Hey guys,
It is Tayo here again. I just want to talk about a passion of mine. It is the second biggest continent in the world and also the second most populous continent. Also, it is the home to about a billion people. If you didn't already guess what I am talking about the title will probably help. It is Africa (affectionately called the motherland). It just hurts me sometimes when I turn on the news and see all the sad images of war, poverty and diseases destroying my continent.
Lately, I have struggled to wrap my head around the concept of corrupt governments. The whole idea of dictatorship and corrupt governments does not make any sense to me. I do not see how a citizen of country would want to ruin his/her own country. Sure human nature makes us greedy and even wicked at times but to be so wicked as to eliminate any opposition with violence and watch a whole nation suffer in poverty is beyond comprehension to me. In fact, I would go as far as calling that kind of behavior demonic. It has to be; because how does one let potential and hope go to waste and not care. I mean how can someone be so comfortable with being one of the only few to have luxuries while the rest of his people barely have essentials. WHAT KIND OF GREED IS THAT!!! I am so angry thinking about all this but anyways just wanted to share my opinion. Have a good day you all and God bless. Please leave feedback.
Tayo Rockson
-The African Superman
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Take Control of your life
So it is the summer again. Well it has been summer for over a month now and I find myself feeling like I need to do something to impact the world. A lot of my friends are either on mission trips or working in camps. What can I do? I ask myself. I am going to blog about anything and everything I feel relevant. So here we go.
Over the past couple of days, it has been hard to escape the death of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett but particularly MJ. He was only 50 yet his greatness reached and transcended different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. I cannot say that I was much of a fan of his personality but it is hard not to acknowledge his greatness and his influence. This brings me to my point today. How do you want to be remembered when you die?
When you die, will you be remembered as a legend or will you be a nonentity? The choice is yours. You start defining yourself now. You cannot worry about the past or the future because well you have no control over those. You only have control over what you do today; we all make mistakes but it is how you learn from them that makes you a better person hence, do me a favor and stop dwelling in the past instead take control! I don't know about you all but when I leave this world, I want to be able to have touched millions of lives. It all starts today. :)
Adios amigos
Tayo Rockson
-The African Superman
Over the past couple of days, it has been hard to escape the death of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett but particularly MJ. He was only 50 yet his greatness reached and transcended different cultures and ethnic backgrounds. I cannot say that I was much of a fan of his personality but it is hard not to acknowledge his greatness and his influence. This brings me to my point today. How do you want to be remembered when you die?
When you die, will you be remembered as a legend or will you be a nonentity? The choice is yours. You start defining yourself now. You cannot worry about the past or the future because well you have no control over those. You only have control over what you do today; we all make mistakes but it is how you learn from them that makes you a better person hence, do me a favor and stop dwelling in the past instead take control! I don't know about you all but when I leave this world, I want to be able to have touched millions of lives. It all starts today. :)
Adios amigos
Tayo Rockson
-The African Superman
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Anything is possible if you set your mind to it
A couple of hours ago, my younger brother and I were bored at about 3 o'clock in the morning so we decided to go down to the living room, get something to eat, and watch a show or something good on t.v. While scrolling through the channels over my meal of bread and omelette, I stumbled on a movie with this weird kid making odd noises. This young boy caught our attention with his strange sounds. Captivated, we turned our attention to the television and started watching.
It turns out that the kid-Brad Cohen- had Tourette syndrome which is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by chronic tics and sometimes barking (yes i did my research). For those of you that are wondering Brad Cohen does exist and is very much alive and kicking. Anyways, throughout the movie, my brother and I were able to see how Brad overcame all sorts of adversity from fellow classmates, teachers and people in general. Since the age of six, Brad's life was never the same but he never gave up on his dream to teach and eventually, he went on to be an award winning teacher. The movie-which by the way is called front of the class- ended with him being presented the award for best first year teacher.
However, being the nerd that I am, I did a little research on Brad and I found out that he is currently a motivational speaker, has been a little league coach, an author, and winner of multiple awards. All this from a guy who cannot finish a lot of his words without making dog-like noises.
I tell you I was truly inspired, It got me thinking about my life and how many times I gave up after only a few attempts. Mr. Cohen here got turned down 24 yes 24 times! before he was given a job. If you have a passion for something and you believe you can do it, let no one stop you. I feel like sometimes we are our own worst enemies when we need not be. God gave each and everyone of us unique gifts so please do not hide it. I leave you with a line well a paraphrase from the movie- "you can do it not inspite of your disability but because of your disability. Anything is possible guys if you set your mind to it.
-Tayo Rockson
The African Superman
It turns out that the kid-Brad Cohen- had Tourette syndrome which is an inherited neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by chronic tics and sometimes barking (yes i did my research). For those of you that are wondering Brad Cohen does exist and is very much alive and kicking. Anyways, throughout the movie, my brother and I were able to see how Brad overcame all sorts of adversity from fellow classmates, teachers and people in general. Since the age of six, Brad's life was never the same but he never gave up on his dream to teach and eventually, he went on to be an award winning teacher. The movie-which by the way is called front of the class- ended with him being presented the award for best first year teacher.
However, being the nerd that I am, I did a little research on Brad and I found out that he is currently a motivational speaker, has been a little league coach, an author, and winner of multiple awards. All this from a guy who cannot finish a lot of his words without making dog-like noises.
I tell you I was truly inspired, It got me thinking about my life and how many times I gave up after only a few attempts. Mr. Cohen here got turned down 24 yes 24 times! before he was given a job. If you have a passion for something and you believe you can do it, let no one stop you. I feel like sometimes we are our own worst enemies when we need not be. God gave each and everyone of us unique gifts so please do not hide it. I leave you with a line well a paraphrase from the movie- "you can do it not inspite of your disability but because of your disability. Anything is possible guys if you set your mind to it.
-Tayo Rockson
The African Superman
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