give thanks. i see this are some words of experience i can't deny.
well. i don't now how to start. i really raspect the Is on that site and i'm glad that there is a chance for everybody to reason with some seasoned rastas and people all over the world who deal with this culture. that's a really good and necessary thing to me. so i try to be true to the idren. but sooner or later there will be a time when i will not longer visit this site anymore (whenever that will be). give thanks for helping me on my way to free my mind a little bit more. eternal respect!
what i was talking about are rastas who really believe in the bible and refer to these vows (and samson) and still are shaving themself. respect! to don't shave at all is really strict. i love it. ok. i think to be a rasta is no competition. it's not about bragging about your sacrifices in life.
well. some people said that "white rastas" should reason about racism and that they may have problems to accept rasta itself and it's true colors. i try to take it as serious as i can. i think i'm really not all about smoking spliffs and playing reggae. i realize that many steps of my life (becoming a vegetarian, becoming an italist, dealing with a certain interest towards history and racism, questioning certain aspects of society, staying true to a certain lifestyle, dealing with health issues without taking note of babylon medicine ...) had leaded me straight forward to rasta. some of that things will never leave my life again anyway.
now i know that rasta itself is a black movement and that you can't grow yourself some locks and claim to be a rasta. and right now i'm just on my way to get real locks. to some african rastas, i will always be nothing else than an ally anyway if i'm lucky so to speak. but it's so much more than that. and what's important about that is that it's about something you have inside of you before your locks are there. but somehow i go through life and try to reach a certain point where i can OFFIALLY claim that from now i'm ready to absolutely stay true to my standards without exceptions and i have meditated about all the things i have to overstand before dedicate myself completely to rasta and an absolutely clear image of the things i truely believe in. maybe it's just satans trick because nobody will ever be perfect and everyone has to learn continually in life.
i really thought a lot about getting ready for the nazirite vows and to honour them by staying away from alcohol (vinegar etc.), corps (also it would be hard to refuse to attend the funerals of family members and friends) and razors for the rest of my life. i don't know what to think about trimming hair. now i think i will continue to grow my locks and clean my temple to give more power to my spirit and follow rasta more and more without a special date to declare it (even if it's only for myself). like it's been said. the rest will follow along.
give thanks
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