Find out everything that you can about you, from your family roots to your cultural history. Find out for you all the positive things your culture has done to build and contribute to this country. Take pride in all you learn, take pride in who you are and where you come from. The more you learn, the more pride you will have, and the more you will want to carry on the tradition that your culture started. Once you find out who you are, nothing and no one will be able to keep you down. Once you have the knowledge of SELF you will no longer be satisfied with the way things have been, especially if they have been bad.
If knowledge is power, then there can be no stronger power than the knowledge of SELF. But only you can find yourSELF, only you can prepare and better yourSELF. Because it all starts with you.
For comments and questions, you may write: Kevin Cooper C-65304 3E82 San Quentin Prison San Quentin, CA 94974
by Kevin Cooper
Everyone, no matter who they are, or what race, or culture, or sex, has the Fewer within themSELVES to change themSELVES for the better. If they truly choose to. There are a lot of things in life over which a person has no control. There are also a lot of things in life over which a person does have control, starting with SELF, and the responsibility one has to one's SELF.
Everyone must be responsible for their own actions and stop blaming others for their problems or shortcomings. If you are a woman or a person of color in this country, now more than ever before, you must stand up and take control of your actions. As you can see by this country's hard turn to the right, things in this country will "ever again be as they were. This country is taking a step backward, back to the way it used to be. But you already know this, and because you do already know this you have no one to blame but yourSELF if you allow yourSELF to be swept under the carpet by this country's backward slide.
The people who are in control of this country have warned you that they are going to take away affirmative action, welfare and anything else that they want. So if, after all of these warnings, you haven't made a real attempt to re-educate yourSELF, or retrain yourSELF, you have no one to blame but yourSELF. It is so very important that you prepare yourSELF by whatever means you can, whether it's by going to a public library or earning extra money flipping burgers. You, and only you, can uplift yourSELF, in whatever Way you need to be uplifted; it is all within you to do. If you are a Student, then study that much harder, read that much more, learn that much more. Make yourSELF more than just a student. If you are a worker, work a little harder, learn all you can about all aspects of where you work. Go back to school, or study at home if need be, but do whatever it takes to get the job done!
If you are a parent, than be a parent. Teach your child, or children, educate them at home before you send them off to school. If your child has talent, encourage your child, bring out that talent to its fullest. Tell your children you love them, let them feel your love. Children don't ask to be born, and if a child could teach itself what it needs to know, then why would it need parents?
Take control of your responsibilities. Take control of yourSELF, and by doing so you will take control of your life, your future, your destiny. Some People think that this is easier said than done, but it's not, because all things, positive or negative, start from within. It's how you deal with them that makes them what they end up.
No matter who you are or what you do, you have the ability within yourSELF to make things better for yourSELF if you truly want to. The best way to go about this is to first accept YOURSELF for who you are. You must love and respect, as well as appreciate, you, even if the rest of the world doesn't. Find out everything that you can about you, from your family roots to your cultural history. Find out for you all the positive things your culture has done to build and contribute to this country. Take pride in all you learn, take pride in who you are and where you come from. The more you learn, the more pride you will have, and the more you will want to carry on the tradition that your culture started. Once you find out who you are, nothing and no one will be able to keep you down. Once you have the knowledge of SELF you will no longer be satisfied with the way things have been, especially if they have been bad.
If knowledge is power, then there can be no stronger power than the knowledge of SELF. But only you can find yourSELF, only you can prepare and better yourSELF. Because it all starts with you.
For comments and questions, you may write: Kevin Cooper C-65304 3E82 San Quentin Prison San Quentin, CA 94974
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