Questioning Universal Laws?

Watsup family? So this post might go along with my last couple, but whatever it's my blog right? I can say whatever I want to. I'm sure somebody out there is going to see it and begin to think about something relevant.

So with that being said we're back at the topic, as you can see from the title, of the universe. You could actually write about the universe all day, every day and come up with new conclusions all of the time just because it's so vast and we keep coming up with different things, but I'll go on later.

This post is about a couple universal laws I've been researching, starting with the Law of Vibration. If you've read my old posts you would've seen I've talked about this before. How everything in the universe is nothing but energy, vibrating at different frequencies which ultimately gives off the illusion that somethings are completely solid and all that stuff right? Won't preach on it, but it's a pretty cool thing to think about if you have some time to look into it and think about it.

Anyways, so recently I've been borderline obsessed with these type of laws and theories. I think I get this way of thinking from my Grandma Joy honestly, she always is talking about the coolest theories of the universe, but I'll save that for another day.

Back to the point, this Law of Vibrations is the base for a "law" -only use the quotation marks because I'm not sure how much of a law it truly is by scientific standards- called the Law of Attraction(s). This law is pretty cool too. It's pretty much karma except a little deeper than that. So basically what it says is this energy that your body exerts from your everyday life -you know, since your body is simply energy from your thoughts to your matter- determines what happens to you/what the universe sends in your direction. The law is in effect every second of every day, right? And whatever has happened to you has been attracted by your thoughts and actions. Think you guys got it by this point.

**Side Note: for a quick reference I found this little WikiHow thing when I was looking through stuff for this, lol. Seems pretty straightforward (http://www.wikihow.com/Use-the-Law-of-Attraction)**

So I had a bit of a split feeling about this law, right? And I know many of you guys will be able to see my thinking.

So my first thought was about people who are products of their situation? Not the people who are lazy, or just do dumb shit all the time, but people who are actually placed in situations with little to no way out, ya know? Example? Kids who are taken from their parents and forced to fight at a young age, or a kid that's homeless and has to face the realities of life from their earliest memories. I could go on but I think you'll get the point.

Does this law apply to them? I don't really have an answer, this is more of a question I've just been thinking about so if you have any input leave a comment, lol.

My next question was, does this law apply to actual physical needs or universal energy? Say you put all of your mind in soul into being an artist, right? There's no doubt in your mind you will be the greatest artist of all time. You beg the universe for the energy, and do nothing but master all of your artistry. Do you get satisfaction out of other people believing that you're the greatest artist of your generation and you get paid or do you get a universal high for all of the energy that you've asked for, type of thing, ya know? Also, didn't come up with any type of answer for this, just another thought.

My final thought, probably the most prevalent thought in my mind, is if it's really that easy why don't people actually do it? I've seen many people discuss this in their interviews, right? The most prominent figure is probably Will Smith. He talks about it in all of his bigger interviews, and about how the universe is a river that you can make go around you. He actually says some brilliant stuff. Like foreal, just YouTube some of his interviews about the keys to success and the universe. Da gawd... digress.

But if we know what to do to make these things happen, why doesn't everyone do it? Is it the stifling system that causes people to give up their ambitions to fall into a cookie cutter copy of what it needs to advance? Is it that people can't possibly believe that it could actually be that easy to determine their destiny? Or is it that people are just unwilling to sacrifice their physical wants in order to operate on a higher spiritual plane? Still, I have no answers.

Is it a combination of all of these things, is it people who have used these means to gain success scared that everyone will be able to take what they have achieved, is it a reciprocation of what someone's soul has done in a past life? What is it really? I got mad questions that I plan on asking the Almighty someday, I digress.

Last thought I'll leave you guys with, what if everyone (or even a majority of people) were able to achieve their ultimate successes through using this law? What would be able to happen to the planet we live on, the society we live in, the age we are present in? I know I posted about Utopia a couple weeks ago, but I don't think that is what would happen. I think the time we would live in would be a lot different, and happier, and successful, but what would it actually be like? Who knows right?

Anyways, maybe I'll readdress these questions with my own thoughts another day, but for now I'll just continue to think as I listen to Jimmy Cliff, haha. But I do ask if you read this to think about the questions I asked, and come up with your own answers. I feel like if enough people come up with answers it could be a key that would unlock potential in countless people. And in the direction we're headed, that's exactly what we need.

