According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, the definition of the word ‘rebellion’ is ‘an act or a show of defiance toward an authority or established convention. Extensions of the expression include to fly in the face of danger and to fly in the face of providence, both of which carry a sense of reckless or impetuous disregard for safety.’ Because we did not grow up with our fathers, we became reckless with our lives and disregarded the lives of others as well. Therefore, the problem is not the gangs, so to speak; rather, it’s the conditions that create them. It is the dismantling of our homes and marriages that create the right conditions for gangs to flourish. If homes could be put back together or prevented from falling apart, then these symptoms could be, root cause eradicated. Drexel Deal
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If they could only see the future, when they are old, they would not have done all this. When my father died in 1999, he had no idea what was coming in the years ahead. He did not know that in my life I would be losing my home, would be in jail, and would be on the streets. That is why my father cannot even begin to understand why my story must continue.

I lost my home because of the conditions that paved the way for gangs to flourish in our community. My father did not want to see these conditions come about, but his own government made it happen. My father also did not want me to go to jail because he thought I was just a kid who did not know better.

So too, he thought that when I became a teenager, I would realize what was right and wrong and be able to make better decisions than before. But this is not so either. Fathers never see the future of their children; they just know what is happening now. Lyrics:

Source: The Fight Of My Life Is Wrapped Up In My Father

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