The "Knowledge" Card-Day 66

Happy Friday. I hope you have a wonderful day and weekend. Each day brings us closer to ______________. You fill in the blank.

I just know that I feel that I am ready to move to the next chapter in my life. I am ready to take more chances, and try harder than before. We can either play it safe or we can take risks, and gamble. I am ready to try the "knowledge" card.

What is knowledge?

Knowledge-acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition;the sum of what is known.

You can pick up ANY self-help book, and one of the first principles is that "knowledge is power". This is a fact that can not be disputed. If you have knowledge about a certain subject and/or situation, you are more likely than not to act in a way that will give you a positive outcome. However, on the other hand, if your knowledge is limited, you are limited, and your actions will display this.

This is why people that have taken the time to go to school to acquire specific knowledge in various subjects are more "marketable". What is marketable?

Marketable-readily salable;of or pertaining to selling or buying.

People are either marketable or they are not. The more knowledge a person has in a specific subject, the more marketable. Now there are exceptions to this rule, but this is generally the case.

If a group of people are illiterate, without knowledge and skills, they are more likely than not, to be a people that live in a poverty state of being. This is why most Black people live in a state of poverty and most of their communities are considered ghettoes.

Illiterate-unable to read and write: an illiterate group;having or demonstrating very little or no education.

Most of the Black people are not "knowledgeable", or in this case I am speaking of basic literacy skills. If a person can not read and/or write, this person has limited marketing skills. Therefore, he/she will qualify for the menial and/or unskilled jobs such as "cleaning" or "fast food service". Their lack of skills and knowledge limit their ability to earn an income in which to live in the better neighborhoods or send their children to the better schools. They are "stuck" in a state of poverty.

Most Black people don't "think" much because they are lacking in leadership leadership. Everybody gets rich off of the unintelligent Black people. Can I prove this? YES. YES. YES.

Go to most any Black community, visit the stores in the community to ascertain if they are Black owned. I can guarantee you, most times, the stores will be owned by another ethnic group, white, Hispanic, Asian, and/or Middle Eastern decent.

Sometimes, I really wonder if this is my design. Do the preachers, community leaders want the Black people to stay ignorant? I can not intelligently answer this with facts, at this moment. But my personal opinion is yes.

Money is power. Knowledge is power. A people lacking in the knowledge, has to have someone to sell to them, to teach their children, to give them jobs, to beautify their "hair and nails". If they are not doing these things for themselves, businesses are selling their service to them.

Where is the knowledge in the Black communities? Knock...Knock...is anyone home? Is anyone listening?

Have a wonderful day and please do not forget to read. Whose "selling or servicing" in your community?


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