Reason

Lyric of the day:

"Things happen for a reason they say. But I say there's a reason things happen."
The Blue Scholars

At first when I was thinking about this quote it seemed like the same thing. But then I dug deeper, and it means so much more. When people say that things happen for a reason, it often means that an episode of their life occurred, and that that part of their life was destined to happen for them to become who they are. But when there's a reason things happen, it empowers the individual to have control over their lives. Nothing is set in stone, so the result of it happening occurs from the build up of previous events that the individual controls and that in turn leads to the next "thing" to happen.

See the difference? I probably wouldn't if i read that. It's so hard to put into words, but that's what makes it so beautiful. But to me the difference is choice. That's the only thing that separates us from every other animal on this planet. If we lose our ability to choose, we let the world define who we are. We become robots of the mass media and corporate worlds. We become mindless fucking customers buying shit we don't need. We all do it. I do it. You do it. Everyone in America does it. It's what globalization does to us. Our lives become a systematic schedule. The things you need to become "happy" is a result of going to school, going to college, getting a job, then starting a family. Not everyone gets the same level of education, so that already fucks people over in the beginning of this game. Then college? It's definitely a privilege. Overpriced education is a privilege. Then a job? ...good luck. But if you find a decent one, have fun paying the banks back for the loans you took out for college.

Family is the only stable thing you can really rely on. SO APPRECIATE IT.

Fucked up lyric of the day:
"You wit da right man, you ain't gotta price scan or ask how much, what it look like? Son, I'm from Brooklyn. What it look like?"
Fabolous

WHAT. THE. FUCK.