Rate This Quote: Day 2 - "The First Revolution Is When You Change Your Mind"

[BocaRear]

Last thread was a sucess ;

Yesterday's Results:
"He Who Is Content With Being Alone Is Either A Beast Or A God" - Aristotle - 7.3125

Today's Quote:
"The First Revolution Is When You Change Your Mind" - Gil Scott Heron


Context:
I'm sure all us of are familiar with Gil Scott Heron's "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" song and I'm sure most of us initially intepretated it on a surface deep sort of level.


"Yeah the revolution won't be televised cause we got to go outside and smash shyt up"
and thus the song has become the anthem for riots and uprisings everywhere

But Heron had a different intentions; there was a line that was originally in the song

"The First Revolution Is When You Change Your Mind" that was removed from the song but was the original message of the song




I found this to be quite profound as people tend to view revolution as an external thing; rather than an internal thing - all Revolutions occur when you change your thought process

What are your thoughts brehs? Is Revolution just merely mindless protests which could be a critique of the BLM? Or is Revolution more about education and a change in the thought process of the people?

 

[Ol’Otis]

"He Who Is Content With Being Alone Is Either A Beast Or A God" - Aristotle

sums up my life right now

 

[Drip Bayless]

This quote is essentially a summary of the poem

 

[2CT]

great quote, makes the original song even more potent

gave it an 8, RIP Gil

 

[jackson35]

well if black people buy the albums rather then greatest hits, they would hear original songs in there propercontext

 

[Billie Jean]

9. Revolution without thought is too easy to dismantle and dismiss

I love this series

 

[ThisWorldAintRight]

Dope ass quote. Never even looked at it that way tbh.

 

[Gully Bull]

8 in context, 7 out of context.

First revolution, in my opinion, is when your soul is actively engaged. It's easy to think and understand, but if you're in a bubble then you aren't contributing to the revolution.

 

[Kisame]

 

[Music Fiend]

Dope quote.

GSH was godly.

My current favorite quote is still : never give advice, only share experiences.

 

[BocaRear]

final shameless bump - Day 3 is pending ya'll

 

[Waldo Geraldo Faldo]

Dope thread. Keep it up

 

[lotteryplaya]

There is so much I strongly believed in years ago that I don't now.

 

[Breh13]

:NBfeedme:

 

[OfTheCross]

I give it a 10