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LIFE...We AIN'T LIVING

This commentary may not 'belong' on this site...but I thought it would be a good entry considering the last sentence 'fits' The Black Rebel.

Embrace life. What do you do that's fun? Time is running out. We are dying.

I am so sick and tired of human beings living without LIVING. Please live. If not, ya going to be buried without TRULY enjoying a life that is believed by many to be given to you by a Divine Creation. Don't disappoint this Creator.

Last evening, I came home to discover that my lights were shut off. I forgot to pay the bill. No shyt! (By the way, I ran out of gas earlier yesterday morning. Did not faze me at all. Was too lazy to stop by the 'filling station' the evening before.)
I was telling a friend about this occurrence, and she was in STRESS mode: What ya gonna do? Where ya gonna sleep? What ya gonna eat?

I responded with: "Chill, I am fine." Not for one minute did I get flustered. I was cool with it. H*ll, what could I do anyway at 7pm?

Then today I got from a friend: "Why aren't you bothered by this? Shouldn't you be?"

My response:"

I have went 8 weeks without electricity before. I have traveled to countries where the power is frequently turned off by the government. Many live without running water and electricity around the world. But, we need our 'lights on' so that we can watch DUMB AZZ reality television shows."

Guess what?

Bill was paid hours ago, and there is NO SIGN of Georgia Power as of yet. Am I concerned? H*ll, no! Don't care if they come tonight or next week. Can care less!

We need to get a da*m life. Let's try to live it in the DARK. We already are if we gotta have 'lights'.

I was not made for America!
The Black Rebel

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  1. AnonymousJuly 23, 2009 at 8:17 PM

    Reader Response:

    You said it! Around December or so our water heater spilled its guts. At first we thought about replacing it, but when we called around gas water heaters were expensive as hell, the current heater had been installed incorrectly and a new installment would have to be brought up to code. Cha-ching was all we heard with each phone call. Being that since we brought this big bougie-ass house, one thing after another would break or burst, and when inquiring about a refinance the mortgage company informed us our house was now valued at more than $20,000 less than we paid for it, we figured, hell with it, we're not buying a water heater and we're not staying in the house. If I want to be upside down, with little chance for appreciation, I'll buy a car.

    Anywho, it was like a moment of liberation for us. From that point on, we started boiling water for baths and to wash dishes. To us, it was like a test for us. Can we practice what we preach to everybody else, especially since my husband teaches survival and preparedness classes? During my years in the Army, I became acclimated to living without electricity and running water, so it has been no big deal. I don't stress it. I don't stress the house. We're looking for another place, and I can guarantee I'll never get sucked into the dream of Amerikkan homeownership again. Instead, I'll concentrate my dollars where they should have been in the first place--landownership. That's where the true power lies. He who holds the land, holds the power. BTW, I have a post coming soon about the Amerikkan Dream as it regards "owning" a home. ;-)

    -NAY

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  2. AnonymousJuly 23, 2009 at 8:18 PM

    Reader Response:

    Love this--the true heart of The Black Rebel comes through

    -TK

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