The Tao of Bob Marley

Sophie Steckerl

February 20, 2013

PAP- English

The Tao of Bob Marley

One summer day on the warm beaches of Jamaica, woke the “Rasta Man” or better known as Bob Marley. He smiled at the rising sun. Three little birds where on his doorstep. Singing sweet songs, of melodies pure and true. They said, “ This is message to you-ou-ou. Don’t worry about a thing. Cause every little thing is gonna be alright.”

As Bob and the three little birds were making there way into town, they saw a young boy sitting down in the sand. Bob could tell the boy was upset.  Bob went over and with out asking what was wrong he started singing. “Don’t worry…” and the three little birds started chirping and humming along.  The young boy looked up and smiled.

He finally made it to Trenchtown. He mingled with the good people he met that day. He couldn’t help but think about the good friends we had, and the good friends he lost along the way. He thought, “ In this bright future you can’t forget your past.” 

As he walked Bob found himself in the government yard. He sat and observed the hypocrites.  Looking at the scholars who had been to the best schools in all of Jamaica he observed that, “Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet.”

One of the birds chirped into his ear, “ Look Bob, your sister is over there!” As he made his way over to her we noticed she was crying. He took her hand and began to sing, “ No women, no cry, no women no cry, Oh my little sister, don’t shed no tears!” He tried making her feel better by telling her stories about when Georgie would make the fire light, log wood burning through the night. Then we would cook corn meal porridge. He shared some words of wisdom, “ My feet is my only carriage, so I’ve got to push on threw, but while I’m gone… Everything’s gonna be alright, everything’s gonna be alright, everything’s gonna be alright… My fear is my only courage, so I’ve got to push on threw, oh, while I’m gone… Everything’s gonna be alright, everything’s gonna be alright, everything’s gonna be alright…”

No women, No cry.

As the sun went down he walked back home. He smiled at the setting sun. And was happy with what he accomplished today. He was proud of the person he was. He said good night to the three little birds and hoped to see them tomorrow. He said to himself, “ None but ourselves can free our minds”.  

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This is Just to Say

I have killed

the cat

you gave me

And which,

you probably

thought

I loved.

Forgive me.

It was so

ugly

it reminded me

of you.

 I have wrecked

your new

Mercedes

And which,

I knew you loved

more than me.

Forgive me.

I was just

too jealous. 

I have broken

that precious

heart of yours

And which,

You thought

mine was yours

also.

Forgive me.

Revenge isn’t a

pretty thing. 

Paradox Image 3

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqqLoUcLX5I

One of my favorite songs by Shakira is: Sale el Sol. In English: The Sun Rises.  Here is the link to the translated lyrics. http://lyricstranslate.com/en/sale-el-sol-sun-rises.html . The reason I love this song is because it reminds me of meditation. When I meditate your mind has to go into a positive state. Think of it like this: a big blue sky is much more peaceful and happier than a dark, cloudy, closed in sky. When the sky is dark and rainy we tend to focus on that (in other words we are stuck in a negative mind set). Even when its rainy the big blue sky is right above it. This is why I love this song, because it describes just that. With out the negative in life we would appreciate the good. 

Paradox Image #2

     Ying-Yang, one of the first things you learn to draw. But the meaning has so much more. Yin-Yang is a Chinese philosophy that shows opposite or contrary force. In other words: to every white there is black. You can see the paradox in the symbol. There are two teardrops, one facing up and the other facing down. One of them is white and the other black. In the “drop” part of the teardrops you can see a dot, if the teardrop is white then the dot will be black and visa-versa. The mysterious part is that they are fit together to form a circle. The symbol of life 

Virtual Fiel-Trip

Barranquilla
1. Find 10 photos of things people should see or visit in that town.
2. For each phot write a 3-4 sentence description.
3. These photos with  descriptions should be on a web 2.0 tool.
4. The link for this tool goes on the blog and is emailed to Ms. Shawn sallen@cng.edu

Blog Post Jan. 14. 13

Analects 4.12: The Master said, “If in your affairs you abandon yourself to the pursuit of profit, you will arouse much resentment.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37y2m3ODJsg

When I read analects 4.12 I thought of the song Gone Going by the Black Eyed Peas featuring Jack Johnson. Both of them speak about the same topic.

Gone Going is a song about how a singer got caught up in the money and fame, he eventually lost himself. The only thing he could sing about was material objects, therefore losing all of his fans.

Analects 4.12 is very similar to the song. In other words it means: in your life if you lose yourself in exchange for money, many people aren’t going to like you. Confucius taught a lesson to the world. Many few people are going to like you and get along with you if the only thing you care about is money and showing it off. Being humble with what you have is one of the most valuable morals you should use through out your life. 

Spellbound

Words I didn’t know how to spell before watching Spellbound :

1.     Feasible

2.     Bushido

3.     Iridescent

4.     Mayonnaise

5.     Dissent

6.     Heuristic

In my life I do have something similar to the National Spelling Bee. It is called school. Not only school but, your future. Everybody in life wants to be successful. Successful can mean a lot of things. For some people it is money, for others it is a family or happiness. At the end of the day we want all of it. If you don’t do good in school then doors to be successful might not be open. Even though we are all still 15/16 years old, all of the actions and discussions we make today will affect us in the later future. School puts a big pressure and responsibility on my shoulders. It is our only responsibility so, I want to do my best as possible in it. School isn’t something that you have to study a year for. School or at least high school is something we have to work and push ourselves at everyday for the next four years.