1 Peter 4:8
Having never used illegal drugs, the benefit is void to a mentality of sobriety. The recent death of Gil-Scott Heron, friend to a beloved; brought to mind the “high” (a mindset) lived in days gone by, so rapid. Days at the (old) Columbia High School (CHS), which was located amid downtown Columbia, South Carolina were mixed with acts removing innocence in “streetology 101” (the study of street life) and developmental academics required in histories, sciences, languages, etc. What a wonderful measure of being human moving from "destructive segregation" to "constructive integration" (Martin Luther King, Jr. labeled the period of change). Living high on the fact of settling disputes inside the school building in opposition to fighting in the streets. After numerous attempts to stop belt buckle fights on and off school buses, calm came through assimilation and association ending the 60s moving into the 70s with sincerity of heart - love.
Seeking to live in harmony, the students of the 60s and 70s formed a human relations council at CHS, so as to learn of and from the other. The violence ended with some intervention from non-violent students and rule enforcement from the teachers and administrators. The goal was to get along and obtain intelligence that could not be ignored regardless of race, creed, or color. Churches, like the Washington Street United Methodist Church across from CHS, were silent participants (it seemed) helping to bring change. Never really considered the value the churches had on the entire process of secular school integration, because many upheld segregated worship.
Indeed, it was the "intentionality" (existentialism) of men and women of faith, not the mind blown decisions of drug abusers that lifted us higher than imaginable during those days of struggle. Still the contributions of some inebriate geniuses should not be discounted. They spoke truth into the light of reality, while escaping some scenes of ignorance. It was more than the preaching of a father preacher that taught messages of love. It was the words of brothers and friends (females and males) that paved the way on the rough roads toward sincere hospitality. Individual choices brought more than correct expressions; they brought down minds too high on drugs to meet the totality of needs in the world. It was and is time to escape decisions to be high, in order to make high decisions. High decisions made in the fulfillment of physical, social, and psychological human needs have to do with choosing not to conform to a drug culture of meaningless control substances, so as to maintain the ability to understand and influence positive change.
Because of the insights that managed to be so verbally correct, blind sightedness could not play the tune of victory. Covered in divine love from headgear to footwear, fear of relating to humans from the diverse corners of the world vanished. Looking back over the naked reality of what was, in order to see the beauty coming into view beyond what is, the clarion call is to respectful living. Young men and women are to be urged away from dope mentality and pornographic displays on streets, buses, subways, etc. The intelligence of sacred purpose given individually and collectively has to be sealed in the minds of children and youth. In time, adolescent theories live into adult results paving highways for new ways of living.
Remembrance is high on Columbia’s gift of life, not the Colombian associated ill-fated drug culture. To market the positives of the 60s and 70s is a meaningful desirable. Desires, too, become meaningless without the acceptance of the masses. The task is to uncap bottled up agape, so that the ingredient can pour into minds, soak into hearts, and live within souls of people high on transformational love. Decision! Deciding not to be high, so as to make high decisions.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us, and teach us to love as You have loved - people. Amen.
Having never used illegal drugs, the benefit is void to a mentality of sobriety. The recent death of Gil-Scott Heron, friend to a beloved; brought to mind the “high” (a mindset) lived in days gone by, so rapid. Days at the (old) Columbia High School (CHS), which was located amid downtown Columbia, South Carolina were mixed with acts removing innocence in “streetology 101” (the study of street life) and developmental academics required in histories, sciences, languages, etc. What a wonderful measure of being human moving from "destructive segregation" to "constructive integration" (Martin Luther King, Jr. labeled the period of change). Living high on the fact of settling disputes inside the school building in opposition to fighting in the streets. After numerous attempts to stop belt buckle fights on and off school buses, calm came through assimilation and association ending the 60s moving into the 70s with sincerity of heart - love.
Seeking to live in harmony, the students of the 60s and 70s formed a human relations council at CHS, so as to learn of and from the other. The violence ended with some intervention from non-violent students and rule enforcement from the teachers and administrators. The goal was to get along and obtain intelligence that could not be ignored regardless of race, creed, or color. Churches, like the Washington Street United Methodist Church across from CHS, were silent participants (it seemed) helping to bring change. Never really considered the value the churches had on the entire process of secular school integration, because many upheld segregated worship.
Indeed, it was the "intentionality" (existentialism) of men and women of faith, not the mind blown decisions of drug abusers that lifted us higher than imaginable during those days of struggle. Still the contributions of some inebriate geniuses should not be discounted. They spoke truth into the light of reality, while escaping some scenes of ignorance. It was more than the preaching of a father preacher that taught messages of love. It was the words of brothers and friends (females and males) that paved the way on the rough roads toward sincere hospitality. Individual choices brought more than correct expressions; they brought down minds too high on drugs to meet the totality of needs in the world. It was and is time to escape decisions to be high, in order to make high decisions. High decisions made in the fulfillment of physical, social, and psychological human needs have to do with choosing not to conform to a drug culture of meaningless control substances, so as to maintain the ability to understand and influence positive change.
Because of the insights that managed to be so verbally correct, blind sightedness could not play the tune of victory. Covered in divine love from headgear to footwear, fear of relating to humans from the diverse corners of the world vanished. Looking back over the naked reality of what was, in order to see the beauty coming into view beyond what is, the clarion call is to respectful living. Young men and women are to be urged away from dope mentality and pornographic displays on streets, buses, subways, etc. The intelligence of sacred purpose given individually and collectively has to be sealed in the minds of children and youth. In time, adolescent theories live into adult results paving highways for new ways of living.
Remembrance is high on Columbia’s gift of life, not the Colombian associated ill-fated drug culture. To market the positives of the 60s and 70s is a meaningful desirable. Desires, too, become meaningless without the acceptance of the masses. The task is to uncap bottled up agape, so that the ingredient can pour into minds, soak into hearts, and live within souls of people high on transformational love. Decision! Deciding not to be high, so as to make high decisions.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on us, and teach us to love as You have loved - people. Amen.
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