Goodmorning

A blog to me is an organized compilation of words written in a manner to have you value the opinion of what a writer is saying. I wonder today what the conversation around my living area is. From there I wonder what the conversation is around the nation and furthermore the world. It seems to me that people are doing what they have always been. People are searching; searching for a stable job, searching for spiritual truth and searching for their place in the world. Will your conversations today bring you any closer to this? Will the work you do transcend everyday monotony or will it just perpetuate the invisible machine of an economy? Where will you find meaning? I think that the search for truer meaning or purpose progresses us all.

 

Best Regards,

 

Kevin Burns Jr.

Free...Will

Imagination is great for movies. Creativity is awesome for art. Sometimes they don’t do so well in how we depict others. Sometimes; just sometimes we have to see others for who they are. It does not mean that you stop hoping and praying for change. It doesn’t mean that you cast a shadow of thought on what others may become. But it does mean that you can’t will someone to be different. By forcing your every thought, action, and reaction in a way that you hope changes someone you will only succeed in changing your mood from hopeful to frustration. For will is great when it comes to the individual pursuit of change. But when it comes to changing others it is almost powerless. For one’s own will must be activated in order for them to illicit change in them self. This is both a liberating and restricting revelation. For the individual who decides to change it is liberating. For the individual that hopes for change it forces you to be a motivating but restrictive bystander. Thus is the power and beauty of free will. Be the change in the world that you want to see because you might only be able to see the change in the world if it comes from thee.

Good day, God bless

How could you have chosen that

? How can you have chosen him over me I could have been the sun that brightens your sky I could have been the air you breathe I would have been much healthier to you I would have been the water and he’s you thirst He is the poison that makes your heart hurt And every moment you spend with him You pump his venom through your system You don’t even yearn for healing You just want the pain to stop That’s like never putting out the fire Just hoping not to feel the burning That’s like longing not to be wet standing in the rain Or wishing someone would love you But picking someone over me again and again I could have cherished everything about you Leaving imprints of my love on your heart Like footprints in the sand What more would it take How much more could you withstand How can you ignore the sweet aroma of romance How can you not let our love stand the test of time The duration of time I would love you All the way to heaven’s doors From there you’re the Lord’s This is a poem from my book “Heart … Who Goes There?” This book is a book with a collection of poems about the different thoughts and stages of love. I believe poetic speech can allow one to express themself artistically though words. This poem is titled “?”. The “?” of course refers to questions. It is very easy to view this poem from only a humanistic view and thus relate to it on a basic level. But life is often more complex than we think so let’s take a closer look at it. Think about it. Who hasn’t been in the position that the author implies in this poem. When you see someone you love infatuated with someone who doesn’t care about them it bothers you. But I dare you to look at this poem as if Christ wrote it to you. Now how does it make you feel? What emotions are going through your mind? Are you starting to grasp the idea that I am trying to present to you? God commands us to love him with all our mind, heart, and soul…”-Luke 10:27. God is your first love. Loving him is only right because he first loved you. He loved you so much that he gave his only son to die for your sins so that you may have a right to eternal salvation.-John 3:16. But how often do we consider ourselves not loved because we don’t have that significant other in our lives by the time we planned on it. We all have the need for human companionship but let us first fall back in love with him who has always loved us. How much more would love mean to us if we learned to love each other as God loved us. How much more about love would you understand if you understood how God loves us? Seek to learn what love is before looking for it. You might just have the best love and not take it for granite. God Bless. Heart Who Goes There? By Kevin Burns Jr. Available online at Amazon and Barnes and Noble Now!!!!!!!! Also available at www.xlibris.com For author inquires email Kevin Burns Jr.@ www.heartwhogoesthere@gmail.com Follow Kevin Burns Jr. @KevinBurnsJr

Thought of the day, what is the problem?

