Story Plot versus Real Life

Certain story plots are really similar to real life, at least, to me.  If I didn't know any better, I would say they saw people in pain, relished in it, and created a story out of it.  Now why would they do that?  Is it purely for entertainment? Actually no.  But before we delve into the power of story plots, let's review some very interesting plots and its real-life doppelganger.

The Dragon Prince.  In the story of the Dragon Prince, two young princes attempt to stop an imminent war between the magical world creatures; elves, dragons, etc. and the humans.  The world is on the verge of war because some humans found that if they killed (break) the magical creatures, then they could obtain some of their powers temporarily.  This gave the humans a chance to be magical.  The magical creatures, of course, were against it because life was precious to them. 

This reminds me of white supreme lunatics (supremacists) who think they have the right to Black people, indigenous people and aboriginal people's property and resources and labor.  They break them with emotional, physical, and mental attacks relentlessly and ruthlessly and take over their very lives, their land, and their resources. The only difference is that in real life, the story is not over.  It is also interesting that in the story plot, they find a way to peacefully co-exist -- until the next season comes out.

The Wrong Man.  The wrong man is a cable series about wrongly convicted people who were thrown in jail mercilessly and the attempt to free them.  In the beginning, no one cared to free them.  They were Black, they were Brown, they were the kind of people that help the illusion statistics of who's a criminal and who isn't.  In the movie a bunch of suited-up white men carrying briefcases and the weight of the world on their shoulder try to release these poor, innocent people.

This reminds me of areal life dynamic duo team of black women, MiAngel Cody and Brittany Barnett, the tables are turning.  

A few years ago, with the financial backing of a celebrity, they were able to open cases and free 17 innocent men.  They were able to undue years upon years of injustice committed by the system and sanctioned by society after many, many years, spending a decade writing petitions back in 2011.  So, when society sees their handiwork becoming undone, would they celebrate it?  What's in it for them?  So, they create a series where this becomes entertainment.  The Wrong Man is named after the Alfred Hitchcock movie of the same name.  What started as a fun idea of locking up innocent people, spiraled into a source of entertainment, only to be shattered by these brave warriors.

Avatar.  The Avatar movie is about a time when Earth is exhausted and dying.  But the white supreme lunatics are ever relentless in their pursuit to crush, kill, and destroy.  This time, they have well camera'd Black bootlick scenes showing the Black folks' willingness to go along with the agenda. Unlike the 1960's Time Machine movie which portrays the future with no black folks whatsoever, in Avatar, the Black folks have all cooned out.  But in the end, the blue people used all their natural resources to give one big punch to the enemy and send them back to Earth.  

This movie reminds me of the Ethiopian battle against the Italians who wanted to take over their land.  After the Berlin Conference where European nations gathered together to plot the destruction and takeover of the African continent, Italy went about trying to get "her portion."  Ethiopia was that land.  However, the Ethiopians fought valiantly.  Not only that, but they used nature and the creatures in their land as part of their warfare.  A swarm of wasps were sent to attack and weaken the Italian army.  

And there are many more movies with interesting plots that are reminiscent of real life.  Now why are these stories told?  And why that way?  Let's take the 1986 Shaka Zulu movie.  Grandiose as it was, it was not accurate.  In the movie, the British won.  But in actuality, they were not able to defeat Shaka Zulu.  In fact, it wasn't until his son took over that the British had a chance of overtaking the Zulu warriors.  But yet in the movie, they change the truth a little bit.

Movies, stories, and lore are all one and the same.  Although we can't see what goes on in the spiritual or abstract world, we can definitely feel something going on.  For instance, when we commit to being good people and doing right, then we feel guilt when a tempting thought to steal comes into our minds.  We resist.  We fight internally.  Or when we see a good thing to do, we feel "driven" to do it.  What "drove" us?   Same can be said about wicked things.  Basically, once our minds are made up to go a certain path, it's almost as if it's not us anymore, we are now "driven" to keep moving.  We set the ball rolling and the energy of inertia won't let us stop.  This energy is what we call spiritual.  And even when we sleep the energy is still there.  But we're asleep, so there's nothing happen.  So, this energy -- which is still pushing us -- enters the one part that is still active in our minds when we sleep, the imagination. 

In the imagination, this energy takes on a more personified role.  It becomes a character in our day dream.  And the more driven we are about different things, the more characters we gain.

The ancient people of Kemet knew that Heru was not real.  They knew that Ausar was not real. But they used these characters to explain a lot of the energy that was used to create the world as well as the energy that drove them to have the type of society and value system that they had.  The same is true for the ancient Greeks and their mythology.  The same may be true for the Hebrews and their Biblical stories.

