GIVING BACK

INNER CITY BLUES

 

Once again I'm here to just give you something to think about. Today's thought is about giving back to your city. Their are many people who say we need to buy from locally own business or we need help build up our neighbor hoods. The problem with this is, once most of us get enough money to move out these areas they don't look back. And if and when they do, they do something like donate toys or rebuild a park. But rebuilding a park is nice but isn't that the problem, we want to give back so the people will have more to look forward too other then sports and playing. Right? I have always felt the best way to kill two birds with one stone is too invest in a business in these areas, and train the people who live there how to run it so they can work there, buy there, and also keep it going for the next generation can take it over. (or at least as long as it can go). Now you have people like AL Sharpton and Jesse Jackson and many sports hero's who are from these inner cities and rural areas who said how much need to give back and how much they have, but I have yet to see one of them buy or start a business and teach people how to run it and then sell it to the people in that city. Now yeah people will say they made jobs in that area, true but they still making money off them same people. So really who comes out on top when they're supposed to be giving back. I truly believe the best way to give back in this situation is to give people something to strive for, something they can pass down, something they know is worth way more then a couple hours on a playground or some toys that will last just long enough till the next toy comes out. I just think if your in the position to really give back you should, don't be one who do things to make your conscience feel better about not doing all you know you could be doing. There are so many who don't make it out not because their not good enough maybe just didn't have their chance or missed it trying to help others. There are so many obstacle and walls to get over, so we appreciate that you don't build the wall higher,but if your not going to throw a rope to help climb or at least a hand to help get don't keep saying what we need and what you done because it ain't shit to many of us.

BY

PHIL STRICK