I am tempted to say that it is a African American problem. Thus, placing the spotlight on my race and diminishing the injustices of others in promotion of mine. Furthermore, I have the good intentions of saying it is a financial problem. But that would put would put emphasis on the wealth of individual humans instead of human wealth in a whole. This indeed could directly backfire and make everyone feel attacked and might just do more to cause dissension than cooperation. So I ultimately will decide that the major problem is relational. We simply do not love each other as we claim we do. For if we did the hungry would not go hungry. The homeless would not be homeless. And we would not sacrifice the security of our brethren in order to secure our own fate. Now the issues that plague mankind may not be eradicated but it is a given fact that some of our most basic problems are not diminishing but rather growing in nature and complexity. For this one fact makes me think of you today. God Bless.

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To BE

Is it possible to truly believe in a concept? Believe in the concept or belief to the point that you define it as being one of the pillars of your being. Have that belief so intertwined in your social DNA that you define yourself by it. Could it be that one could define themselves as one thing yet not encompass it wholly? And if so to what percentage does one have to resemble a belief in order to be considered a follower of it. In theological terms I suppose this question is part of the lifelong sin discussion. In philosophical terms I guess this is one variable of a theoretical life question. No matter what means may bring a person to the following conclusion. It is a conclusion that must be sought out. The conclusion or inquiry being; am I who I say I am? Do I truly resemble with my actions what I say I do? If actions were mere representations that came out of our mouth then we would speak into existence our very lives. Or do we? If what we say is a direct reflection of what we think and a man becomes what he thinks then do we literary create who we are? Is our outer being a direct reflection of who we are internally? And if so can one really be one thing on the inside while doing something else externally. I contend that possibly you can do it but at great cost. To wage war requires an immense amount of resources. Whenever two ideas contradict to the point of being in opposition then those ideas are enemies. When enemies can no longer live in peace than a war is bound to happen. For one side to secure victory one side must gain power, leverage and influence over the other. But this power struggle does not happen without grave losses to both sides. Grave losses in energy and time; casualties of opportunities lost and wounds of time passed. No person can serve two masters; no man can be both a slave to his mind and others as well. No one can encompass the left and the right. At some point in life gray areas become black and white distinctions and a person must choose. What will you choose to be? To be or not to be is not the only questions. The question sometimes is what will become if you fail to be.

Never Quit

It is customary to start a blog off introducing an idea, theory or some paradigm as to make you the reader feel that the viewing of these words are somewhat worth it to you. I too as a reader would like the assurance that the things I peruse are of value to me. Why read if your not looking for something in return, thus making your moment of mental observation relevant and valuable. I know no more important notion to my mind right now than that of the obliteration of fear. Fear is crippling, fear is paralyzing, and fear is one of your worst enemies. Fear in fact is direct evil. Seeing the God gave us not a spirit of fear but of a sound mind. I feel that I could write a million excerpts on the subject title and still wonder what really allows it to grip such a strong part of our life. However I just will say this… It’s not over yet, but it is over when you quit.

Who's teaching who

Professor : You are a Christian, aren’t you, son ?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, you believe in GOD ?

Student : Absolutely, sir.

Professor : Is GOD good ?

Student : Sure.

Professor: Is GOD all powerful ?

Student : Yes.

Professor: My brother died of cancer even though he prayed to GOD to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But GOD didn’t. How is this GOD good then? Hmm?

(Student was silent.)

Professor: You can’t answer, can you ? Let’s start again, young fella. Is GOD good?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Is satan good ?

Student : No.

Professor: Where does satan come from ?

Student : From … GOD …

Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?

Student : Yes.

Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it ? And GOD did make everything. Correct?

Student : Yes.

Professor: So who created evil ?

(Student did not answer.)

Professor: Is there sickness? Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?

Student : Yes, sir.

Professor: So, who created them ?

(Student had no answer.)

Professor: Science says you have 5 Senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son, have you ever seen GOD?

Student : No, sir.

Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your GOD?

Student : No , sir.

Professor: Have you ever felt your GOD, tasted your GOD, smelt your GOD? Have you ever had any sensory perception of GOD for that matter?

