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.

Action

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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.