ALIENATION
by Brotha Achim 18.21 S/N Otis Lee Rodgers

We are all alienated from our authentic selves and true possibilities, even at birth. No matter what cultural, social-economical class or nation we belong to. This basic myopia-vision prevents us from taking any unequivocal view of our insanity or the madness of others; our alienation goes to the very root cause of our selfish, self-serving, opulent, decadent society.

Around us are all pseudo-events to feed the hypocrisy of our pseudo-innocence to which we have learned to identify with, adjusting with a false sense of consciousness, adapted to view these events as norms, true and real. We live in a moment of history where our evolutionary-technological advancements are so speeded up that we can only begin to see the present when it has become the dead past; hence, the remembering cries for the good old days.

Our realities are mostly engineered, orchestrated, so "surreal" that it can only be seen in light of exile truth, its beauty seemingly a lie. However, our lives appear either illusionary or nightmarish, reflecting either the illusions of our grandeur or the pain and decay around and within us. We are all ill-grounded and not centered, superficially guided by our greed of accumulation and accomplishments; by our egos and need for instant gratification. We either fabricate honorable dealings and triumph in our songs, fables and folklores. As we have so DISHONORABLY done in Amerika's history books or we have set forth unrealistic, puerile goals of magic, supernatural feats as we have in our umpteen religious dictum/tales.

What is, is described in the light of what is not, already dim by the shadows of the past. At most events we are as bemused, confused creatures, more stranger to ourselves than to one another. Even from an idea standpoint there is only a glimpse of our true selves.

We are born in a world where alienation awaits, potential human beings in an unnatural state. Our present destiny has been achieved by our greed, selfishness, cruel and outrageous violence that we have senselessly perpetrated upon each other.

Nevertheless, the requirements of the presence - as depicted by the failures of the past are to provide a thorough introspection, and critical examination of our activities, failures and accomplishments.

Unfortunately, we can only begin to realize, except from this dysfunctional beginning point... The recognition of this neurosis is the springboard of any serious contemplation on any aspects of our present intra-human relationships.

However, what is required is more than just a passionate outcry of outraged humanity, rather an in-depth understanding of how "our" greed, fears and violence has alienated us from our true selves.

Thus, we must succeed in understanding our alienation if we are to ever achieve our natural state and true possibilities.