>>you can not seperate yourself and your thoughts from being influenced
>>by the community in which you live and their views
>>and standards. this is a part of being human. we
>>are social animals.
>
>so what's the use in tryin,
>right? if i was raised
>kkk, then that's it, i'm
>kkk. i think u're giving
>up too easily. yes, your
>environment will always have some
>kinda influence on you, and
>it's important to recognize that
>influence. but that doesn't exempt
>you from free thought. are
>all vegetarians raised vegetarian?

"your
>environment will always have some
>kinda influence on you"

this is all i said basically and that these external influences on your thoughts will ALWAYS influence you no matter what. you can choose to do whatever, but how think will always be determined a great deal by external sources, for better or for worse.


>
>>insecurities can either cripple you, or motivate you to do great things.
>
>what the hell kinda great things
>can be accomplished if they're
>driven by insecurities?
>


lots of things, sports athletes, national leaders, etc for example are often times driven by insecurities in themselves to do great things in order for people to refer them as great and to see themselves as a great. there's an intense desire to overcome the insecurity, this is source of motivation..

>==**peace**==
>
>"baby,
>I'd draw yuh bath
>like Picasso..
>
>pick you,
>like fruit
>off yuh family tree. &
>eatcha' honeydew ass,
>wet"
>
>-Giovanni
>
>i believe in education and empowerment
>through art. i believe that
>movements happen when ideas are
>set to music. bodies and
>people come together through dance
>and movement, eyes awaken in
>the face of a good
>movie, and whatever ya gotta
>say is useless unless you
>can use these tools to
>reach right into people
>
>"the skilled binder uses no strings
>or knots, while to unloose
>what he has bound would
>be impossible."
> Lao Tzu
>
>"The logic of divide and rule
>is still valid today."
> Capleton
>
>DomePoem Poets; Vibe Nation; One ppl
>under the spoken word