Dear Friends,
Love and Hate. Why is it we can love someone but hate someone else? We could love puppies but hate snakes? Hate is a strong word but love is just as strong of a word. I actually have a list of people I hate with a passion. I have a list of people I love with all my heart. I have been rethinking about why I hate these people. I was told that I hold grudges. I do because it makes me never want to be around these people.
Love is any of a number of emotions related to a sense of strong affection and attachment. The word love can refer to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes, ranging from generic pleasure ("I loved that meal") to intense interpersonal attraction ("I love my husband"). This diversity of uses and meanings, combined with the complexity of the feelings involved, makes love unusually difficult to consistently define, even compared to other emotional states. Hate is an intense feeling of dislike. It may occur in a wide variety of contexts, from hatred of inanimate objects or animals, to hatred of other people, entire groups of people, people in general, existence, or everything; themselves (misanthropy; self-loathing).
To all those people that I love, thank you for accepting me into your life. Thank you for not only accepting me but feel needed as well. To those who I hate, well you know how I feel on you.
Eugene Chandler III
Friday, February 5, 2010
2010: Needs and Wants
Dear Friends,
Wants and Needs. People want a lot of things but only need some. Why is it that we as a people want a lot but need a little? Recently I have been changing what I want in life and what’s needed. My needs are simple because of my hard life. I only need food, water, clothing, and shelter. I am simplistic because I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth or up my ass. I worked for my needs. I work for my lifestyle. However, there are a lot of things I want. I want a car. I want to be rich. I want to marry Halle Berry. In order to get some of my wants, I would have to work harder just to accomplish what I want. My point is there are a lot of people that want the world handed to them. I say if they don’t work for it, fuck them.
A need is something that is necessary for humans to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants because a deficiency would cause a clear negative outcome, such as dysfunction or death. A need can be objective and physical, such as food and water, or they can be subjective and psychological, such as the need for self-esteem. On a societal level, needs are sometimes controversial, such as the need for a nationalized health care system. Understanding needs and wants is an issue in the fields of politics, social science, and philosophy. A want is something that is desired. It is said that people have unlimited wants, but limited resources. Each person has wants. You might want a laptop while your best friend may want a desktop computer. Thus, people cannot have everything they want and must look for the best alternatives which they can afford. With the definitions said, why is it people bitch about what they want but not what they need? Hope this open your mind about what you want and what you need.
Eugene Chandler III
Wants and Needs. People want a lot of things but only need some. Why is it that we as a people want a lot but need a little? Recently I have been changing what I want in life and what’s needed. My needs are simple because of my hard life. I only need food, water, clothing, and shelter. I am simplistic because I was not born with a silver spoon in my mouth or up my ass. I worked for my needs. I work for my lifestyle. However, there are a lot of things I want. I want a car. I want to be rich. I want to marry Halle Berry. In order to get some of my wants, I would have to work harder just to accomplish what I want. My point is there are a lot of people that want the world handed to them. I say if they don’t work for it, fuck them.
A need is something that is necessary for humans to live a healthy life. Needs are distinguished from wants because a deficiency would cause a clear negative outcome, such as dysfunction or death. A need can be objective and physical, such as food and water, or they can be subjective and psychological, such as the need for self-esteem. On a societal level, needs are sometimes controversial, such as the need for a nationalized health care system. Understanding needs and wants is an issue in the fields of politics, social science, and philosophy. A want is something that is desired. It is said that people have unlimited wants, but limited resources. Each person has wants. You might want a laptop while your best friend may want a desktop computer. Thus, people cannot have everything they want and must look for the best alternatives which they can afford. With the definitions said, why is it people bitch about what they want but not what they need? Hope this open your mind about what you want and what you need.
Eugene Chandler III
African American History 2010: The Beginning.
Dear Friends,
In the U.S. during the month of February, we celebrate Black History. I like to call it African American History. I’m not a color but a race of people. I am a descendent of a nation on the other side of the world. I am also a descendant of a people that was enslaved and abused. My mother and father were called Black, or Afro American. My grandparents and my other family members before me were called Negro and worst. I am blessed to live in this world because my ancestors and men like Dr. King and women like Rosa Parks fixed the world so I can live in a peaceful world. During this month, I will not only explore my history as an African American but also the true history of how African Americans help build not only the U.S. but the world.
Please note that also I will continue my exploration in my life and share some stories that I want to tell. I call myself a story teller because my life is full of stories and parables. As I get older, I find myself wanting to remember what I did in the past and to also to remind myself and to help other not make the same mistakes. So I hope you all will join me on a journey not only for this month but for the rest of 2010. More to come.
Eugene Chandler III
In the U.S. during the month of February, we celebrate Black History. I like to call it African American History. I’m not a color but a race of people. I am a descendent of a nation on the other side of the world. I am also a descendant of a people that was enslaved and abused. My mother and father were called Black, or Afro American. My grandparents and my other family members before me were called Negro and worst. I am blessed to live in this world because my ancestors and men like Dr. King and women like Rosa Parks fixed the world so I can live in a peaceful world. During this month, I will not only explore my history as an African American but also the true history of how African Americans help build not only the U.S. but the world.
Please note that also I will continue my exploration in my life and share some stories that I want to tell. I call myself a story teller because my life is full of stories and parables. As I get older, I find myself wanting to remember what I did in the past and to also to remind myself and to help other not make the same mistakes. So I hope you all will join me on a journey not only for this month but for the rest of 2010. More to come.
Eugene Chandler III
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