Last Friday night, I had a real life situation happen to me
that I feel like was bound to happen. I don't live in the best of neighborhoods. I
was held up at gun point in the alley behind my house, and I reacted the wrong way. I was feeling good, just left the
bar and was on my way to get in my nice warm bed with my nice warm girl when
two punk ass niggas decided they wanted to mug me. After a motorcycle accident
this is the last thing I needed to happen. The dudes stuck a gun in my back
demanding that I “empty my pockets” and the first thing that went through my
mind is that this wasn’t real and wasn’t actually happening. So I kept walking
as though nothing was going on. After I ignored the punk ass for the second
time, he had his boy pistol whip me on the sneak and I later found out that my
chin got busted and would require stitches.
Here is where the lessons start. I turned around infuriated that this was
really happening at which point the dude that had the gun in my back raises it
to my head and tells me to empty my pockets yet again. Pride is a dangerous
thing and it cometh before the fall. Mix that with anger and you become an
instant fool. I said to gunman “if you’re gonna do it then shoot me”(dumbest
fucking thing I’ve ever done). He wasn’t prepared for this response and neither
was I, but the anger had bubbled over and I pushed the second guy and repeated
myself to the first guy. They took another swing at me, failed, and ran
off getting nothing from me. I then thought it was a good idea
to get a baseball bat and try to find the assailants, but to no avail. God be
looking out. I ran into the cops, gave a report and my girl forced me to get
stitches I didn’t think I needed. I definitely needed them. Thank you to my
girl and like I said, God be Looking out.
Being quick to anger is something I have come a long way on,
but once it hits it hits. I mean I risked my life for 31 damn dollars. I thank my parents and friends for caring enough to
call me a fucking idiot. On Saturday night, my mom finally called me to talk
about the situation, took her that long to calm down, and she gave some real
words of wisdom. Here are a few of the
points that hit home:
·
God be lookin’ out.
·
If you have a reason for niggas to rob you, then
you’re doing ok. Keep your head up and
continue to prosper. If they have
nothing to lose, remember that you do and act accordingly.
·
Know that someone in the world loves you and way
more than you can comprehend or realize.
·
Know that your life has meaning to you, but
could have more significant meaning to someone else. Ever notice in movies how the hero is willing
to put himself in harms way, but will crumple when they involve a loved one?
Think about what your actions will do to those you care about. I didn't take this into consideration.
·
Don’t be a prideful asshole. Nothing wrong with taking an "L" if the
situation is one in which an "L" should be taken. No one (with any common sense)
will look down on you for bowing out and being a “bitch” with a gun to your
head. I didn't think about this.
·
Don’t feel the need to do EVERYTHING in life.
Sit back and think about all that you have accomplished in your life. You’ve
probably done more and accomplished more than your parents before age 30. Be thankful
you were blessed with intelligence. I mean you read this blog, so you have to
exude some level of smarts.
·
If you’re being mugged they really only want the
cash. Offer that and ask that you can keep your ID’s and credit cards. You will
just cancel them if they take them too.
·
Alcohol is commonly called “liquid courage”, but
courage can be mistaken for “dumbassness”
·
Surround yourself with people who care about
you. Wasting time on those who don’t care
about you is plain ol’ dumb.
·
God be lookin’ out.
In conclusion, I thank God every morning for waking me up,
and thank him for giving me the gifts and life he has given me. I wanted to take this chance to apologize to those I let down. I appreciate my
family and friends. I appreciate the 5ivebruhs for their support. Appreciate
those in your life, you never know what could happen or when. It can all be
over so quick.
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