Rhymes

Humans are like antennas picking up channels/
tuning into stations full or empty but no perfect reception white noise turns up missing programs close up/
throw up precipitation in the form of disillusioned irritation/
but people need to realize/
whether it's the first or the last ten/
don't idealize/
the fact is some channels just won't show up/
don't give up the ghost don't stop showing love/
there's an average spread of negative attributes/
through all people on this planet we all hear the same flute/
ask your mind for the notes in the music spreadsheet/
watch as you compare the similarities/
printouts reached cuz the mind records the sounds of life the same way/
across the board the conscious thoughts end up with the same fate/
we all relate/
we're all the same replicated brains just a different name/
but check now your common ground/
sometimes heads don't look for it/
then say there are no common nouns/
well the verbs are equal/
the herbs we eat are equal/
the shirts we weave are equal/
one size fits all our people/
next time stop and wonder if you really think that kat across the table really has a different link/
whether asteroid or comet we rock the same effect/
when we blend all our flavors together we bust one style trend/
one wild gem/
one wilding/
one wild thing/
we're children/
of his reign/
his universe/
we all write the human verse/
let's unite/
I'll help you fight the struggle with my martial arts your Hip-Hop his hip-hop their slick tropical samba color the same horizon/
experience the same summer/
we've got more in common than in opposition/
with our brothers/
cells in one body/
the world/
I hope we break the clutter/
and free our minds/
I think we will in time...

Ao Quotes

"Even the gravest of mistakes should be embraced with pride, for they remind us of how human we are. Never feel shame for that." -Ao

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"How similar are the leaves in the forest of man?" -Ao

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"The soil of our hearts lies in wait for the flowers of our love to grow. When they do, mankind will truly blossom..." -Ao

Poem: I Worry for Our Future

I spend my days
Heeding the sirens of my society,
Wailing as they consume my mind with thoughts of our decline;
Of decadence instead of rise,
A charmed despondence hanging in the air,
So nearly thick that you can touch,
Yet fleeting as the fog
That now so threatens to corrode what simple progress we have bought.
And all the while, I think:
Will we be able to avert our gaze much longer,
Or will we stop to wander in the light for long enough to find
A real and final, wise solution to our plight?

I worry for our future.

Ao Quotes

"Why do some men think in hues of vengeance and retaliation, when the spectrum of humanity's color will forever contain the same ingredients?" -Ao

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"They say that mankind as a whole can achieve more than one man alone, that mankind is more important. But if the individual does not move, neither does the 'whole'". -Ao

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"The fables of man united, the myths of society as one, the illusions of love as the common force, will one day be real. The present state of man is the fable, the myth, the real illusion." -Ao

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"How many more lives will it take for us to realize the heavy price we pay for not helping out our own people?" -Ao

Theory of Balance

All things eventually balance out. Balance is an undeniable component of Life, and the scale will rise and fall with time, but at the twilight of existence, at the moment when the last star twinkles, the scale will know equilibrium.

The psychology of man struggles to find balance. The theories of Sigmund Freud point to an id and a superego, two opposing character components of the unconscious, that balance in the center as the Ego.

Balance exists in sociopsychological behavior. There are those who dislike us behind our backs, and those who admire us behind our backs. Some people offer negative feelings toward us publicly, while others shower us with positive ones privately. The world will scorn you once, revere you once; hate you twice, love you twice. But it will balance.

All men have strengths and flaws in their characters. When intense evil lies in the heart of one, there is no guarantee that affection, care, and goodness of the same caliber does not reside in the same one. We ignore some weaknesses and accept others.

If all men were created equal, then all men, and hence Life, were created with Balance in mind. It IS.

Ao Quotes

"Why must man obsess over enforcing sometimes arbitrary laws, to a point where focus is lost, purpose is gone, and the noble idea is corrupted?" -Ao

Theory of Expression

The more venues for expression an individual has, the less manifestation of negativity occurs within them.

Expression is the depiction or conveyance of feelings, of emotion, of thoughts and ideas, all of which is what actually drives mankind, and man, forward. Those who express themselves find outlets for all types of negative energy, which exists within all humans.

Without this release of energy, the negativity is kept within the individual's heart, mind, and soul until they cannot cope with it. This may lead to destructive means of expression--crime, violence, scapegoating, or the projection of negative emotions onto others. It all goes back to expression.

Humans have a strong need to express themselves. Limits imposed by society may hinder this expression, however, and so the individual must take steps in seeking out venues they consider to be positive outlets. Although these venues may not be in accordance with social convention, and as such must be chosen with maturity and intelligence, they are integral in releasing negative energy.

Ao Quotes

"What is it about man that impedes his growth, stifles his potential, shatters his dreams? Perhaps it is the neverending struggle between unlocking the chains that bind and locking the mind, both with the same hand..." -Ao

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"When I look at my brother and see crystallized sweat on his brow, the frozen expression of pain in his eyes, the nullified hunger in his body, I think of myself--what a horrible mistake we are making, carrying out this worst of holocausts against our fellow men..." -Ao

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"My greatest fear is that collective man may not be wise enough to handle a lack of ignorance..." -Ao

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"What a great sadness, that from anger arises...a loss of our humanity." -Ao

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"Sometimes, humanity tends to postpone certainty, and in doing so creates an illusion...to make reality bearable. But is that illusion really worth it?" -Ao

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"What causes man to further alienate, to annihilate, the next, when we are all unbalanced and yet balanced, when we are all evil and yet good, when we are all different...and yet the same?" -Ao