Today I just knew that I needed to write a post. Sometimes I know what I am going to write before I start, and then other times, I'm just winging it. There are plenty of things on my mind and I still don't know what my topic of the day will be. That is until I know what it is going to be.
I look at the people in my life every day. No, not physically but logically and some of the time emotionally. I come to the same realization every time. First off, there is no such thing as coincidence, in my opinion. I believe that the family you are born into is based on many things, but it is never a mistake. When you meet your friends, lovers and others, it is for a divine reason. All things work for the good. Not some of the time; all of the time.
Now let me be clear, two things can and are usually true at the same time. You can have a happy life and feel joy while still feeling sad over certain situations. The reverse can also be true where in you feel so filled with sadness and something great happens that you are happy about. This is the way of life. Everything works to the good. This is one of the only things I know to be true.
So, today's topic is actually crack. Yep, that crack. It hit hard in the 1980's and destroyed countless lives. By all accounts, or at the very least, Snowfall, I know that the crack dealers flocked to sell crack and left their other drug behind. It's the reason it was able to have such a stronghold on the black community. Before crack hit, drugs were considered to be something reserved for the rich or a certain type of person that had access to money. When crack hit, the user did not care anything about having money. The average crack user started off with a bit of money and then advanced to the point where they had no money, so they went to get it. Yep, they would sell you a couch for $20 just to get a hit. Boy, oh boy, boosting was a big money earner, those were the good days. I actually have digressed so let me get back on track. No coincidences in life.
If you know me in real life, you know for a fact that I have a great family. They are the biggest group of really good people I have ever known. Also, if you know me, you know I have a small group of friends and the thing I know about my friends, they are also a group of great people. This may seem like I am tooting my own horn with saying how many great people I am surrounded by and.... Welp!
If you are in my head, you already know what my friends, family and crack have in common. If you aren't in my head, I will let you know what the connection is. My family is so dope! My friends are so dope! The people I have chosen to be surrounded by are so dope. I am reminded of how dope they are whenever I have a small thought of them. Well, now you get it right? The fact that they are all dope means that I too am dope. Crack, according to Shawn Carter, is baking soda, water, fire, merged with 'caine. That being said, cocaine is the pure form of crack and once it is cooked there is no separating it back to just cocaine, so dope doesn't hang with crack. So, the next time you are feeling down on yourself, do what I do and look at those you have surrounded yourself with, are those people dope? If they are then so you.
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