Don’t Pour Your Water On The Street

There is an African proverb that warns the person not to throw water on the street. It says something to the extent that you may never know who may be passing by, as if not to damage a passerby with current emotions. That we are to take care of our lives; of our homes; of our bodies; our relationships in a way the enlivens our surroundings.

It’s a very catchy phrase and meaning.

It reminds me of the need to drink more water. To be still, yet active. Productive in our habits, nature and motives. Profitable while honoring the scripture and the prophets. It reminds me to slow down and be patient, while carrying an urgency towards acknowledging the true message of Jesus Christ. Repentance and forgiveness. Apologies and reconciliation. Patience and virtue.

Very clear message.

It reminds me of Jesus Christ and his ministry. Roman imperialism. Slavery. Babylon. True wisdom in these days and times.

It reminds me Tupac Shakur, Biggie, Lauryn Hill, Jay Z, Kanye, Lil Wayne and Nina Simone. It reminds me Dr. King. Malcolm X. Fred Hampton. Huey Newton. Maya Angelou. Common and Nas.

It reminds me of a new beginning. Turning back to your ways of nature. Our native selves.

Cooperative community enterprise.

Corporate, military, industrial complex. Poverty. Gentrification. Prison industrial complex. Corporate capitalism. Colonialisms. Material wealth. Sustenance. Sustenance farming. Pollution. Birds and Bees. Nature. Save the Earth. Families. Safety. Warmth. Brilliance.

Staring down turmoil. Internal and external. Further collaboration. Solutions. Homes. Homes and more homes.

Being able to smoke a jay at the airport. Role a dubbie.

Prayer.

Meditation.

Less war. Less conflict. Peace. Inner peace. Full bellies. Laughter. Children. Joy. Farm houses. Electric scooters and waterways.

I reminds me to be peaceful within myself and bring the life I wish to bring into existence with the words I speak and the actions I take.

It reminds me of the need to build community enterprise to support liveable wages for families in my community.

It reminds me to be sober minded. Focused on God’s word. Scripture and living well.