Late Night Talk for Grownups

This is late night talk for grownups in pursuit of human relations understanding among people who are different by race and color. 

I am Oscar Crawford. My friends call me, O. I hope you will, too.

If you ask someone who is white, what is it like to be white, you get the what do you mean look. There is no context for thinking white for people white, unless may be you are the white guy who feels denigrated in a time of social change. 

If you ask someone who is black, what it is like to be black, you might hear, how much time do you have available because this is going to take a while. We, who are black have a a defined thinking context for this question. 

If you ask a man what it is like to be man, you will get very short to no sentences as a response. If you ask a woman what it is like to be a woman, again, you might hear, how much time do you have available because this is going to take a while. 

If you have an understanding of these statements without the necessity of judgment or prompts to anger, I commend you to making new friends and building new relationships. You are ready. 

This comment is a prelude to a comment I will make on the new comedy on ABC called black - ish. This is late night talk for grownups in pursuit of human relations understanding among people who are different by race and color.

MY THREE SENSE

Women and men, boys and girls must sense three things to experience meaningful life. There must a sense of belonging, a sense of accomplishment, and a sense of relevance.

There must be a sense of belonging because people develop their sense of identity relationships with others. We are sons, daughters, friends, neighbors of something more than we are alone.

There must be a sense of accomplishment. We must have a sense of knowing that we contribute, give to, or serve the greater community of connections and relationships. I cook. I clean. I demonstrate care. I am dependable.

There must be a sense of relevance. We must have a sense of knowing we are important to the larger group of greater community of connections, and relationships. We stand out in community. People know our names. We have identity. We give to the community. The community gives to us.

Make all three sense a goal. When all three are present, life is meaningful.

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HEY, Are You ALIVE or JUST PRETENDING

Hey, are you alive or just pretending. Will you ever wake up? Or, will you continue to perpetuate the fraud you have it all together while all the time locked away in your personal jail hell??

The great truth that gets covered up in our preoccupations keep us from experiencing real relationships with the many who want to connect in very real ways just like us. And so, we bury ourselves inside the trivial hoping something meaningful will show up and make a major announcement we are saved from our internal hell that we have created and perpetuated.

When I finish this, I go for a walk by a beautiful lake to love life, myself, and whoever I shall be privilege to share a real moment. What are you doing to break free for your self imposed jail cell in hell.

This following video can help you put you and your personal mess in perspective. It is called Look Up.
After viewing, I hope you will.

Let's talk outside the digital space. I have a phone. I bet you do, too. I want to hear your voice and you. Now, I am on my way to the lake. Maybe, I will meet you there.

My name is Oscar Crawford. My Friends call me O. I hope you will, too. O

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