Mountains sink beneath the clouds
A beam of light is surrounded by the shadows of trees
Words become nothing but sounds
And man Becomes blinded by what he sees

We drown in an ocean of forgotten tears
We helplessly watch lives vanish beneath this earth
We cowardly allow our lives to be dictated by our fears
Both spirits and tears are absorbed deep in the dirt

That beam of light only becomes dimmer
You can see Trees trying to reach for the sky
Survival becomes more sensitive than a cold winter
you waste your life wondering why

Time becomes precious so cherish your life
Your scars tell the world a story
But it can only be guided by light
Remember, you are all destined for glory

You lie to your self. You convince yourself that it’s not worth the fight. Your afraid of rejection or even worst, you‘re afraid of success. Memories can never be repressed and neither can your fears. We’re all afraid of confronting the past. Since childhood, we’ve been deprived of hopes and dreams. This was all caused by the people who supposedly loved us. Observations are keen to our development.

I close my eyes and I see a mother who has collapsed to her knees. Her face is rested on the floor as she moves her head side to side. Her voice becomes cracked by her cries. Vulnerability paints her face with a faithless brush. I see a provider that has lost sense of joy, lost in the wilderness with nothing to eat. He has a face that tightly compresses haunting thoughts, and is disguised into the pain he tries to hide. I see a brother who is a protector, but caries no armor. He cares more about the safety of those around him rather than his own. I see a sister whose face is stoned from any emotion. Her actions are a plea to find something she can not see.

Your scars are maps that guide you in life. Turn fear into strength. Welcome ridicule rather than repulse it. Chase what you want most rather than come up with excuses for why shouldn’t pursue them.

Man is never obligated to do anything. Everything is a choice. Don’t project your own insecurities upon others. Stand out and let the critics weep in your success. Let everyone be your teacher because you can learn something from anyone around you. Remember that you have to emotionally detach yourself from anything that holds you back. Don’t become timid by dreams, instead be aggressive in your thoughts and make it clear why deserve it.

Peace, Love, and Respect……

Courage is significantly Essential
But we choose to faithlessly disregard our potential

We allow the cold sounds to defeat us
Haunted by the voices that deceive us

They feed
Only on the weak
Ignore the toxic they release
A response restrains your from being free

Leading to a narrow path of destructive depression
Vengeance becomes a disturbing obsession
Emotions become conquered by aggression
Your mind surrenders itself to depraving questions

Do I have what it takes to succeed?
Are my desires to far for me to reach?
Is life a blessing or a devil’s disease?

An abandoned seed
That was conceived
By a spurious belief
Only understands sorrow and grief
You drop to your knees
Waiting for a sign, but only receive
The poisoned air that you breath

You rest your face on the dirt
A leech crepes in your nerves
Your body kisses the earth
But your heart clinches slurs

Ignore the pests
Release the pain against your chest

Your success is the only weapon that can defeat them
You have a shut mouth, but hold a tongue that touches freedom

She fills every gap in your life

Drawn by the beauty of her enduring eyes

An appearance that burnishes your sights

Truth abruptly hurdles your life’s lies 

Your susceptible towards the world’s suffering

Her voice soothes the sorrow your face is covering

She contains a smile that drains it all away

Night has fallen, you welcome the light of day

Shes God’s answer to your prayer

So admirable, you can’t restrain a stare 

Her presence is a glimmer sign

Her words movingly grips your mind

Her words clear the smog, leaving a clear path

For you to live a life where you no longer hide behind a mask

America is in dire need of repair. We are confronting the greatest fear we desperately attempt to avoid. We are involved in two wars and are drowning from an economic debt. Our enemies feel that this is a form of karma and are more determined than ever to strip America from the power it holds on the rest of the world. We need a change. What can we do and who do we turn to?

