Sunday, March 1, 2009
Little Gangster (Pt. 5)
His name was Toro. He was 15 years old. He was big for his age. He was in a gang, but he was the type of gangster that had an uncommon trait. He looked for trouble while by himself. He was a bully. He really enjoyed picking on other students at school. Kids stayed away from him. They got out of his way. Toro liked to fight. Toro was driven by a need to prove himself strong and tough. He won all of his fights. Some were at school, some were off campus. But the law of averages was against him. By this I mean that he was not going to be able to continue to do what he was doing and continue to win. He humiliated others. He intimidated others. Toro was not much of an athlete. In a Boys' P.E. class the day finally came. Toro and his team were playing football against another team in a P.E. class. A big boy who was called "Flash" blocked Toro and knocked him down. Toro was embarrassed, so he stuck out his chest, closed his fists, cussed at, and challenged Flash. Flash was extremely fast. (thus the nickname) He hit Toro 7 times. With the eighth punch Toro landed on the ground. He did not hit Flash once. Flash stood over him and yelled: "Do you want some more?" Apparently none of the coaches saw what happened. Nobody got suspended from school. Nevertheless Toro took a few "days off" from school. Some time later, a teacher mentioned to Toro: "I heard you got into a fight, Toro." Toro responded by saying: "Fighting never accomplished anything."
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Sometimes these kids have a complex about life because they are not much good at anything else or because of their appearence they feel like they are segregated from everyone else.So they tend to try to belong to something that gives them false power. In this case he learned a lesson because someone actually accepted his challenge and ended up embarrasing himself. We have to remember that no power is greater than the power of god and if you put your hopes on other things than mimic power you're bound to loose. I feel that if these kids gave the spirit of god a chance, they would not be looking for acceptance in negative situations.These kids just sometimes need support and kind words to be spoken to them and to belive in a greater power which is Jesus Christ.
Veronica B.
Veronica, thanks for your insightful comments. I like the part that says: "things that mimic power." God bless you. Bro. D.
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