Saturday, February 24, 2007

Deliver Me



This video I found off the same site as the song "The Gift." The person who writes and raps these songs is known as Lyricks. This video really meant something because it wasn't just your normal public service announcement to help donate to people in Africa. It was more, it showed how this rapper, Lyricks went to help make a difference in this world. Like we tried to address in the Singer Solution paper that giving money is one thing but donating time and effort to better someone's life could mean more on a emotional level. In the video you can see that not only does Lyricks rap for the kids in Africa he also helps them have a good time and entertains them. What I thought was also interesting was that throughout the video clip there was titles on certain pictures. These pictures were disturbing at times but had a great effect of my impression of this video. It starts off as. This was my village. This was my school. She was my sister. He was my best friend. She was my mother. We are real too. I don't want money I don't want pity. I want to live. The video ends with a black screen with the sentence. They are invisible when we choose not to see. This was a powerful message because it's true. Whether you think it or not we go through our lives thinking nothing could be better. That may sound selfish, but there's always going to be someone who's in a worse condition than you and we forget that at times. Lyricks helped me realize that message and I admit I feel really guilty at times. These images we see about poverty, it's all reality and nothing faked. This video is just trying to tell us that we can all help out in any way or fashion. If your intent to help others is good than you should feel proud of yourself, whether if it's donating materialistic possessions or donating your time and effort to make someone smile today you've helped someone.
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Suk said...

Cool post. Charitable rappers are win. Although I'm not too into hip hop and rap, your blog song was relaxing.

February 25, 2007 at 9:42 PM

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The Gift

Trying To Find Mines This video helped me realize all the possible things we can do in this life. Even though we may set our mind on one thing to help us become good at it, there's still a whole other world out there just waiting to be discovered. It's optimistic and that's what makes this video so inspiring. Even if our life may be facing its hardest times we have to take in the pain and look for a solution. "If you want something go get it," these two rappers Lyricks and Manifest send this message directly to all their listeners out there who want to be something. Their main point was at then end of the song they say, "...we've all been given talents, we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours and use it to glorify him, use it to encourage someone and make someone smile." This relates to my personal question, what is my personal best because it tells me how lucky I am to be given my own "gift." It only depends on how I use it which is the important thing. I have that choice of whether or not I want to develop that "gift" and share it to the world to help make it a better place. When I sayI want to discover my personal best, I'm referring to not just one subject, but to all the subjects possible in this world. Looking back at the last quote especially the line, "...we've all been given skills abilities some greater than others, but when you find yours ..." it makes me wonder how do I even find what I could be good at. It's true that if I don't try everything I wouldn't I know if I'm good or not. This song in a less demanding way asks us and poses the question if we, as humans are obligated to find that "gift" God has consoled within us.

Just Like Me

This man, Allen Iverson, inspires me to keep trying to become who I want to be. He inspires me to try and continue to work and strive to make something out of what I've been born with. You work all your life with the attitude to be something better. To make a difference in this world that we live in. To turn peoples heads and just be unique, someone people want to be. If I want to achieve my personal best and discover my true potential I'm thinking I have to live by this attitude. He says in the video,"...by the end of my career I want to look myself in the mirror and know I did it my way." Which is exactly how I feel. I'm satisfied with who I am as a person. I don't want to be someone I'm not. That's why this world is so unique. It's filled with an array of different types of people. Allen also said another statement, "Always play with my heart. Always play like it's my last." which informs me he's someone who gives it his all with his imense passion and heart. When he says, "heart" he's talking about the will power to want something. That desire to obtain anything if it's a reputation or of an object. If I'm planning to reach my personal best I have to want whatever it is that bad. Whatever I've decided to head for in life I've got to never give up on it. Strive for it until I die.