Choose Light
I have been sitting on this for a while. It was really hard to put into words how I felt about the murder of Nipsey Hussle. I’m not going to front and say I was a huge Nipsey Hussle fan. I had a few tracks saved on my Apple Music, but never really sat down to listen to his mixtapes or album. Despite that, his actions spoke volumes about his character. You hear a lot of people just talking about what they’re going to do, but Nipsey lived the life he spoke about. I think that is what hurts so much about his murder. He was a man trying to bring light and positivity into a world that feels so very dark at times. Many try to leave their community and never look back, but he was doing the opposite. He was building his community- a community many overlook and write off. It was in that same community he was uplifting where he met his untimely death. When someone doing good in the world meets a tragic end, it hurts. I read this one child’s response to Nipsey's death where he stated, “What’s to stop someone from hurting me while I’m trying to do good in my community.” Honestly that child’s concerns are valid. We have heard this same story time and time again and it is not right. I truly hope this act of violence does not discourage others from continuing to change the wrongs of the world. The world needs (a lot) more good people. I try so hard to spread light whenever I can, but I too am a work in progress. I want to leave this world better than when I entered it and hope others will do the same.
Song of the Day: “The present is a gift and I just wanna be”