The American people have lost faith in their government. This is a key element that factors in the fall of an empire. The Roman Empire held the most authority and control of their era. They collapsed because the people no longer trusted their government. People who lived in a society where they refused to contribute or cooperate with their government. Others migrated to form their own society because they wanted to be part of an efficient and non corrupt system that the Roman Empire could not provide. The empire slowly fell into a pit too deep for them to reestablish their position and role in the world.

We need change and we need it now. The people’s patience is being limited every moment we refuse to acknowledge an issue. Unless our issues become resolved we will erupt like a time bomb. We need someone who can unite the people. People cannot help but be skeptical. America’s economy is put into a very difficult position to reverse, but it is not impossible.

Germany in the 1920s was going through the most difficult and erupted depression of their time. A barrel of money held the same value as a loaf of bread. There was only one man who legitimately got their country out of a depression and it is not Franklin Roosevelt because America’s weapon industry in World War 2 restored our economy.

Despite the man’s inhumane philosophy, Adolf Hitler was the one leader who gave his country production and consumption. He gave his people work and social services. He knew in order to accomplish his goals; he needed to exterminate any opposition. There are two ways to achieve that.

1)      Compromise with your opponent, and meet in a mutual but fair agreement in a civilized manner so they are no longer against you.

2)      Or play the aggressive and use force.

Hitler’s demonic conscience chose the second option. It may seem as if I am justifying one of the most vagrant human beings to ever walk the Earth, but I am only acknowledging his successes. We immediately ignore what we don’t to know. Hitler did help his people and our country’s power did come from the world’s deadliest weapons. Only because you don’t what to believe something, it does not mean that it is not true.

We need someone whose words will touch the hearts of Americans. We need someone who is a great force of unification. We need someone who can get people to cooperate and contribute into a change, even if it means we have to sacrifice luxuries. A picture perfect candidate; he is half white, half black, and caries a Muslim name, Barak Hussein Obama.

You can’t help but to question his potential because of the irresponsibility of an administration before the election ended. Obama can either be an American hero or just another way to fool the people of America. He can also be an attempt for developing countries, suffering from poverty, to drain their hatred for a supreme nation such as America. We know secret societies exist because that can be the only logical explanation for radical decision made without regarding the people’s interest. There are many possibilities, but I choose to stay optimistic.

Obama has been very consistent with his philosophy that he promoted throughout his campaign unlike his opponent. He is the only person in Washington who acknowledged the discrimination of the Islamic religion. “If countries like Iran are willing to unclench their fist, they will find an extended hand from us,” he said. He also signed a bill to end torture for people in Guantanamo. The American ideal is that we discriminate against nobody. This will not only give hope to innocents that are imprisoned, but will ease the tension between Middle Eastern countries. The struggling world is by his side and he has truly left a new impression to the world.

He is urgently trying to get a stimulus package passed, in order to save jobs and there are many debates over it. Barbara Boxer, Senator of California, was the one who insisted the people who opposed to contribute with their own ideas rather than torment Obama’s for his (I am emphasizing it is not a direct quote). Billions will be spent on tax cuts and spending, but billions will also be spent on education, construction, energy and other projects. Like every other bill, it has its pros and cons.

Do I think Barak Obama will bring change? No, because the only people who can bring change is us, but what Obama can do is inspire the people to do so by adjusting or manipulating a system that seems to be set against them rather than for them.

The Media has a way of portraying a terrorist as an Islamic fundamentalist who envies the rights and freedoms given to those who live in America. I want you to diminish the subliminal and commercial images in you brain and open mindfully read this passage. The definition of a terrorist is someone who is someone who causes terror upon others. A suicide bomber driving a car into an embassy is not the only form of terrorism. There is a man whose face is hidden from the public. This man can be serving the Legislative branch of our government. It could be a guy in living in a big white house. There is even a chance that this man can be your neighbor, but you will never know.

Islam. What are the first images that enter your brain? You instantly picture a man with a beard and vile facial expressions, women are fully veiled, and children are held against their will, countries that are going through economic drought and a system with laws that defy humanity. A misinterpreted idea implanted in your brain.