Leave comments, questions, rebuttal. All with respect, please.

Just my thoughts.

Marcus J.

P.S. My blog has made it passed 1,000 views now, so if you are someone who reads this blog from time to time I just want to say thank you, and hopefully I continue to say stuff that interests you. Let's FUTW!

-Marcus J

Contradiciton...

Ok, so I know I just finished my other post but Bitches Brew got me thinking, like it always does, so I had to post a quick something about the amazing contradictions that are in our everyday lives. Real quick.

Contradiction:

a :  logical incongruity

b :  a situation in which inherent factors, actions, or propositions are inconsistent or contrary to one another

Straight from the Merriam-Webster, right? But think about how many contradictory things you notice everyday. Example, the universe (or multiverse) contradiction. Think about this, the known universe is currently millions of light-years in radius, and more is being discovered everyday. Then think about how irrelevant your life is in terms of the universe. Shit, even planet earth has billions of people with people being born and dying every day. So this makes you feel useless huh? Then think about the people you have encountered in your life time, the people you have directly effected their lives. The countless people you still have to meet and encourage and pick up. Your life isn't pointless in that aspect, right? This contradiction is the perfect thing to keep people humble and confident at the same time, right?

Or think about knowledge, right? If you know about my infatuation with Socrates you know my favorite quote of his is about how he was wise because he knew he knew nothing. But he was still one of the smartest men living in his time (can be debated but don't kill my vibe). 

Or think about the darkness in the world. Every day people get raped, murdered, cheated, etc. But think about the potential to change, and all the good people can do if they put their mind to it! I would hate to live in a perfect world, then nobody would know pain. But to live in a society that is working to actually clean up the bullshit that we live in right now? I would love that!

These contradictions that just happen, the angel and devil on your shoulder and everybody's shoulder in the world, these are the things that make life worth living. Sorry to say, I personally believe if you make too many deals with the devil you get placed back here in a worse situation, but if you make these right moves your energy gets to go on and do what only the creator knows. 

Embrace the contradictions, man. Understand them, observe them, study them because at the end of the day they're all placed there by the universe and there's nothing that you can do about them. The more you know about them the more you can use them to your advantage.

If anybody has any examples I'm down to listen to some because I think it's one of the coolest things ever. Stars turn to black holes, carcasses turn to oil, even shit turns to fertilizer lmao. It's the way of the universe man. Damn whoever made this place is amazing. All praise to The Creator.

 Ok, I'm done now. Just had to let that one out real quick. Comment, question, criticize. Do so with respect.

Just my thoughts.

Marcus J.

The Conscious Negro...

Quick note - If you read this while you listen to Bitches Brew by Miles Davis it might make it cool, lol. Enjoy!

Hey everybody, back with another post today from some thinking and research that I was up to these past couple of days. This post, titled "The Conscious Negro", is what I believe to be a modern day rendition of the famous W.E.B. Du Bois theory of the African-American double consciousness that he spoke on in many of his writings. Soooo let's get into it!

Where did this come from, you may be wondering, right? (Well, maybe not if you read these posts from time to time you'll see there's a trend, lol) but this post, like all my others, came from somewhat of a minimal thing. 

If you know me personally, you would know that my favorite artist out at the time is J Cole. His story, his flow, his artistry within the rap/hip-hop genre right now is something that can only be paired with the greats. He's really a modern legend that we're watching emerge right before our eyes, well and Kendrick and people like that, digress. 

So I'm listening to J Cole songs on shuffle, anything from The Warm Up to Born Sinner and I don't know what it is, but I feel like he really tells a similar story to mine. Of course as an artist you're supposed to connect with the listener, but anything from being mixed to making it out of a rough neighborhood to go to college, it just all connects. But through his projects you can see a theme, right? And if this post relates to you, you should check out his music too.

The theme? This type of bipolar syndrome that comes from the contradictions that you've seen in your life. This love for life and everything that makes it what it is to you, but also this undying hatred from the lives that you've seen. I'll explain further, on my behalf - I don't know J Cole personally so don't quote anything I say about his lyrics and how I interpret them. Cool.

But for example, growing up I didn't realize that my family had money problems. We were happy. I have the best family in the world, man, swear to the Almighty. My family has everything money could never amount to, from love to trust to actual friendship and memories. I love my family; both sides black and white. Digress, I could go for days about that. 

