Chapter 1 My Resume
The question
is “What qualifies you to write a book about revolution?”
I could present some tangible qualities to
impress upon the mind. I am a graduate of Montclair State University with a
degree in math. I attended Steven’s Institute of Technology and worked closely
with the vice president of development. In that capacity I sat at dinner tables
with the rich hearing their arrogant stories of misery. As a student there I learned
the mind set of those who build weapons to destroy and exactly how an engineer
himself is designed.
I have
hitchhiked across the country and I know firsthand the kindness of West
Virginia and the cruelty of Texas. I have been in psychiatric hospitals, from
some of the finest, to being committed into a state institution. I have worked
seven years in the engineering firm to observe the stupidity and greed of
business. I have worked three years as a customer service agent observing the
blatant racism the job permeated. I stocked shelves for two years working with
people being paid starvation wages.
I have been a
peace activist protesting the endless wars every Friday for around eight years.
I am a writer and my poetry is very critical of the system and unabashedly
tells it like it is. I am a minister and I have worked as a volunteer in the
inner city of Newark for over eight years. I am therefore a Christian firmly
convicted to the Word of God, never understating the need for both Love and
action.
Finally
perhaps most important I am a human being just like you. I am a firm believer
in a grass roots movement or the empowerment of the people. That is that the
masses must dictate to the governors and not the other way around. I have a
strong conviction for making this world a better place because of my presence
in it. This work of which I am endeavoring to partake in will be part of both
my testimony and my legacy. Together we can make the world a better place as it
has been done numerous times before.
A last note is
that I have learned as the Bible says “to be swift to listen and to be slow to
speak.” With that in mind I think that I will be posting this book chapter by
chapter on my blog to observe comments. A firm believer in synergy together let’s
make this book something both inspiring and practical.
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