Fast forward to today.  There are many stories, movies, and lore all meant to sway your imagination and lead you to adopt the media moguls' spirit, energy, and therefore, their belief system, value system, and way of life.  The big theme is the white savior in all the movies.  As entertaining as these movies are, its worth being cautious against consuming too much.

As you can see, it’s a spiraling process.  We begin a movement towards a direction (the dynamic duo freeing illegally criminalized men, our forefathers meriting lush lands and resources, etc), the spin doctors then make a movie about, but ever to slightly off from the truth -- trying to harness that energy, but then turn it into the direction that they want.  If we are not careful, we will proceed to go in that new (spin doctor's) direction and forget the original direction -- the direction that is meant to help us.

Help Uganda, Family

Hey all.  In Uganda, near Mbale, in the district of Budada, there was a horrible mudslide.  Many homes were destroyed and people injured or worse.  Please let's help them out.  I have set up a fundraising campaign to send them help.  Please, let's be active in life, and make things go right for the people of Uganda.  Thank you.

https://my.israelgives.org/en/campaign/Mudslide

Dear Black Jews

This message is for those Black Jews who came in from the secular world and into Judaism and found racism and left.

Coming to Judaism from the secular world, is like jumping from the frying pan and into the fire.  That can be a bad thing.  But it can also be a good thing.  Let me explain.

It can be a bad thing, of course, because that is not what we are looking for.  In our quest for truth, it seemed -- at least from the outside -- that Judaism offered the absolute truth, the straight, no chaser truth, deep knowledge and pious people all concerned only with performing mitzvoth and beautifying those mitzvoth.  But then we have the rude awakening, some of those very same people who looked so gorgeous from the outside, weren't so nice up close and personal.  It was all marketing.  Up close and personal, they find your skin something they must distance themselves from.  Their very holy books disparage black skin, so how can they, the people who read and learn from those books not do otherwise?  And there you have it.  A whole society based on books and teachings that slander black skin and there you are in the middle of it all.  Bad thing.

It can also be a good thing.  If you are a Black Jew that came from the outside, from the secular world, then that means you jumped through many hoops to get to where you are.  That means you observed the secular world and saw how harsh it was, how cruel it could be, and took action for yourself in the hopes of finding better.  And you did find better!  You jumped from the frying pan and straight into the fire.  Straight into the source for many of the racism that is going around.  The idea that Black people should be slaves, the idea that they are inferior, etc.  All of this can be backed up with midrashim. 

But here's the kicker.  The fact that you made it this far means that you are a fighter.  A tired one, but a fighter nonetheless.  The Matrix red pill taker.  Now you have the noble task of learning and growing in Judaism and becoming such a talmid chacham, or your children becoming such a talmid chacham that you can mitigate this ugly judgement that many so happily will place upon Black folks.  You can come up with -- after you are learned -- midrashim of your own, divinely inspired responsas, and mitigate the judgement that Jews have placed on Black folks.  Sure, most would probably not accept it.  But once it's out into the world, they will have to recon with it.  And it will already be a powerful voice in shamayim in defense of Black people in the world.

You didn't ask for this fight.  Hashem picked you.  Only be strong and courageous like Yehoshua ben Nun.  Study Torah incessantly.  Make it your friend.  The whole reason that there are converts in the first place is so that they bring new things, fresh thoughts, new blood to Judaism.  The whole reason for the galut/exile is to bring in converts.  Of course, the born Jews won't be too happy about it.  But this is Hashem's plan.  Many of the apparent gatekeepers my not be happy with your convictions and may not even invite you to their homes.  Did you come for the gefilte fish or did you come for Hashem?

There is a reason why so many Africans are interested in Judaism, but yet very few are let in.  There is a reason why some Black Americans feel drawn to Judaism, but yet are not welcomed or once welcomed, are mistreated to the point that they walk right out.  Two reasons actually.  Erev Rav and old man Yatzer Hara.

Something is trying to be born.  Judaism is trying to give birth.  But the midwives want to kill the child before it's even born.  A yin-yang balance is trying to happen in the Jewish world.  As the Jews begin to embrace how beautiful blue eyes are on their babies, as they admire blond Jews, as they embrace the idea that maybe they can be accepted now into whiteness, Hashem brings the balance.  The Black Jew.  The strength, the steadfast, the solid black man and woman, well known for their spirituality, their honesty, their cool confidence (which could give way to strong emunah), and their blackness (uh-oh!).

However, the Erev Rav are busy massaging the Jewish people to sleep.  The last thing they want is Woke Black folks turning things up.  Black folks?  Those people who like to keep things real?  Keep things 100?  They'll ruin the jig! Not what the Erev Rav wants.  But the Jewish people need you more than you realize.  More than you need them.

