Abuse is—
Presents
“The Radical King”
I’ve been reading a lot of Dr. King’s writing lately. He’s really good at putting together an approach and presenting an idea. Masterful even. Solid equations. His words will take you on a journey, and you’ll arrive at your destination, filled with hope. Let’s look at one of his ideas called the “fierce urgency of now”.
“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history, there "is" such a thing as being too late. This is no time for apathy or complacency. This is a time for vigorous and positive action.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
I don’t want anyone to think weirdly about what I have to say in this post. Because it might be controversial to some. I’ll preface with this—
That man earned his crown— through hard labor for his people, which relationally means hard work for the everyone. He put his life on the line for his dreams, which will always make him radical. He is one of the pavers. His crown stays, forever. Firm. I wanted to make that statement clear before I make my next one.
His equations were often set up correctly but…
Dr. King’s outcomes were often wrong.
In regards to Dr. King, much of what we celebrate in his memory, and also the direction we have taken from the teachings, is incorrect, sadly. And frankly, naive to be honest.
From that I can deduce he was likely a real joy to be around. A constant ray of light. A star. Because how could a man see so much pain and injustice, and still imagine that table functioning. I wish I could see it as well but…
A dream can also be a delusion.
I can tell you with a certainty that delusion is a devilish land to exist in. This is not me saying that King is devilish, not at all. This merely stating that in one way or another, at some time and point, all of us humans are subject to the lure of delusion. That is the opposite of what we want. This is instead what we want— that which we can call “right” or even maybe “godly” exists in a land of Truth.
What upholds this land of truth?
Reality.
I won’t detail in this post what I think is wrong with King’s dream, but I will ask this—
Where’s the bad guy?
That variable seems missing in his equation and it messes up the outcome. So the world’s atrocities are by accident? Or misunderstandings? No. I know that is not true. So that rosy outcome of King’s is not Reality.
It can only be a comforting delusion. And I gotta say, if I were the devil, I’d love an equation that didn’t notice me.
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I won’t tell you everything
reality
Little r reality is your perceived reality. These are the events that occur based on the data you receive from your senses. The reality you perceive.
Reality
Big R reality is real reality. A docket of events that occur within and outside your senses, irrefutable. Reality that effects your person and cannot be altered.
These are units of measurement we’ll use later. There is also time & Time which are defined similarly. Yup! We’ll be getting into physics, science, what is identity, and all things human in this series. You’re gonna like it.
Reality upholds the truth, and the truth upholds reality. The truth opposes delusion. Delusion hates the truth’s existence. So, delusion will disguise itself as the truth, attempting to silence it. Delusion is usually easier to accept, and more comfortable to swallow. The truth is often hard, tough, and it carries weight. This is the weight we bear as humans. This is the price of cognition.
Dr. King’s voice gained a certain reach, after his famous speech. Combined with that, King was likely killed for this reason— He started to change his mind. Why?
He was waking from that dream, and realizing a frustrating Reality…
His tone shifted. He looked at his equation, and he began to see the flaws. That light which inspired and shined on so many, became more focused, into a ray, piercing into the darkness. And that ray likely saw what I have seen, and have known as Truth for sometime— so he and I share a vision, I believe.
King saw something. Then, they snuffed out his light.
Fortunately, evil isn’t great at physics and they do not know the primary properties of light—
intensity, direction, frequency or wavelength, and speed.
Light is also data. Did you see my one post, “Abuse is— Data”? Patterns. And we, as humans, are pattern machines. We add our knowledge onto patterns from the past. This is how we grow & advance. Messaged received, Dr. King. Thank you. From You, 56 Years From Now.
If you’ve ever worked very hard at something, struggled to improve yourself, conquered a goal, or even slayed at the dancehall, you’ll know a truth. They cannot take away your true accomplishments—
Because your crown is yours and no others.
Your crown is what’s formed as you reach your potential. It is yours alone. They cannot take your crown. Nor can you take anyone else’s.
You take your own.
In 2020 I was doing increasingly well, and I was meeting all my dreams, and then someone evil purposefully cut me down and continues in trying to harm me until this current day, simply because I told them—
“No.”
I told them no, and I stood resolute in my greatness. And so, my life is under threat. Even though I write this beaten, battered, chased by hate, and almost made homeless—
Still I rise.
I will rise to claim what I have earned, because it is mine. That’s what they hate. Our ownership & boundaries. There is a crown that I want. And they tried to keep me from it. But still, I will take it.
And maybe, once I defeat the evil the threatens my head right now, I too will decide to be a radical king myself.