An Unfortunate Online Community Problem

From The Rastafari Expression,
A regular column by Kaya I IsesaJah, Dec 17, 2005         

Very true words it tun out, since INI Rastafari been drawn into some sticky shituations as in the past, words an words an more words, aiming to tare down a next Bredrin or Sistren, an attempt to 'school' someone, or to chastise somebody, or to jus give dem a piece of your mind!!

Ones who are dealing wid di net alot overstan that things can be misoverstood, jus for di simple fact that relaying by writing some thing have it limitations...you may not mean what it sounds like when you write you see mi? In this Iyah, ones who are innocent may be relating to you something that YOU interpreting as a evil or wikked or intentional abuse. While that Bredrin or Sistren did not mean it as a disRaspeck. Wrong interpretations, mis information, lack of overstanding...jus becuz INI a Rasta dosent mean INI are exempt from the very humanness that INI all carry forward.

Of course, ones should not be so blank headed to not know that there are ones mixed in wid your Bredrin an Sistren, who are not happy unless they are wid in a group causing some sort of trouble or disdain. They are the ones Iyah, who as I granny seh, sit in di seat of di scornfull, judging man as if dem is Jah dem self, an never sight when dem mek a mistake. You will hear them, mek sweeping generalizations, you will see them involve in nothing else but disharmony. What could INI do about ones who come into INI midst wid a book in dem hand, waving it as if it is gospel it self? What can INI do if 2 of INI Bredrin come in INI midst, fighting amongst dem self? Do we as the Spiritual Sons of Jah have a obligation?

Sometimes INI get screw, INI get vex, wid all di useless chatter pon di net. How usefull really is this kind of thing here? Some times it may seem that ones take the limitations of di internet, an use it, to their benefit, hide behind it to enable their own evil intention. Dem act like they do not know what they did wrong, they get humble only when called on it, an they are completely intent going from board to board it seem, spying on this one, chatting pon that one...so how can INI who have INI Bredrin an Sistren at heart, discern a productive Bredrin or Sistren from an Idle an ill motivated one? To I, everything I do begin wid prayer. I get close to di one who Irated I firstly, then find I friends pon line. I pay attention to what Jah show mi. And I quickly admit wrong when I have done wrong. I do not seek to blame Jah for I own discernmants.

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I have seen ones who would 'swear' Jah tell dem to tear a next Bredrin down, exploit dem becuz dem is workers of iniquity, but mi tell yuh Iyah, those who do that are NOT hearing it from Jah. Look at each case of 'Rebuke' in the bible. Not one case have a sinner coming off like him a righteous apostle of Jah, yelling it over the din of I people, "I CONDEMN A NEXT BREDRIN, AN JAH TELL MI TO DWEET. NO. Iyah, you know, as deeply committed as I am to INI God, INI am committed to INI Human family, before I self. Or at least that is how it is suppose to be. What good will INI bring to di very Bredrin an Sistren INI are condemning? I have to ask I self dat!

Now then, ones may say, well I been a victim of the wikked talk, di evil plans of ones who want nothing more than to see mi down, so dem can stomp pon I, so what do I do? This is where I can speak wid some credit, there have been ones who have, for a variety of reasons, attacked I an persued to visciously attack I woman, albeit on di web rather than in person (lucky for dem, jus ask someone who know mi, lol, mi allways seh, strong mi strong, lifting dem apple crates an ting when mi a yout really help yuh know)! And that is the key Bredrin, Sistren. When yuh tek up your head off dis 'web', leave all di sticky web behind right where yuh find it, pon di keyboards. Walk sunnily right into di midst of your family. Move quietly wid in your groups of Bredrin an Sistren, an pay attention to who you are. Memba if you are a sensitive being, these ones on di net can be a knife tryin to hole you up yuh know. But come back to your REALality. Look pon those who love you. Look pon those who need you an know you!

Memba Rastafari is not exempt from mistake. Righteous an Upfull living is a STANDARD that INI are striving for. But to preach it to our selfs to remind our selfs that INI fi PRACTISE. Jus as di Buddhist dem practise dem meditation, INI fi practise loosing the ways of iniquity, replacing it wid ways of Righteousness.

Condeming a man who eats meat, or who cuss does nothing for your righteousness. Ah the old saying 'practise what you preach'. I am not gonna call name but I am gonna say you know who I am speaking to right now. You love Jah? You love Man? If you Love Jah you mus love Him Iration. Hate the sin, but not the Sinner, mi know you hear it all before. Imagine hating a man becuz dem want or need a certain thing? For Isample ones hated I woman when mi seh mi have a need for a next house in Rastafari, becuz di Mansions existing did not hold wha mi hold in I own golden consciousness. Not a seperation from a next Rasta, but a beckon, a light for a next Rasta, if he or she so choose to come I way, I am there, in I own house, wid I door open. Not seperate from Rastafari, but under di Banner of Rastafari, INI can all meet. Bless IRASCOM for encouraging I pon di vision, nuff Rasta in I own home town see I as di Rasta lady wid Fullfillmant in her house. Yes I, I am Rasponsible for I own house. Know we who we are under the Sun/Son, we are the children of the Rastaman.

Give thanks to Jah fi Life. Yahshua soon come! Alla dis ting straighten out, by an by. In the meantime, get close to your REALality, your family, your Bredrin an Sistren in your community. Practise loving your self too. I wish all of the I's dem LOVE AN HAPPINESS truly.