Terrorism in the Middle East is NOT BASED ON RELIGION. It is based on an interpretation of a religion. Interpretation is dependant on mentality. Your mentality is influenced by your surroundings. In a way it is also manipulated by politics. A cycle of pessimism controls the lands to due to its recent history.

Before the crusades, the Islamic empire was the most advanced and intellectual region of their time. They brought the first hospitals, mathematical methods/formulas, architecture, first medicines, even the first documented philosophy for feminism. After the crusades, the European empires went through an era of Enlightenment and Renaissance. They discovered through the crusades that they were far behind due to the power of the Catholic Church. The people with in their hemisphere were still in denial over the solar system. History books claim that they inherit most of their ideas from Asia and Africa because the trade routes in the Middle East. They refuse to acknowledge what ideas were adopted from the Middle East.

Most of the theories on medicine were gained from the Middle East. John Locke was a well known philosopher whose idea strongly influenced the constitution of our country. His belief in liberty, pursuit of property, and right to replace government with a new one came from The Ottoman Empire. The empire’s economy was weakened from alternate sea routes through The New World and Asia. The Middle East was politically influenced by manipulation from intimidation tactics formed after the crusades. There were new forms of technology and a completely different age that neglected the Middle East. The Middle East’s influence on the world slowly vanished.

Through out the age of imperialism through the end of the cold war the Middle East grew a passionate form of hatred towards the super powers of the world. Greed from foreign occupation and political influence, the Middle East suddenly grew to understand the reality of their situation. Iran’s government was manipulated for oil, Saudi Arabia still holds a grudge on England from previous history, the issues in Palestine, Egypt was fooled into debt from France for the construction of the Suez Canal, Afghanistan was used by America, etc… Islam promotes a concept of brotherhood that brings them together, but the outcome can never become positive when you approach an issue negatively. They justify every action with religion, but their laws are in reality constructed by POLITICS.

Mullahs in Islamic governments have gained much power. Many people perceived the corruption of a capitalistic society around liberalism. Eventually people saw the liberal lifestyle as an opposition of Islam, but modernization would have never existed if it weren’t for the Islamic Empires. Remember, religion is based on interpretation but politics formed it into a tool used to control their people. There is a cycle of pessimistic philosophies that are easily influenced. The chaos with in the areas of the Middle East can be repaired if ignorance is demolished, but it is difficult when most of the people are very emotional. Aristotle was the one who stated the emotions overrides logic.

The ignorance of a manipulated soldier part of Al Queda no different then the intellectual limitation conveyed with in the minds of U.S troops. This does not include the lower class citizens who need financial security. Then again, most of the soldiers’ part of both sides has suffered from poverty. Both believe they should die for a cause that does not exist. The leaders from both militant forces are rich executives. For example Osama and Bush, Osama is a billionaire and Bush is strongly connected with oil industries. Their “rivalry” was sparked by business, but the media makes it appear like we are defending freedom. These are same tactics used to fabricate the cold war.

They are referred to as “terrorist”. Terrorism is the idea of causing terror. America is the number one supplier of manufactured weaponry in the entire world. Some times, you have to look at a complex issue in the simplest forms to establish an opinion. We prohibit the idea of countries creating weapons of mass destruction. Iran is a threat to us, but we will not tolerate those creating weapons. If you look at this conflict in Iran’s perspective, you will see the hypocrisy. America has numerous weapons of mass destruction. Iran wants only two, but their scrutinized from just the THOUGHT of using one WHEN WE HAVE ALREADY DESIGNATED SEVERAL DESTRUCTIVE WEAPONS. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Vietnam, villages in Afghanistan, areas with in Iraq, etc…

Issues must be seen from every angle of the problem. Perception is a fundamental principle towards intelligence and the greatest enemy of ignorance.Look beyond what you hear from the media. Allow the voices of the deceased (whose lives and human rights have been neglected) to echo in your search for the truth. The truth is hidden, but it is not lost. There is only one purpose of the passage and that is to encourage you to READ!

