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The world in which we live is very complicated place and has been so for a very long time, even long before I was born. When I was born, I was kinda new to seeing the Sunlight, and did not know much of what were the customs of this world, I was kind a young and tender and could not help myself, so, I depended on those who were here before me, to care for me and teach me about this world which was so very new to me. Well, as the hours, days and years went by, I was able to pass the great test of creeping or crawling, then standing, then walking and talking, until I got to the stage of what they call passing the worse.
Now all of these great things which were done for me, as an infant, I just could not have done them for myself, but because of the great love and respect, which Mother Nature and Father Time continue to cultivate, they provided those people who were here before me, to take good care of me and they did. So, I am very grateful, and respectful, to those people who were given the task of caring for me and helping me, and it is very clear to me, that it is my duty, and the duty of others like me, to walk and talk in the foot steps and good examples, of those people who were before us. So, all that I am suggesting, is that we at least try to cultivate black self respect among ourselves, just like those people who were before me, cultivated black care and respect around me, so, at least I have something to be grateful for, and at least make a try to pass the great baton of black self respect from generation to generation. As for the historic technicalities, we can always take care of that, after we have gained or acquired, the great dignity of black self respect among our people, as far as is possible without serender, since I am very much aware, that some we may gain and some we may lose. Black self respect is very much needed among black people, and we must make some effort to achieve it.
Again I send many oceans of blessings and self determination to African people everywhere
ONE BLACK HEART ONE BLACK LOVE
Baba Ras Marcus
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