Anyways I never realized we weren't, you know, "well off" financially until I began getting older. Slowly I started realizing how this whole system worked, right? It wasn't until I applied for schools, and got into college that my eyes were opened. I've talked about it before so I won't hark on it too long, but it's ridiculous that someone can make millions of dollars, sometimes billions, and all they do is sit somewhere and chill all day, if they even do that much. Like do people understand the Mars family are all on the USA most wealthy list and have not worked a day in their lives? Meanwhile there are people who work 55-60 hours a week and make less than $50,000. Like if you don't think that system is stupid as fuck, please explain to me.

Anyways, so I'm listening to J Cole and these themes arise time and time again, and it sparks some thoughts in my mind that I've always kind of had but I never researched. So I came along Du Bois "double consciousness"  theories and read them for a couple days. And while what he says is brilliant and I believe time-less, I believe there's a new element that can be added to this theory.

So, this post is about the "conscious negro" in today's society, in particular in my generation. Generation Y, where blacks are portrayed as hip-hop junkies and you're either a hipster/thug that "turns up" or you're someone who went against the stereotypes and went to school and all that jazz. Mind you, I respect all of these people. This post is for when someone is the combination of the two.

If you read my post "I F**k Up..." you'll see I have vices that I try to deal with. I've been getting better to some degree but it seems no matter how hard I try, it's almost ingrained in my mind that these things are a part of me... it's actually shitty. And that's where this post comes from, because I know I can't be the only one.

So for the conscious negro of today's age, and yes I will label myself as one of them. We know, are conscious, of the contradictions in our lifestyle. The ying-yang that is ever so apparent in our lives. We know that we are conscious for a reason and that we are here for a greater purpose, but we still have these demons. We know the money we waste every so many days on liquor, drugs and partying (or whatever you do) and we know what we could do if we saved that money, but we spend it anyways. We know how much time we waste doing some of the BS that we do, and how much we could gain if we were productive during that time period, but we waste it anyways. I could go on for a while with examples but I'll stop there.

This is not new, by the way. I'm sure MLK had the same problems, knowing that a black man is supposed to be strong for black women and be above adultery yet he still had his missteps. Point proven.

But for our generation it is different. Point being, there is a major divide today. Between the different type of people that are in different points in their lives. I am not sure how to connect to a 14-15 year old who has already started selling drugs just to make some side money. But I know it's happening, though. I know because those were my friends when I was younger. Not bad, just misguided. Not ignorant, just knowledgeable in the wrong walks of life. This is where I believe this "conscious negro" holds the power and promise of our generation.

**I've been bouncing around this post, but I'm listening to the album Bitches Brew by Miles Davis and it's got my mind everywhere so just bear with me. I'll make my point coming up soon. lol**

So for the conscious negro of our generation. The ones who know what it's like in the rough neighborhoods, but also know what's happening in the corporate world as well. The ones who are in between, with a foot at the bottom of the barrel and the other still walking up the steps. For all of us who can swear that we're bipolar because it makes no damn sense why we can love and hate so much at the same damn time, I'm talking to you all. It is our job, our duty to start a movement. And not a movement that only will engage people who were already on the right path, a movement that brings power to the people. Regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation. Shit the Black Panthers did so much work for the LGBT and white poverty communities, they just don't teach you that because they try to paint them as a certain type of group, whatever. 

Anyways, it is up to us to spark the fire. I write this on the 50 year anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and can say without a doubt that there is still much work to do. I believe we are the only ones who can connect our suburban friends who we met in college to the "hood" friends that we grew to be who we are with. We are the ones who have seen more than one layer on the totem pole and have made marks in both of them. We have the technology to do so, we have the knowledge to do so, we just need the organization and collaboration to do so.

By this point I probably lost everybody, which is cool. If you made it this far do your own research on Du Bois and "double consciousness" then go listen to a song by J Cole titled "2 Face" you'll see what I'm getting at. Our lives are perfect contradictions. Ying-yangs. Until we understand that we cannot make a profound change. Open your mind and become conscious. The world is depending on it, foreal.

I'll leave you all with this quote. 

"To be a Negro in this country and to be relativily conscious is to be in rage almost all the time." - James Baldwin

Just my thoughts.

Marcus J.