My comment on it... I think Harry Rozoenberg needs to learn HOW to speak to black folks. To be honest and upfront. When in a white people crowd, people use words that can be vague in meaning, skirt around topics, etc. but I think in a black crowd, he should have went straight to the points and tackled it head on. He did broach some good topics, but it could have gone deeper with it. Brother Polight didn't need to do the whole "guy getting on his knee for atonement." that was kinda crass. Also the Black Power chant wasn't necessary. He did come prepared to deal with all the hard topics which was expected.
Will this encourage friendship? Will this make for good future dialogue?? Hmmm....
The sages teach us that the world stands on three things:
Gemilut Chasadim/Acts of Kindness
Torah/Instructions from Above/Within
Avodah/Godly service
Gemilut chasadim/Acts of Kindness: This is the easiest thing to do. It entails opening one's heart to another and doing for them what we want for ourselves...or not doing to them what we wouldn't want done to ourselves. It is a very positive energy and makes people smile.
The flipside of that -- the negative energy associated with this is being truthful. Having wisdom. Keeping it real.
Both are needed, but there must be that in-between to keep it functioning properly which is conviction, perseverance, determination. That opens up a conductive path (grace) of self confidence so that things will flow.
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Torah/Instructions: Everyone has instructions from the Creator. Some wrote it down into a book and study that book. Some teach through word of mouth.
But that is one side. The other side of this is dancing and clapping with joy.
Like a battery....
...these two are like negative energy (Torah/Instruction) and positive energy (dancing and clapping) going to each other. So with the negative (anode) energy being the Torah/Instruction, and the positive (cathode) energy being the dancing and clapping, what is the electrolyte? It's staying humble.
Staying humble creates something metaphysical... a conduit path that makes the "battery" work.
It's not an easy route to go. Being humble is frowned upon in arrogant societies and you'd have to have an iron backbone to go this route.
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Avodah/Godly service: That means doing godly things. Praying. Actually following the instructions given down from the ancestors, forefathers, parents, or the Creator. That is the positive side of things.
The "negative" energy to that is having zeal. Zealots are not looked upon kindly, but this type of enthusiasm is needed to make things move.
And the middle part, or the grace producer, or the electrolyte for this "battery" parts is staying connected to our ancestors, forefathers, parents, the Creator.
So there are basically three batteries that can spin the world and move it. Pick your place and let's get "moving"!! Be Kind!!
At the NFL half time, Beyonce came out with a song and video that honors her heritage and turned it into an entertainment piece. Here it is:
People became so outraged. It's almost fascinating to see how the veil is kinda slipping off the head and truth is being revealed in such a blatant manner.
Here is a good response to all the haters...
It's really worth it to understand that what the media gives you is not always the truth...The portray the Black Panthers and Malcolm X as such violent people, but if you actually learn the truth about them, you will see there wasn't much violence going on. True, one Black Panther member was accused of killing a cop, but he was later acquitted. Malcolm X was very pro-Black and that was portrayed as a grave danger.
