Being Frank

“If you won’t let me bring you up, then I refuse to let you bring me down.” The controversial Reverend Ike once made a statement similar to this. This statement is one that should be adopted by everyone on the planet earth. There are billions of people who live to either share misery or create it. Why listen to issues or problems that the person telling you does not want to solve? Why waste time gossiping about events that have nothing to do with you? This is where the internet and social media have mislead people. The concept of everyone is connected is a line of feces that people need to run from. Be honest, do you really want to be connected with some people? Tell the truth and shame the devil. Many people do not want to be bothered with some family members, so why are you connecting with strangers and adopting their problems?

I was at school in the hallway when an older African American man started talking about an issue. I

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By: Frank James Special to the Milwaukee

sick part is that these people do not even realize that the content is negative. These people are unconsciously getting their fill of misery to cure their craving.

did not know what he was talking about and did not want to know what he was talking about. Yet, this man proceeded to keep talking about the issue – police murdering someone. This man was getting worked up and I kept saying, “Bro, I don’t know what you are talking about. I don’t want to know.” The man looked in pain as I tuned him out. Finally to shut him up I said, “Man, whatever you are talking about does not seem to make you happy. I am happy, so I don’t want to hear it.” That made him glare at me and walk away. I shook my head in wonder because his mindset resembles the one many people in the world have.