The Yatzer Hara encourages them to follow the Erev Rav to sleep.  How long they have wanted Esav to love them.  To embrace them.  Some of them, of course.  An unrequited love affair has been danced for years only to culminate in the tragic holocaust.  The yatzer hara again is lulling the Jewish people to sleep again with the idea that if they team up with other countries -- land grabbing countries, then everyone will understand that they, Israel, is not like them - not a land grabber, but a tribal people who is reclaiming their land from foreign occupation.  The yatzer hara encourages that they push for western values in the name of acceptance by the Western world, the very place that packages and distributes global white supremacy (even disparaging Jews).

So you see, you've come to the right place if you were fed up with the cruelties of the world, fed up with its harshness, its racism, etc.  You have arrived at it's very doorstep.  Are you seriously going to turn away and not make a dent? After coming so far?

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Neshama News

September 2017.  Grassroots organization gave birth to Black Lives Matter some time ago.  Unfortunately, George Soros and his money found a way to derail that organization and turned it into a circus show with the new volunteers going to Israel or to South Dakota or anywhere else but a black place to shout about whatever the breeze is blowing at the moment.  But thankfully, the message did not go away.  It was revived when many NFL player and other sports players, including Colin Kaepernick, knelt down during the national anthem to protest police brutality.

Finally, the U.S. president, Trump decided to help out this situation by adding his two cents in. Basically, he called the peaceful protesters, "son of a bitch"!



There you have it, folks.  The prez. dissing members of his own nation protesting peacefully.

In other news, Master P Makes 'Em Say  Sports League.  Yes, he has created a black owned sports league and a team. Now its up to us to breath life into it.  Its mixed gender. This is the key to success. Action -- thought out action.  Here's to wishing Master P the greatest of success!



Find your place in the organization. Black folks are galvanizing to recreate their world.  Don't be left behind.  find the circle that works for you.  In Atlanta, Georgia, Black women will be host the first ever, "Natinoal African American Women's Conversation" Saturday, October 7.2017. For more information about this, contact: knowyourselfnwm@gmail.com .

If you're in  Chicago, Tatiana Ali is organizing a Think Tank for the Chicago community. Get in where you fit in.

Winning

The world is renewed every day.

If you give someone a gift, you put it in his hand and then retract your hand, that retracting of the hand is the satan. If you give a parting friend a big bear hug and a squeeze, then release, that release is the satan.

 The satan is like the limitation of good, the ending, the force of negativity, the resceding or recessive force -- you pick the best word or phrase to mean this.  And just like all forces, you can picture it as a vector. Mathematically, a vector is an arrow that goes in one direction and doesn't stop or turn -- until blocked.

All the forces -- or angels -- or vectors (however you want to call them)  can be tapped into. Like hitching a ride. People who choose to be lazy and/or stupid (going after their desires despite the fact that its not beneficial for the world) are riding on a particular force. These forces/angels/vectors connect to us via emotions and traits. We are like chariot riders holding the reins to the forces like horses to go from place to place.   We should be in control of the emotions/ traits/angels/vectors.  But each group of people have a tendency to not have good control of a certain type of force.

The more "watered down" the person or group  is whether physically/ genetically or mentally, the more there will be forces that they do not have good control over. In Esau's case, its the urge to end things (satan),

This is why the foundation (private parts) of black folks is so  important and so feared and seen as such an enemy -- to these forces! These parts produce people who, theoretically, should be able to control all the forces and not have one  trait or emotion overwhelm him -- i.e. not need a guardian angel or not be compelled to do anything out of great foolish desires.

But we are not supposed to know that for some reason.

So why not destroy that "force of ending"? I once heard a story:

 A man who traveled to a certain land and he saw that everyone was living nicely.  There were many people young and old and no one died before their time. He loved this place and wanted to live amongst the people there.  The elders told him he can, but only he must keep the tradition of being always truthful. He said he would. Time passed. He found a wife, had children, etc.  One day a friend of his wife came to the door to visit the wife.  He didn't want to say that his wife was in the outhouse so he said, "she's not home!"  His desire was so great to "look good" he didn't even want to say "She's busy," lest it implies that she's in the bathroom.  The next thing people started dying (ending) early. The village was upset.  Who had brought the Satan in?  They made inquiries and found out that the newcomer had lied.  They sent him out from their town to restore peace.

Basically, the ending can end when we peel back the lies from the truth. (the secret of the circumcision) peeling back the desires from the truth.

