Power from within

Today my cousin and I were listening to Luther Vandross.As I listened to Luther pour out his soul singing a tune, I imagined Luther as an average person before his stardom and how he had two complete strangers(my cousin and I)singing along with him.It hit me..He had the power to voice his opinions to millions of people through a song.How amazing is that?.Music is a Universal language.It allows every Color,Creed,and Culture to come together as one.Then it dawned to me the many artist in the music industry who have the same opportunity to make a positive impact on the world and dont grab a hold to it for the mere fact that they are not original.I believe that I am one guilty of the fact of riding the wave instead of having enough courage to stand for what I believe in and stick to it.Part of societies short comings are due to Music..what we allow ourselves to be fed..We allow Men to degrade us women and yet we dance to the beat of these songs,we get mad when a man on the street bluntly disrespects by calling us hoes,sluts,bitches,sidechicks, and birds but what is any different from the music artist saying It through a song?..we as people shouldnt welcome such slander.The disrespect in music is unreal. Where is the edifying of our soul in the music?...when will an artist come that Speaks knowledge truth and Quality. We could rap and sing songs without having to degrade one another. We are all equal and struggle with the same hurts and desires so why not try to make the world better. we are the world and I know that sounds very cliche but we can make
a positive difference one step at a time.I am reminded of a quote "If everyone swept in front of their own door the whole world would be clean"I dont really know the exact origins of this quote but the quote is true.I am going to start with myself,I will no longer support an artist who is disrespectful towards women or his fellow man.We are definitely setting ourselves up for failure as a society...A lot of these music artist care about the buck and meaningful songs and lyrics are not apart of the agenda.So much to write in such little time.
I am
Thee Ursa Minor xxx