The purpose of this article is not to blame specific individuals, but rather to open the eyes of those who are emotionally oblivious towards the truth. All I ask is for you to look at an issue through every dimension. The reputation America’s foreign policy is to ensure freedom and civility blossoms with in the countries around us. The idea is an allusion that the media has used to justify the actions committed by our federal government.

For example, the modern day conflicts that we face in Cuba. We are against and opposed to Fidel Castro and his military because they are communist and Marxist. The media manipulates the way you think with propaganda, but you can clear your vision if you set aside emotions and consume your thoughts based on logic.

It started with Spanish-American War in 1898. America believed that Cuba’s connection with the Caribbean could bring many advantages in terms of our Navy and resourceful powers. The only factor that prevented us to intervene was a Spanish military occupying Cuban turf. During this time, yellow journalism created an oppressive persona intended for the Spanish Rule in Cuba. The United States and the Spanish Navy were in command with in the areas of many Islands with in the Pacific as well. The United States had a technical mishap with a ship referred to as the U.S.S Maine. The newspapers exaggerated the story and blamed the Spanish. This event became the spark of the flame that allowed the military to collide with the Spanish army. We fought with them in the pacific and Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders were given permission to fight in Cuba due to the support of the media. The press referred to this war as a glorious victory. When we overthrew the Spanish, we stated that the people of Cuba would be given freedoms and an independent government. The ideas implanted into the peoples minds was a beautiful thing, but even the elegance of a rose will eventually decompose and die.

The Cuban-American treaty was established. It stated that the United States would have control over coastal lands and trades. If Cuba wanted to contain diplomatic relations with other nations, they would need America’s consent. In return, America promised an independent government and sovereignty for the people. As time went on, American corporations dictated Cuban leaders. The corporate ideologies in the economy raged the people. The majority of people felt deprived of freedom and prosperity. The laborers were being underpaid and believed that the greed that possessed the corporate executives was a fundamental flaw in a democracy; hence, the ideas of socialism in a communist regime arose. Mentality resembles the conditions you live in.

Like the majority of those who do not comprehend the influence of their surroundings, you would allow your emotions to manipulate your decisions. If you worked long hours and came home with enough money to look for food in the garbage, what are the thoughts that will enter your head? You don’t have to support the rebels, but to completely ignore the opposition of your beliefs is the very definition of ignorance. How would you feel if you forced your child into the work force due to the desperate need for money? An environment that encourages the incentive to create crime surrounds you. You will most likely loose signs of sympathy, and the foundation of your patience is lost to the pledge that has been broken.

Philosophers like Machiavelli understood that it is in Man’s nature to take what he distraughtly needs. Decades after understanding the reality of their situation with American relations, rebellious beliefs inevitably organized a militant threat to the current government in Cuba at the time. The rebels were united with one common belief, equality. If you live in a developing nation, the expansion of your thoughts becomes limited due to the lack of external economic exposure beyond your borders. When you are denied what you are required to have, your brain tends to form a realist state of mind. Human rights becomes irrelevant, and the only objective is to carry out your goals.

People may form different perceptions from this article because the way they may interpret my message can vary. I DO NOT SUPPORT the rebels in Cuba and I DO NOT SUPPORT Fidel Castro, but I DO UNDERSTAND reasons behind their beliefs. The only way two different perspectives can truly resolve any conflict or settle a dispute is if they meet with in a mutual agreement. We can identify ourselves with a peaceful solution when we choose to analyze every aspect of a crisis. I intentionally employ the word “choose” because the outcome we will confront is a choice we will make. This philosophy can be applied to any global conflicts people face. There is no right or wrong on either side. There is only the lack of awareness that our world suffers from.