Although himself frequently a target of guerrilla decontextualization, a major part of the meaning of Michael Jackson’s life was to help balance the accumulation of horrors
ABERJHANIBefore the thunderous clamor of political debate or war set loose in the world, love insisted on its promise for the possibility of human unity
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Life possesses an amazing array of profoundly sad faces.
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Now come the whispers bearing bouquets of moonbeams and sunlight tremblings.
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Careful studies of cases dealing with supposed ‘mental disorder’ have at times revealed that many thought to be insane or warped in some fashion were actually simply highly sensitive individuals.
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Movies can provide tear-inducing or comically-entertaining representations of love, but many agree that its deeper conflicting complexities often seem unfathomable.
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Poetry and art nourish the soul of the world with the flavor-filled substances of beauty, wisdom and truth.
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What hell condemned, let heaven now heal.
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That good gardener, who wept thorns plowing his fields – harvests grace with joy.
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Valentines Day itself, like most holidays in the modern era, has been heavily influenced by commercialism that focuses on the appeal of romantic fantasies.
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Where she offers the kind of insights into the spiritual aspects of Michael Jackson’s creative artistry that mainstream media mostly ignores.
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How hard are human beings willing to fight to achieve and sustain justice, equanimity, or joy? And should progress be called such when it devours what is best within the human spirit?
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It also contains a humbling light of recognition that compels many to do whatever they can to help reinforce the efforts of those who might be ‘at risk’ of not just giving up on their dreams, but of giving up on their continued existence.
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Nation-building is never a ‘done deal’ confined to history already established.
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And therein shines one major definition of what it meant to be Clinton D. Powell: someone who looked for, trusted in, and helped empower (if you will) the best in others.
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An outrageous instinct to love and be loved blinded your arms to lines of propriety
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Even when muddy your wings sparkle bright wonders that heal broken worlds.
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Souls reconstructed with faith transform agony into peace.
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It becomes more and more difficult to avoid the idea of black men as subjects of not just racial profiling but of an insidious form of racial obliteration sanctioned by silence.
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Searching for a mind long lost I found it shaping colors and history near the cliffs of your heart.
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And now we step to the rhythm of miracles. –from The Light, That Never Dies
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His [Ben Okri’s] work poses very serious questions for the twenty-first century. Among them:
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Learning to cultivate an awareness of the known and unknown within one’s being often leads to a healthier and more realistic sense of self.
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At one end of the continuum known as history are first-time events that have generated notable measures of public recognition due to either a positive or negative impact.
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It appears to be more that of a warrior-philosopher who practices the art of political persuasion by authoring acclaimed books
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Complications generally begin long before the fated soul carries its dubious light into whatever womb has been kind enough to volunteer
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And to secure for the next generation a legacy of choices based on informed awareness rather than one of reactions based on unknowing fear.
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Each star is a mirror reflecting the truth inside you.
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