Not a lot of young, black men strive for the best; strive for success. Is it because they have nothing to live for? Is it because they never had a father figure when they were in youth age? Is it because the streets is all they know? In that little crowd of young, black men that are always focused on the negative things in life, is one black male that is looking for that right path to success. And that path has to be your own path. Amongst several different black fellas I interviewed. There were two that really took my attention...
Rajah Taylor, as many "in the hood" may know him as Flea, said, "I want the thing called success, because it's the only way out of this crazy world." He only counts on himself to get through the college life. "If you can't motivate yourself, no one else can." -Flea Rajah is a 19 year old college student, attending Passaic County Community College (PCCC), where he is majoring in Business. "I want it all, that's why I strive for it." -Flea He Considers himself to be "street smart and academically smart." Even though he does his share of dirt, Mr. Taylor knows what's important and what has to be done at the end of the day. Just keep taking life a step at a time.
"Past situations has made me pre-successful," says Joseph Valtrez Moore, Jr. The picture above is him. Joe is a college student, attending Delaware State University (DSU). The reason he says "pre," because he'd be living where and however he wants. Growing up in the rough streets of Paterson , New Jersey only made him stronger. I would say so, because of many people that doubted this "young boy." He has come to a halt in his success so far, only because he's looking forward to finishing up college. While in college, he is still striving for becoming the best; modeling, acting, he has a talk show coming soon (be on the lookout for that one), and he is still trying to get a internship for this summer. Now from what information I got on him I would say that's pretty successful. His career and life have yet to began, though; it's just getting started. "Success comes after you have been through the drought, and can walk on the dry land after the drought is over, while all the people who told you that you wasn't strong enough to make it through the drought, because they were safe in a boat, while you struggled during the drought." Sounds like SUCCESS!
We all face different obstacles in life. Whether they're difficult or not. Only the strongest survive. When I say "strongest," I'm talking about mentally. So, the people selling that dope on the streets..they're the ones struggling, no matter how much money they're getting. Even celebrities are struggling. "Being famous is easy, living life is hard." -Big Sexy
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