Thru the dark veil slightly

This is the New Negro forum; a open forum for anybody to talk about anything. It is a small light about flickering in a sea of light. basically it allows for me to bullshit poetically about bullshit. Hopefully you'll enjoy what you read if you read. today i want to discuss something that has religious conotations; the wilderness. For those that don't know the wilderness is the area of confussion, anger, and failure. Its your weakest point either in your life or your current ssituation. I am not hear to preach though; I am hear to testify. I have visited the wilderness; in fact I'm still in the wilderness; and for some of us in our mid-twenties it seems we will always be there. but let me clarify; maybe the wilderness is a bad concept, for what i speak of , from the the title, is self image. specifically, our own self-image. i believe we have two: the one we let others see and the one we live with. the image can be seen as a picture or a painting; there is the audience view; the canvas as a whole and there is the artists view. the audience sees the work as it is and accept it; if its good ots good and if not, well. but the artist's view is different. the artist sees the painting as it was; the idea, the long hours, and the constant reworkings. he or she sees the flaws and the miss chances and the parts left undone. and it is that way with people. Outside they see the person, in whatever presentation you do; then there is the inner (you) who knows where the cracks are. I said all that to say this ; one must look at both their flaws and favors honestly and accept them. We must learn to live with failure and fortune in equal measure. I've rambled sorry, but I hope you understood. Remember, like Red Green said, we're all in this together.