Yesterday was a day of days: My younger brother graduated from high school and what a spectacle it was to see him march with his classmates! As I witnessed a new beginning in his journey to young manhood, my conscience began to sink snugly into the convoluted world of current affairs despite the throng of sporadic and incessant cheering of family and friends. On that day GM filed for bankruptcy; the American Constitution continued its slow but willful descent into oblivion by way of executive branch; Nigerian officials decimated angry protesters in the upper regions of the Niger Delta @the behest of the oil companies intent on pillaging every ounce of the precious black liquid for profit; the unemployment rate inched ever higher (well over 9% presently); and worst yet, blacks from every cultural background still had a hard time realizing their desperate need to coalesce our unique talents and perspectives - not to mention my own personal failings.
Admittedly, it was hard to sit there and not reflect some on the indecision and foolhardiness that had stifled misguided ambition in my youth. I could only think of the specks of gray starting to show in my facial hair @not yet accomplishing certain goals. So even as I wade and muddle through the murky waters of a sort of purgatory in achieving these latent goals, I am compelled to question my younger siblings' prospects in times ahead. He's different...slightly more determined and singular in purpose then I was @his age. Simplicity is his strength. Through sheer force of will he may yet claim for himself a magnificent destiny or personal mission.
