Michael Jackson; HiStory, Nelson Mandela and Maya Angelou

Michael Jackson's HiStory Album
Past, Present and FUTURE

There have been two reports since yesterday that have captured my attention.  One report was of man thought to have ties to ISIS that attacked an officer in New York City USA and another that they have also begun using chemicals in Iraq to attack security.  Our government officials, security, police officers, those that protect, must be very vigilant in the next days to protect themselves as well as others.


I don't think I need to remind anyone again of where we are headed.  Maybe Michael Jackson's Dangerous album, his HiStory video and all the posts for the last few years make more sense now. There will be chaos before the calm.

Sometimes I feel disgusted.  Have you ever felt like you're trying to scream out the truth and no one is listening? That when you actually tell the truth,  you're not believed, or even ridiculed?  Only to have that truth come to fruition and as much as you tried to warn people, no one listened.  No one bothered to change or make a marked progression toward preventative measures.

An American Indian I once met, had a tribe member once visit the United Nations.  Pre 911, he went to warn them of the impending disaster.  I guess we all know what happened.

Sometimes a small voice, one, can be construed as meaningless, but one small voice does count. Small voices can become louder, stronger and more resilient.  As Mr Mandela would say, our voice must be heard and well pointed.  Our mission strong, and united and we must NEVER lose focus on the goal - that's the mission.

There have been many great people in history that have done great things with this simple, yet powerful philosophy.  Martin Luther King, Jesus the Christ, Buddha, Michael Jackson, Nelson Mandela himself, Malcom X, Gandhi and many, many others who have made positive change in our world.

I'm writing today because it does get hard.  It does get agonizing.  And sometimes it does get "disgusting." When we keep trying and we don't feel like we are getting anywhere, we want to quit, we want to stop.

The woman who screams for rights in a country that doesn't treat woman fairly  The boy who's parents abandon him that looks for hope.  The girl who has been tortured and beaten, that's ready to give up on life.  Don't stop.  Don't stop believing that there can be change.  Don't stop believing that we can move mountains and eliminate slavery, terrorism, war and even greed.  Don't stop believing - in yourself.

Mr Mandela has touched my heart greatly since he has passed.  I was afforded the opportunity to speak with him when Michael introduced us some time ago.  His life seemed to be a bit of a mystery to me until I took the time to look at his life and actually was able to speak with him.

He had such wise words, I remember.  As he and Maya Angelou stand beside me now, I'd like to recant what he said some months ago from my post:

"He stood there with these twinkling eyes, smiling and I felt the same kind of warmth from him as that radiated from Sri Aurobindo and Mother - pure love. I asked him how he was able to have the strength to do what he did. Racial segregation and the things that transpired because of it was pure hell. How could one black man stand so strong against hatred?

When you are the low man on the totem pole, he said, its easy because you don't have that far to fall. He laughed when he said this, but I really wanted to know. How did he make such a difference, how and what does he think we could do to help change the world we live in? He told me we have to stand in our truth. That no matter what you have to stand for what you believe in. In his case it was equality. Equality for all people, not just a few. It's easy, he said, when you know in your heart what's right and the right thing to do and that's how he did it.

He said there will always be those that hate. Hatred is all some people know. When adversity comes you have to stare it straight in the face and tell it you're not afraid of it. Change comes, but it comes slowly when there are others wishing ill will. But we must fight for change or change will never happen. We must not be afraid to have our voices heard and sing the song of freedom for all races and all people.

They will persecute you, rape you of your pride, kick you when you are down and succumb to violence when they feel they are losing the war, but you must not retreat. You must wage the battle and continue to fight for what's right. If no one does, all is lost, so it must be us, must be you, if anyone wishes anything to change."

From Maya:

"The water is never clear until everything settles to the ocean floor.  Our thoughts are like the water.  Ripples, rippling out to the universe.  It hears our cries, it dreams our dreams.  Big ripples expanding across the globe.  Loud thunders of voices crying out for help.  Listen to your hearts you will hear their cries.  Listen to the leaves in the wind, you'll hear their voices. 

I'm not a great poet.  I write poetry.  I'm not a great soul, a master or even a slave.  I am being, worthy of love , worthy of greatness and full of potential.  We all have potential, sisters and brothers.  We all have love.  Give wisely.  Use your time wisely and let the rest of the cards fall where they may.  We are all in this together.  This great big world, this land we call mother, Madiba and I will always treasure.  We're here, with you now.  We're here because we care. Won't you care for one another too? 

I love you most.

For Nelson Mandela and I, our days are done upon the earth.  Now. . . it's your turn.  What can you do?  How can you help?  What can you give to make this world of ours better?  In your heart you'll see what you need to do.  Feel what's right and how to make it right.  Don't faultier, don't stall, nor waste your time.  The time is now to change all we can.

The language used at the beginning of the video above is a universal language called Esperanto.  It depicts a future in which there is a language spoken that is more universal than there is today. It is our FUTURE of ONE.