So if you are in doubt, [O Muhammad], about that which We have revealed to you, then ask those who have been reading the Scripture before you. The truth has certainly come to you from your Lord, so never be among the doubters.
— Quran 10 : 94
“Do not give what is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you in pieces.”
— Matthew 7 : 6
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
— Psalm 23 : 5
She fuck with small-town niggas
I got bigger dreams
— J. Cole, Deja Vu
“Bees don’t waste their time explaining to flies that honey is better than shit.”
— Anonymous
22. #LifeIntoExistence : Black Licorice
January 14th, 2024
1 : 06 AM
— Flashback : 2018 —
I had a close friend at the time
Who I thought was
Able to dream courageously …
He loved black licorice.
I tried a few pieces
But that treat does not
Resonate with my taste buds …
Regarding the all-you-can-eat buffet
That Allah will have before me
Black licorice will definitely
Not be on my plate when I’m feasting …
I remember us sitting at the dinner table
And he asks me how I envision the future …
”I want to earn seven million dollars a year.”
I said without blinking.
He scoffed then started laughing.
”Pearls before swine …”
I had a vision he couldn’t see …
— Dream Crazy Dreams —
Conor McGregor is a huge inspiration for me
Lovely reader, you must have noticed this
Seeing how much I’ve referenced him in my poetry …
I remember before he fought Jose Aldo
— A fighter who was undefeated in the UFC —
He made the wildest predictions
And spoke as if the match would be a breeze …
— Friday : Professional Development Meeting —
I switch between playing
Tetris and Angry Birds
On my cell phone
While our administrators discuss
The school’s cell phone, uniform, and hallway policy …
— It means nothing to me —
”What the hell am I doing here?”
I want to discuss students
Traveling to different countries
I want to talk about connecting
Students with different programs
In the community …
I want to dream boundlessly.
”What the hell am I doing here?”
Below is an email sent towards the end of last school year
— After I worked to have a student accepted
And then raised funds for her to travel to Japan —
”I got bigger dreams …”
— Dreaming in Isolation —
”Cold hearts and heated floors
No parental guidance, I just see divorce
Therapy sessions, I'm in the waiting room, readin' Forbes
Abandonment issues I'm gettin' treated for …”
- Drake, Churchill Downs
I always hated to be ignored
— Childhood trauma —
So, I prefer to inform people
When I’ll be in isolation …
My mentor also informs me
When he immerses himself
In silence for the weekend …
I’ll be offline the week I am in Las Vegas
Furthermore, I will be completely isolated
During the month of Ramadan
I won’t even be writing to you beautiful reader.
I felt the need to tell you this.
In a way, we have formed a strange relationship
By your peeking into my dreams
You motivate me to follow through with them
— You hold me accountable —
On the other hand,
You must also understand
That dreams need to be incubated
They need to be kept warm before hatching
And there is a miracle that happens behind the scenes
When in darkness the dreamer finds clarity …
I need to settle in this darkness for a bit …
— Behind The Scenes —
I remember when Conor McGregor
Was preparing to fight Jose Aldo
I believed he would win
But I thought it would be
An extremely difficult fight …
With all the bravado and showmanship
That McGregor presented
The audience was completely blinded
— We never imagined what was happening behind the scenes —
What happened in isolation …
The doubters who thought he would lose
— “Never be among the doubters” —
Found themselves stunned with the result.
It wasn’t until after the fight
That we discovered that he had
Endlessly drilled both the way his opponent
Would be approaching him
And how he would respond with a single punch …
— Life’s Buffet —
It had been a while since I had lunch
With my neighbor and discussed the future …
Today, we decided to go to Kirin
And enjoyed their
All-you-can-eat lunch special …
Once I entered her jeep
She had gifts for me …
The most beautiful
In the bag of goodies
Were three bells tied with a yarn string …
”A doorbell for your first home.”
Surround yourself with dreamers.
I found it quite ironic
That we went to the
All-you-can-eat buffet today
As my mentor and I had been
Making food analogies all week …
During our conversation Friday evening
I told him about my friend in 2018
Who loved black licorice and laughed at my dreams
And I told him about my frustrations
At the school
— Where I feel grateful but unsatisfied —
As I feel my vision is being suppressed
And people do not see what I see …
“Bees don’t waste their time …”
He begins to tell me.
”Regarding the school,
Why do you continue eating black licorice?
Clearly, your visions are not aligned.
You can be appreciative and still unsatisfied.
Be fully human.
Begin to make plans on how you move forward.
No need to be desperate.
Dream courageously and let is arrive …”
And then we discuss Las Vegas …
And here is where I’ll include the moral of the story.
I remember feeling so stupid
— Devastated and heartbroken —
When my friend scoffed at my dream in 2018
— But I knew it was possible —
I knew there were people
Whose norm is a life of luxury
And to whom seven million dollars
Is not a lot of money …
”When you come here
We’ll drive to meet my friend in Los Angeles.
She has a multi-million dollar home in Beverly Hills
And she’s excited to meet you.”
Six years ago, I was laughed at
This February, I’ll see it manifested before me …
And soon I’ll be in that position …
I deeply trust God’s timing.
Below is video evidence of me dancing
When Allah brings the meal
He has been preparing …
— Also notice me ignoring my enemies —
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies …”
Alhamdulillah …
— K.S. Fort
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The goal this year is to document as many memories as possible.
This is the series to the next book, “#LifeIntoExistence : Tabula Rasa”. This book will be available towards the end of October.
For those interested in books written in the past, feel free to read the Google Documents at this link.
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Enjoy the journey and live with intention …
Reread : 2. #GeorgiaPeaches : Harnessing Fire
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Have Faith …