Last Day of July 2014

I like to reflect on months whenever they come to an end to see what opportunities it came with, what I got and what I missed. I just did with July, and there is no much I can say about this month. As a matter fact it is the month that shook the very fiber of my being. It was rough a month. But I am glad I am here for better or for worse. The essence of life is growth and growth doesn't always come easy or without challenges. Be strong in you endeavors and God bless all your efforts.

I hope and pray August be a great month for both you and I. 

Happy August Pals.

The Joy of a Job!

I always wanted to write a little about my job/internship this summer but have always been busy with little to no time to relax. Talking about relaxation there is no such thing when you are in the mood to succeed in what you are doing over a very limited period of time. I have never been serious like I am in my life than I am right now.

Anyhow, my internship rotated me to the endoscopy department this week, and I’ m loving the unit so much. The patients there are very funny to work with and hang around. One of the fun memories from yesterday was that, I was with a woman who came in for a procedure and as I engaged with her afterward it got to a point where she said, “Ronald, I don’t care if you are single or not, but I have a twenty-six year old daughter and she is the cutest thing ever in the world and I want you to meet her”. I couldn't help but laughed out loud for it was flattery and funny at the same time.

Anyway, another patient I had a chat with told me she is a musician and loves everything about music and music has always been her passion. Before all was said and done, she said to me, Ronald, I want to see you again. There people around pause to look at me. What is it? They probably thought to themselves.

Then a patient came in with her husband and as I introduced myself, she said her husband name is Donald and I am Ronald which means we have a bond. She ended up making a joke and again we all laughed. It does feel good to have the patient relax and share humor for most of the time they are always nervous because of the unknown and the likelihood that the results there might be getting in the end might be bad. So it is imperative that they get to relax.

Now you know why I wake up every morning knowing that the privilege to have a place to go and spend the day is but a blessing. Learning and meeting new people and growing all at the same time are true gifts. A young man said to me, call me up and we can talk finance for you are a super bright young man and well read. That wasn't disingenuous but a comment from self-assessment. Who knows?

So that is it with me with the joy of a job and I look forward updating you more.

My Hero Alive!

The Great Cornel West

Love him, hate him, but revere him for his raw truth. If you get to understand him and his mind you might end up loving him more than I do.

Count of Monte Cristo

I read the book and I saw the movie and deep down I believe, that book and movie constitute the best of Alexandre Dumas of France. That is an epic work of his and I want you to watch the movie below and share your thoughts about it and I will share mine.

Thank you

God Makes Us Bigger than We Really Are

Life is full of challenges and the sad thing is we never know when and how one challenges of life shows up. Last Thursday appears as though it was a dark day for me. It was on the same day that an airplane, MH17 which belongs to Malaysia was callously shot down at the Ukrainian-Russian border. An action that is believed to had been perpetrated by Russia, claiming over 298 lives according to reputable sources.

Our world is dark and while this is going on there is also war going on between Hamas and Israel which on daily basis claims precious-innocent lives from both ends. As far as my view on the matter is concerned, I think it is about time the international community come together to develop an everlasting peace plan for the region. Since time immemorial instead of solution whenever this conflict comes up, they get to numb them with temporal talks leaving everything into remission like cancer.

So talking about me and my darkness and how the Lord made me look in the eyes of other people. I got screwed following my dark hours last Thursday and as we were chatting; thus a friend and I, he said, “Ronald, I know you are in trouble and is broke but you definitely look like a rich man and that is why everyone wants to screw you”. I was shock by his remarks and his remarks could truly reflect what people see about me.

More often than not I feel the need to speak up following what goes around me but sometimes I just save myself from troubles. So that explains why I said God would make you look stronger than you really are so that people will see you differently from who you really are and what you can and cannot handle.

Have a great week and don’t forget to pray for our dark world.

Sincerely,

Yours Pal, Ronnie.

Know who you are and where you came from

This is a piece I think I should share with you all. So there is this older man I have been helping at work and one morning he asked me, " So Ron, where are you from again?''-I responded, Ghana. He said so have you ever been to another other country around you and which countries are around you by the way? I skipped the first part of his question and answered the second, and then another question and on and on and on. Then after I was over with what he needed I was about to exit and he called, "Ron, you are a very bright young man". I didn't know why he just said that because I told him what I knew with me from only God knows when and so I asked, and he said while I was talking he was also on his ipad making sure I knew what I was talking about.

I was shock, but told him he didn't have to do that because I am from the African Continent and hence I know who I am and where I came from and hence he didn't have to be testing me. He said  he wasn't necessarily testing me and I understood that etc.

Anyway, the point is not whether he tested me or not and it is certainly not whether I knew my stuff or not but the point I want to make is that, we should always strive to know who we are and where we are from no matter where we find ourselves.

I knew who I was for sure and where I came from and on daily basis I never forget to remind myself especially living in a foreign nation like America.

This I thought it was interesting and I never stopped thinking about it.

Have a great week, everyone.

Pal Ron

BE HAPPY FROM RCC

Here is 150 Years of the Arlington National Cemetery – Pic of the Week from LOC

Arlington House, Robert E. Lee’s former home, stands high above the Kennedy family gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. (Source: Photographs in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of 

I went there twice and man, it is a super Sacred Ground and the immediate graveyard in this picture is where the Late President John F. Kennedy as been buried.

The ill of Racism

What is wrong with this picture? So this poor black gentleman in Northern New York got Niggarized for simply starting his car in a parking lot in a town in Buffalo. I can't believe this but obviously something something just ain't right and or, the woman is psychologically compromised.

Check out the video below:

                                                      "And her kids were watching her"

The other thing about this whole picture is the scene she happily created in front of her two little children. If this doesn't scare you, what would? These are babies and it wouldn't be surprising to see them grow up as bigots because examples according to Immanuel Kant, are the gold card of judgement. Like mother like children and that is one reason why racism is here to stay and will live with us as long one the human civilization endures. It's inherited and bequeathed on the younger ones, actually in a plain language it is taught just like this woman is indirectly teaching that to her children. 

It is rather unfortunate and I don't think it was supposed to always be this way but it is what it is of course.

My generation I must comment is a little moderate on the issue of race and I do hope we can make an impact in overcoming this social canker one day.

Have a great week pals.

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