Student : No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.

Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?

Student : Yes.

Professor : According to Empirical, Testable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says your GOD doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?

Student : Nothing. I only have my faith.

Professor: Yes, faith. And that is the problem Science has.

Student : Professor, is there such a thing as heat?

Professor: Yes.

Student : And is there such a thing as cold?

Professor: Yes.

Student : No, sir. There isn’t.

(The lecture theater became very quiet with this turn of events.)

Student : Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 degrees below zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.

(There was pin-drop silence in the lecture theater.)

Student : What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?

Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?

Student : You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have low light, normal light, bright light, flashing light. But if you have no light constantly, you have nothing and its called darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, well you would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?

Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man ?

Student : Sir, my point is your philosophical premise is flawed.

Professor: Flawed ? Can you explain how?

Student : Sir, you are working on the premise of duality. You argue there is life and then there is death, a good GOD and a bad GOD. You are viewing the concept of GOD as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing.

Death is not the opposite of life: just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?

Professor: If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process, yes, of course, I do.

Student : Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?

(The Professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going.)

Student : Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor. Are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a scientist but a preacher?

(The class was in uproar.)

Student : Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?

(The class broke out into laughter. )

Student : Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable, Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures, sir?

(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable.)

Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on faith, son.

Student : That is it sir … Exactly ! The link between man & GOD is FAITH. That is all that keeps things alive and moving.

P.S.

I believe you have enjoyed the conversation. And if so, you’ll probably want your friends / colleagues to enjoy the same, won’t you?

Forward this to increase their knowledge … or FAITH.

By the way, that student was EINSTEIN

VDay2012

This is the day when many shine the spotlight on what we would consider love. However I myself do not find Valentine’s Day equivalent to love. I believe there could be a correlation to Valentine’s Day expressions and love. But I don’t believe it is a cause and effect relationship. Many people agree with this statement but it is always nice to have that third party variable that shows love. I wonder what people consider love to be. What do you think love encompasses? Is it heterosexual or is it straight? Is it sex or is it waiting? Is marriage or is it singleness? Is it obedience or is it defiance? Is it giving up or is it holding on? Can it be found in many or can it be found in one? These questions are of a deeply inquisitive nature but merely play off of what love is.
The who, what, where, when’s and how’s of love is not sufficient to define love. You have to concretely define it. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful, proud, or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance (1 Corinthians 13:4-8). Love is great and we are human. When we love we get closer to the essence of God. There is nothing greater and there is nothing more powerful. It is not usually love that is the issue but our use of love that is often misguided, misused and sometimes confused. Please do not give up on love. For without love you nothing. God is love. Peace, love and never hurt.

Denzel does it again "Safe House" review

In the wake of the infamous wiki leak’s website that shined an unwanted spotlight on many of the secrets that many conspiracy theorists have thrived on for years. Writer Daniel Espinosa’s new thriller “Safe House” is a must see movie. In this movie Denzel Washington plays rouge C.I.A agent Tobin Frost who through unforeseen circumstances has fallen in direct custody of novice safe house keeper Matt Weston. Matt is taken through an exhilarating quest to keep safe harbor of his notorious house guest. Throughout this movie there is the underlining story of what has brought Denzel to be one of the most wanted men alive.
As any good governmental mystery plot does it implants a curiosity in the viewer to explore the foundation that holds up their personal pillars of truth regarding government. This movie has a healthy dosage of action which displays itself almost from the beginning of the movie. It also was excellent to see Ryan Reynolds step out of his normal satirical humor and take on the challenge of a true drama. I personally believe it is worth going to see if you would like to see this rising star show range in his acting abilities. If that doesn’t draw you to theatre Denzel Washington, Vera Farmiga, Brenden Gleeson and Director Espinosa are not too bad of odds to gamble on in my opinion. But this is America and peer pressure rules so the millions made in the box office and the high ratings on a pleather of movie websites should be enough to urge you to go see this movie.


As always I wish you peace, love and never hurt.