"Know ye the Truth!"

"Know ye the Truth and the Truth shall set you free!" Why would Jesus tell us that? Because only GOD knows how we are burdened down by lies and myths. Most people are fake and phony, selfish and uncaring. That is our "humanness". That is Man. That is why we have to put on the new man.

"And be renewed in the spirit of your mind. And that ye put on the new man, which after GOD is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away LYING SPEAK EVERY MAN TRUTH WITH HIS NEIGHBOR: for we are members one of another. BE YE ANGRY, AND SIN NOT: let not the sun go down upon your wrath." (Ephesians 4: 23 - 26)

Too many people lie to themselves and are in complete denial. Too many of us are weak and take what ever we are dealt. Some of us accept others' definitions of us. "You're bad." "You think you're slick." "*Tryvon is a thief. You know he was born in prison don'cha?." "You ain't S***!"

Some of us let people control us like puppets on a string because that is all we know, all we have ever known. Change is too uncomfortable. The "unknown" is terrifying. That's why most slaves remained on the same plantations where they had been enslaved. Remember, the 13th amendment could not emancipate the slave's mind.

We have grown accustomed to the pain. Life is not so bad. Some of us suffer with the self loathing our "mothers" fed us. "You're too black. Your lips are too thick. Your hair is too nappy. You are stupid. You are dumb. You are a Nigga!"

No, every "mother" is not an ignorant sexual sadist, but some mothers hinder their children just the same.

There are too many mothers that truly don't mean any harm but they are too critical. Just a few minutes after "I love you and I miss you" they can't help but mention your inadequacies. "No, you never finished school, you wrecked your new car, I told you that gal was a ho."

Moms think about it this way. What if today was the last day on earth for your child? Would their "inadequacies" matter?

Take a clue from the Jerome Walters school of how to mold a near perfect child; be encouraging. Always encourage. See way more good than you do bad. That is not the same as enabling. Learn and practice the difference between "enabling" and "helping".

P.S. Just for the sons that don't know any better. Real "mothers" and "fathers" do not ever say anything against their children to any one for any reason.

I gladly accepted my place in her narcissistic world until she proved to be dangerous. Until the day I got some gumption. Until I got tired of starting over. Until I weighed the cost and realized that this creature is not worth loving. Until I heard Jesus say;"From such stay away."