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The Ghetto Life…What the World Looks Like When?

The ghetto life — typically poor, predominantly black neighborhoods — have become microcosms of racial tensions and social injustice. There is nearly 1.5 million Black youth in the U.S. living in areas considered “statistically high risk” for social, economic, and cultural failure. For Black youth living in urban ghettos across the country, their experience with racism is more than just an abstract concept or a history lesson—it’s their everyday reality.  It can be especially difficult to navigate this world as...

Why Life Is like a Box of Chocolates?

Do you remember the iconic line from Forrest Gump? “Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.”  Well, it turns out life is like a box of chocolates. You see, there are good chocolates, and there are bad chocolates.  However, what makes life so interesting and challenging at the same time is all those different flavors of chocolate (i.e., events and circumstances) all come packed in one little box.  This is a good indication...

Dramatic dawn in Torres del Paine, Chile

The Devil’s Gone Crazy: What Happened?

  The devil’s gone crazy! Well, well, well. Looks like ol’ Beelzebub has finally lost it. What else could you call what’s been going on lately?  I had an interesting conversation with him the other day. And by “interesting,” I mean “terrifying.”  He talked about how he’s not afraid of humans and that we’re all going to suffer for our sins. What a nutcase!  What the devil is going on? Everywhere I look, there are reports of chaos and weirdness.  Is this some foreshadowing of the...

Five Reasons Why It’s a Man’s World!

Five Reasons Why It’s a Man’s World! Or so it appears. The facts don’t lie: men rule, and women remain on the sidelines in almost every sphere of influence and almost every country globally.   The world is a place where men have the most power and influence. Men are the ones who hold the highest positions of power and authority, who are the most considered when decisions need to be made, and who is the most revered when they make...

Glory

One Day When Glory Comes: A Story of Inner Peace!

One Day when Glory comes… Almost no one would know the happiest moment in their life if you asked them. There are times when even those who can recall a specific moment hesitate or stutter.  Retrospectively, some may mention their wedding, while others may recall a memorable holiday or birthday.  Despite these being happy moments in life, they wouldn’t be the happiest moments in their lives.  Since happiness is not just a matter of having fun but also being content...