Meet Dre…

…being able to have communication with understanding and knowledge is a key factor, it makes it easier to survive in the world.

At my first understanding, life consists of stop, go, unease and ease. One understanding came into knowledge for me, I understood why certain things came to be, why certain things were so disruptive without communication.

I’m watching a hawk watch pigeons. He’s deciding on which one is his breakfast course, which one he’s going to eat… we go inside the kitchen here to give away one of the courses we don’t like to another. These birds don’t have much choice, when a hawk gets a bird he eats it all and gives it to his babies to survive, while we throw away food because of a bad taste or whatever…being able to have communication with understanding and knowledge is a key factor, it makes it easier to survive in the world.

The hawk caught his breakfast and just demolished that bird. I witnessed a hawk’s journey to breakfast. Once you understand life, you’ll be able to catch your dream like that hawk caught his breakfast.

When I was growing up I had a lot of one-liners, “What’d you say, fool, I’ll break your face.” Now understanding what Christ has done for me I have compassion for people and what they say. I no longer consider people objects and am more wise about how I say what I say. I have developed my communication skills, and now I can dialogue with people I would never have given a chance before.

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