Parental Discretion Not Advised
Often times, people pursue the religious beliefs taught to them during their childhood. I for one had a rather confusing experience drifting from one end of the religious spectrum to the next. As a child I was docile and did only as my mother had done, never fully understanding the technicalities of the two religions to which I had been exposed. Converting from one religion to the next exposes the mind to the various perspectives of salvation and methods of obtaining it. It takes a mature mind to decipher which religious conduit is most appropriate for them. One must be willing to accept the consequences, good or bad of the religion they choose to follow. One must also be careful to not impose their religious beliefs on another regardless of the immense amount of zeal they may acquire in developing a spiritual balance. Therefore, it is important for one to pursue his personal path to salvation.
"TAINTED!!!!" The first word I learned in reference to my blood, race, and skin tone. The passionate Islamic teachings of Farrakhan penetrated my mother's avid ears and enthralling mind. She was eager to find a god for our people, a god that symbolized our growth and strength as human beings a god that spoke of our heaven. She assumed she found it before my birth through the study of Islam. From the moment of my arrival on this earth I was taught that my skin was beautiful but the blood that flowed so prevalently through my veins had been tainted by the promiscuity of my Irish immediate grandmother. I was taught that the mother of our family had seduced the compliant, loving, caring creature referred to as the Black man with her beauty that met the common
perception of exquisiteness and the promise of a better life ...