NEWS: WHAT DEFINES US?

What defines me? Many people have difficulty answering themselves that question. But, there are others that know who they are, where they come from or what kind of person they want to be. But, it takes growth and time to develop a sort of identity, a definition of who we are. Through time we have experiences, meeting new and interesting people, facing many challenges, and making life changing choices. Life in itself is changing, and we change with it. Now, it depends on how life goes for us, depending on the choices we make. The more we mess up, the less choices we have. However, we can learn from these mishaps and pull ourselves away from it, and go on to another path of success and less failures.

Our roots is a one good example of how we define ourselves. It's not our hair roots I'm talking about, but our heritage that holds us firmly together from our ancestors to the top of that tree. Some of us weren't raised by biological parents. If you grew up with adopted/foster parents, grandparents, etc., that's OK. Family is Family, blood or not. These people have some type of connection to us, even if we like it or not. Family define some aspects of who we are. And if you are idle and don't have a family, there has to be someone out there with some form of link to you. We always say, "we're not perfect." But, that's the problem. We blame on our weaknesses more than we praise on our strengths.

For me, it means a lot to come from a rich heritage, trying to uphold and defend it, and at the same time, trying to better myself as an "individual". History says a lot about a person's self, success, and failure. Just try not to portray something that you are not. Our roots, families, friends, even enemies, just being...that defines us.

I am Man, Son, Brother...Black, Haitian, just another...not Negro nor Nigg__...Striving to be Better.

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