Another story:

Gd decided to create the world and he summoned three ministers, Peace, Kindness, and Truth.  "What do you think of my creating a man?" He asked.
Kindness said, "Oh, yes! Make man. The kindness they will do for one another will be unbelievable!"Peace said, "NO! Don't make man.  They will make war and there will not be peace!"Truth said, "NO! Don't make man.  They will bring falsehood and there will be no truth!"
So, Gd took Truth and casted it down to the ground and made man.

The "keeping it real" that we do, I believe is one of the main pillars that has helped Black folks endure as long as we have.

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But now there is a new problem.  The charming (read: lying) white men who charm the Black women. And the white woman prize that Black men so badly seek.

After growing up with a constant diet of white men heros, the hero's prize being the white woman, white men romance movies, the subject of the romance being white women, movies with white men always in positions of power, always the good guys, always the successful ones, the end prize being always the white woman, etc. And even more so now with Black women used as sidekicks to some of these "meals," it's very hard to appeal to Black women and assure them that Black men are the right choice or even A choice to begin with. And it's very hard to appeal to Black men and assure them that Black women are actual prizes or even A choice to begin with.

The solution is this

First to recognize that there will always be a fuzzy line where interracial marriages happen.  This may be to the disatisfaction of white supremists, but they were the ones who  brought Black folks here to begin with and then they display to them this constant image  of white being the right and don't allow them to promote their own image. What did they expect?

 This may also rub pan-Africans the wrong way, as well.

At any rate, the best solution I can see for that is 

1. Media must go.  It really isn't beneficial for us to continue giving our eyes and ears (and heart) to their media. By now we should know that and have the strength to not watch their shows. Entertainment is distraction from life.  We need it once in a while, but not too much.
2. If we need the distraction at all, it's worth it to create our own. Even if it's mediocre in the beginning.
3. With our own media, we can portray a perception of success. This will strengthen  the bond between Black men and Black women -- depending on the shows that get put out.
4. We do have to create our own industries successfully, create our own food supplies, clothing, etc. And be the success that we need to be.  Its like why exist if we can't be successful?  Why forever struggle?  This may feel Darwin-ian  but it's really about creating our world and living our lives.

These are easier said than done.  Right now the lies are spreading like wildfire and there's not many interested in stomping out the fire.  But at least here -- one of many blueprints are out.

Why then?

I believe that Black folks are inherently good people.  But why do they commit such wrongs?  You all hear about the black on black crime -- they make sure you don't forget (and don't think about the massive white on white crime, and white on everybody else crime, etc).  So what gives?  And more importantly, how do we get out of this mess?

Going back to the story of Hham in the ark.  There was the ark, there was Hham and in the ark way above at the top was something to bring light.  Some say it was a window, others say it was a precious stone.

The top had to constantly give light for the ark.

Fast forward to today.  We have Torah, which can only be written on skin.  This Torah is kept in a closet called the Ark.  And above this ark is a fire which must constantly burn (or in modern times a light that has to be kept going).

Do you detect any similarities?

A deeper meaning can be found in Likutei Moharan.  The Torah or the teacher who teaches others is the center.  Those who come around to learn is the ark.  In the case of a teacher, the ark would be his students.  But the students are coming with all their defects, all their misunderstandings, ignorance, and so on - like all the animals in the Noah's ark (bear-anger, fox-slyness, etc).  When they come to the teacher, they bring all this to the teacher.

Understandably, if the teacher is not strong, he can easily succumb to all these evil inclinations that the students are bringing to him.  He can get as angry as a bear, sly as a fox, mean as a (insert animal with this trait here), as busy as a rabbit (if you know what I mean).  All those things rolled into one!! What will keep him strong?  The original fire that burned in his heart for G-d, for good in the world, for good for his people, etc.  That fire is the equivalent of the constant fire that must always stay lit above the ark.

By the grace of G-d and His many Blessings, Black folks have wowed the world for a long time now.  Whether its the amazing pyramids, the teachings that many greek scholars sought to gain in the universities in Timbuktu, the proverbs, the wisdoms, the strength, the beauty, etc. there is always something to behold from Black folks.  Something to emulate.  Something to seek from them.

Because of this, many come.  But as they come so too they  bring their ignorance, their misunderstandings, their evil inclinations, their evil ways and thoughts.  Unless we are fortified to the hilt and understand that we must stay strong against -- against -- their inclinations, it's not worth the bother.  Save it for the extremely wise and extremely strong among us.

May our hearts stay strong with the desire to do good, to be good, and to have a goodly world to live in for us and for our children and our children's children...


post script - there are those who come with an even greater evil, more than all of the evils combined.  The great arrogance.  No amount of wisdom can overcome arrogance.  The only thing that can defeat this is simple humility.