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Essay: "God"by Tony LeeQuintanilla That Name
It's the name above all names that billions claim. It is the name that people die for. The name things are sacrificed for. The name churches are built for. The name money is given to. It may be the name most loved or it could be the name most hated. It is the name that comes out of millions of people's mouths when things go wrong. It is the name that's spoken by billions when something good has happened. The name to which billions pray. The name that is most talked about. When I think of that name, I often ask Him why He does what He does and lets millions of people play the fool. They claim that name knows what one thinks and/or what's in our heart. If that be so, I know (RIP) my beloved primo, Robert Villarreal B.K.A Diablo wanted something better out of life and he gave that name a good hard try. Yet, he died at a young age, still with dreams of better days!!! I am what I am and I have done my share of wrongs. I'm one of the billions of people that have called out His name and and/or looked up to the sky wanting to live for that name. I would like to be thankful to that name for blessing me with a beautiful, healthy daughter, Ivylyn; her mother, Yvette, who put up with all my shit; my jefa, Gracie, who gave me her love and some; my brother for standing tall with a vato; my tia, Lecha, who made her home my own; my grandmother, Juanita, for loving me even though I was full of evil. But, how can I; how can I thank Him? That name allowed me to hurt these loving people in so many different ways. All they ever did was love me in everyway. That name ain't for everyone, but I'm still grateful for my loved ones wherever they came from. I was smiled upon, so thank you (whoever you are)! They say that name heals. They say that names saves. They say it turns you from your wicked ways because that name can send your wicked ass to hell. They claim that name has a home up in the sky, which they call heaven, but it's only for those that do what that name says. Those will be the ones to see the pearly gates. That name has its own book and they claim the words in red were spoken from that name. As much as I would like to believe in that name, I like to say that I've come to realize hell will always be prison life, while heaven will always be that world that appears when the end of time comes, when ones life is all over and you are no longer living!! I would like to close this how billions go and use that name: God Bless You!! |