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Some people are their own worst enemies. We build our own prisons. There were black slaves who were more free in their minds and their faith even while they were not free to do what they wanted to do. The best thing I ever did was to stop allowing myself to be a prisoner of my past on so many levels.

As far as black people are concerned, I know too many black people to say they all think alike. Everyone is different, and have their own problems. As far as I can see, the only black people doing all this smack talking about slavery are those who make money off of it (people's bad memories).

I was thinking about someone's writing I read when I was a kid... "We ain't poor! We're just broke!" Broke is a condition... Poor is a state of mind... And it takes a lot more work to deal with an attitude than it does a situation... Serenity prayer is very applicable...

Reparations would not cure the pain of the black community towards the past.... That would be treating the symptom and not the disease... There needs to be a widespread feeling that the only limits we have are those we place on ourselves... Too many people of all colors don't have hope... Those are the poor people in this country... I know how to help someone who is broke... It is going to take someone a lot smarter than me to figure out what to do about the poor people... And I don't think Bayer, penicillin, or any amount of money is going to cure that problem...IMHO... And I truly hope I am wrong...