Posted by JuJuan Buford, Entrepreneur & Writer @JSBUFORD
Is it just me, or do others find it puzzling that we don't have discussions regarding how to repair people any more? How to feed hope? Isn't fair to state, that if U.S. citizens are so concerned about the "competition" or "others", that we should take an all hands on deck approach? Meaning should we not be just as concerned about unleashing the genius inside the soul living in squalor in a closet sized apartment, wondering whether they're going to eat today, versus the dullard who by virtue of namesake or being born on third base is given a platform to speak of the platitudes of success and principles of refinement.
I admittedly, avoid the television, social media, and the radio. And I've accepted what that means. That I'm ignorant or not privy to the latest, greatest, most eviscerating attack or act of salaciousness. However, I also find myself less occupied about the isms, arguments regarding whose theological commitment to one political ideology is better, or this litmus test or another. I find myself asking simpler questions, and receiving simpler, but no less potent answers. After all, isn't the real war, the war to end all wars, really the war against poverty: spiritual, intellectual, material, emotional....poverty.
Yeah, I get it. We have to increasing invest in more devastating weaponry. And bad people exist. The bills have to get paid. I have to hit my KPIs daily too. However, at the end of the day, is not poverty the greatest weapon of mass destruction known to man? And if we can be in agreement with that, why not spend a inkling more time addressing it?
JuJuan Buford is a Detroit native, a successful entrepreneur, activist, writer, and public speaker. Buford is dedicated to helping families, entrepreneurs, and business owners establish thriving enterprises, achieve financial independence, and build lives of satisfaction.
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