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Conservatism, Reaction, and the Elder's Responsibility: A Message to My Age Grade

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Conservatism, Reaction, and the Elder's Responsibility: A Message to My Age Grade Great Day, Fam. This one right here? It’s not for everyone. If you’re not at or approaching Eldership—defined in our tribe as about 55 years old and up—you might not feel all of this. But if you’re curious, or if you’re one of those younger souls already walking with wisdom, you’re welcome to keep reading. This message is for the Elders. For those of us who should know better. And yes—I’m including myself. Let’s Start With the Mirror I’ve got to confess something. I’ve been guilty. Guilty of being reactionary. Guilty of falling into the trap of conservatism. Guilty of romanticizing the past. Guilty of looking at our young people and calling them “soft”—as if we were born warriors, as if we didn’t have to become who we are through fire, failure, and guidance. Many of us Elders are stuck in a loop. We remember only the highlights of our youth—the toughest times we survived, the boldest moments ...

Speak out

Use words to speak out/
Words are your weapons/
use them to fight injustice/

In the fight against oppression often the only weapon granted to the oppress are the words of their mouth. This to many may seem like insufficient armament, but to those of you on the Journey you know the power of words. Words have the power to create or destroy for those who know how to use and spread them. Complaining in barber shops is just the start, you have to go further and push your words to where they can be heard by others especially those in a similar situation. 
Put your words in poems, ha2ku, song, shouts, chants, raps, and/or articles. Let them be heard and they may be the weapon that slay the one whose foot is on your neck.
Nuff said
Peace & 1hunidyears

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