format_quote Originally Posted by
Eric H
Greetings and peace be with you Mr. Baldy;
Sometimes society fails our youth, and society should be judges by how it supports those who are most troubled. Maybe there are reasons why youngsters turn to gang culture. What are the possible solutions, and can I ask you which country you are talking about
In the spirit of praying for peace,
Eric
i wrote that poem back when i was still a child, now that i've grown up some i understand deeper. the fact is, society will always fail our youth, whether that youth is from a broken family in the slums of cold city or a kid with a well of family, who has everything that they ever desired. the values the youth have today are corrupt and full of societies godlessness.
looking back at the poem, i would change some of the words, i now refer to myself as a 'thug', because that is what society has classified me. thats not to say i go around committing crime, and smoking drugs and drinking alcohol. astugfirullah. the fact it though, these are the types of people that relate to me. the youth turn to gang culture and become gangsters because for some of them thats the only option they have to survive is to become 'gangsters'. again, this is not to say they commit crimes et cetra, but this is the way society views them. then there are some that just think that its cool. rappers like 50 cent, jay z, kanye west et cetra glorify this type of life. unfortunatley these are the mainstream rappers that influence society, and as i mentioned before the youth take their ideas and values from society. then there are some people who are just idiots and think their gangster.
im not talking about any country in particular, people have problems all over the world.
the fact is Eric, as long as there is poverty and unfair, unjust man made laws, there will be people who have to hustle, struggle, and be rough to survive because thats the only way they know. the only solution is to return to gods law, a complete ideology that is fair and just to all people. quite simply that system is Islam.
ill leave you with a few words
'problems just seem to follow me, around like im the father of drama, and its all apart of me, its clogging my arteries, living this hard life, its in my blood, so im pissing out hard times, whens it my time to shine, i've been humble for years, lord will you send some blessing down here, coz we could use some helping down here, its hard to get some rest down here, we've seen alot of death down here, how long will we be left down here?'
i hope that answers your questions.