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| Blacks Operating Inside An "I" Society |
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Let us say that one in 100 Black youth will leave a comfortable "We" society and start up a new life in a Euro-American "I" society. Recently, I told a bunch of boys (10 to 18) that your family can be considered as a "We" society in that at least you are likely to believe and trust someone in it-your mom, dad, sibling, or relative. But what you can not know at this point is that outside your inner circle people are quite different and that the vast majority are not trustworthy.
If you are smart, you will figure out ways to avoid putting them to the test-and particularly when it comes to money. Entering an "I" society is like that in that you have no way of knowing who to trust and who of those will try to take advantage of you or cheer your struggles or do you harm. Thus, you must prepare to take care of yourself completely. My family could not help me. Start with a sound philosophy of life because from this you will have to make major decisions on things you have never seen or heard of before-and with little or no information. The best philosophy I have ever seen is that of Ancient Africans (discussed in most of my books). Preparation requires having inner strength-the ability to get up after being knocked down every time it happens; benefitting from lessons; and a willingness to move straight ahead to your goal. Understand that White hostility to "Black" is deep, wide, high, and enduring. As you step into the "I" society, declare that nothing will pull you off your path for any reason-not because it is too hard; not because you lost your temper; not because you did not study enough; not because you did not fluff up the ego of the boss or someone who thinks he/she is better than you. Control your emotions (e.g. anger) and passions (the need to pursue the opposite sex; the need to take "breaks" or "party"). Martial Arts teaches focus on a Goal (where you want to get to in order to work on your purpose), a PURPOSE (what you want to do once you have reached your goal), integrity, consistency, cooperation, motivation, self-discipline, self-control, dedication (selecting what you care about), commitment (becoming one with what you care about), loyalty (sticking to your goal and purpose no matter what), determination (setting limits within which you must act), persistence (holding fast to your purpose and goal), perseverance (continuing ruthlessly in the face of opposing forces, set-backs, and momentary failures) and concentration. In "I" societies be sure to know the written and especially the Unwritten rules (those which no one will tell you because this is what they use to come down hard on you if you make a mistake). Your best chance of learning this is when you are in school because the vast majority of teachers are there to help you. Once you get out of school it is extremely rare to get anyone to tell you what you really need to know, and even if you pay for it. Next, you must learn exactly what to do and the way it is suppose to be done-and chances are that no one will give you complete or understandable information because they are setting you up to fail. Of equal importance is to be able to do an excellent job-because anything less will serve as fuel for the extremely judgmental people you account to pick apart what you did. This means having practiced doing all types of jobs as a youth. The key is to learn to do "impossible" things so well that people will go out of their way to come to you to do their work. Once that happens, you can name your price. Sure, all of this is difficult but it opens the door for you to be free in your advancing years. Foolish people start life by taking "the easy road" but eventually realize why this was a disaster.
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