Sista Let Me Tell Ya, Bruh if You Only Knew

What you and I have experienced in life began before we came into existence. One of the greatest enemies of the present is the ability not to understand the historical foundation that is the structure of our lives. Have you ever heard the words, “what you don’t know won’t hurt you or “what goes on in this house stays in this house?” Many of us have spent years living behind these words. We have allowed these words to stunt our growth. We have endured uncanny hardships because we have deliberately withheld information from people because we felt “what you don’t know won’t hurt you.” We have lived in fear because we thought “what goes on in this house, stays in this house,” was referring to our physical residence. “What goes on in this house stays in this house” has nothing to do with your physical residence, but has everything to do with your mental stability. To understand where you are going, you must first understand where you came from. The quote “the past holds the key to the present, and the present holds access to future” allows readers to explore some of the historical implications of a letter shared by a slave owner by the name of Willie Lynch. The author only deals with 108 words of The Willie Lynch Letter. Through the use of this letter, the author provides insight to the dysfunctional family structure and some of historical implications that have had an effect on the current lifestyle of many individuals.  He elaborates to women the importance of knowing what your name means.  By helping women to understand that by knowing the value of your name, helps them to know the value of who they are. Leaving women with the quote; “I was Responsible for waiting on you, I was Accountable in my search for you, I was Consistent in finding you, and now I have to be Persistent that I don’t lose you.” He helps women to understand that in order to obtain that quote, you must release the “I got it syndrome.” The “I got it syndrome” helps women to understand their self identity and how it effects the male identity. The author goes on to help women understand the difference between Bruh and Men.  Explaining to them that Bruh have four purposes and Men have four appointments. Leaving men with the thought; “When the man is out of place, the woman becomes displaced, and the children become misplaced.” The author expresses to his readers the importance the male has on the family structure. Showing males that the absenteeism of the father causes the family structure to become dysfunctional. The author then goes a step further to help males understand their role in society by explaining to them the guns and butter concept. Through the guns and butter concept the author provides men with tools for success and explains to them the switching process. The switching process allows males to understand their role in the family, the seed of irresponsibility, reclaim their identity and the power of “It’s OK.”  The power of “It’s OK” allows not only males, but also females, parents and educators to interject change. The author expresses to parents and educators that in order to interject change and save our children, we must first learn how to communicate with them. We must learn to meet our children where they are by understanding the language they speak. In order to learn the language they speak, we must first differentiate between what they perceive to be noise and what they perceive to be sound. When we learn the difference between the two, we began to learn to value of the language they speak. Learning to speak their language allows parents and educators the opportunity to truly communicate with their children. When we learn to speak their language, then we can impart wisdom and encourage change.  The author leaves parents and educators with the Cherokee proverb; “If you listen to the whispers, you won’t have to hear the screams.” Leaving parents with the thought that we can no longer allow our children’s whisper to go unattended. As a parent we must be willing to hear and respond to the whisper of our children. Not only must parents answer the whisper, but also educators. The author shares tips with educators that will help them to answer the whisper of their children. As we learn to answer the whisper, we will be able to teach our children that “If you leave and grow, you can come back and plant.” Through this quote the author helps his readers to understand that there is no limitation of what you can succeed. He helps his readers to escape from where they are to where they are destined to be. To arrive at their final destination, the author shares with his readers’ 15 principles that will help them to become prepared motivated and destined for success.  Success allows us the ability to leave and grow and come back and plant. The author leaves his readers with his personal pledge of allegiance that states if you WLO, then you can GGL.