So I was discussing with some people the other day of what a true gangster was. Immediately they jumped to rappers and how they are so "gangster" because they have guns, "sling the rock", smoke weed, lived in a tough part of town, and/or had rough parents. What makes them even more gangster is if they kill people. The more people they kill then the more gangster they are because that shows that they don't put up with anybody's bull crap. Lil' Wayne, Lil' Boosie, 50 cent, Eminem, and all those other ridiculous name that start with lil, fat, shortie, etc. were all examples of gangsters. A girl said, "Lil Boosie is a real thug cuz (that is how she said because) he straight up killed those people." So I responded with, "Sure, he is a real thug who is about to be put to death at age 30ish because he is so thug."
What a thug-gangster, dead at 30. He is livin' the baller life.
(Side note: Apparently Lil' Boosie was convicted with being behind six murders and is now facing the death penalty in the state of Louisiana.)
What people define as a gangster just irritates me. The more they kill they badder they are. If that is true then Adolf Hitler, Stalin, and Ghangas Khan are the most "gangster" people who have ever lived, but I don't hear people mentioning them in the average "Who is the baddest gangster ever" talk. I mean Adolf Hitler killed almost anyone he came in contact with, that pretty much makes him the most "gangster" person ever.
I also want to talk about what people are wearing right now. These necklaces with crosses on them. Earrings with crosses on them. Rings with crosses on them. It seems that the cross has become one of the most popular jewelry products ever invented.
Are you freaking kidding me!
The cross that was a fearful symbol for thousands of years to all those who looked upon it is now our jewelry market, ridiculous. I heard a lady the other day talking about a necklace or a bracelet with the nails from the crucifixion on them. She described them as "precious" and "cute" looking.
I almost puked.
To me the nails and the cross bring a sick feeling to my stomach. I almost block it out because of the pain it inflicts. Every time I see it reenacted I flinch at the sound because I can almost feel the person's pain who is being nailed to the cross. I believe that is how it should be. Christ died a death that should make us queasy to discuss. Look at what the thought of it did to Him. He began to sweat blood and felt to the "point of death." The cross to Him was no jewelry piece. It was fate. It was death --- and it was life. To Him the victory far outweighed the pain.
I am so thankful that He is so much more of a man then I could ever be.
So you might be thinking right now, "Frank, how did you go from rappers to the crucifixion in such an effortless motion?" Well, the answer to that question is just flat out talent.
You are welcome for showing you how to make it look so easy.
But seriously one could be thinking, "How did you go from rappers to the cross?" Well, rappers are always wearing those stupid big crosses on their necks with the diamonds in them making them look all "pimped out." So once I was talking about rappers I began to think of the 24 karat crosses they are bringing around and that got me on the ridiculous jewelry we are wearing nowadays.
Lastly, I want to make a blanket statement that if you are one of those people who wears a cross around your neck everyday or has a piece of jewelry with a cross on it and you are offended by what I have said thus far and are thinking, "Well he doesn't know me, how dare he say I don't know what the cross means or meant to Christ!" I am not saying that you don't know the meaning behind the cross, but that you should be reminded of why you are wearing that cross around your wrist or neck everyday and it should bring the somber and amazing thought of Christ fresh to your brain. If you are one of those who wear the cross for the "looking good" aspect, go read Matthew about the crucifixion. I hope it blows you away.
