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Essay: "On the Edge"

by H.J. Parrish
On the Edge

Living life as an organizer, radical thinker an extremist, people may simply define my way of life as being "on the edge." The average viewer or administrative official reviewing my prison files in disbelief much more than witnesses it. I'm often subjected to restrictions involving my property, so my opportunity to express my personal views is limited.

There have been many trials, much stress and a lot of pain on the path of resistance I walk. But know this, the best source of strength is from within you. Not a mythical God, family or dependency on mind-altering drugs or any source outside of self.

It is in self that all possibilities lay dominant to be taped. At the end of the day we lay our head to rest. But it is before sleep sets in that one drives the mind and observes the result, eyes closed deep in thought. This is essential in knowing self. I meditate nightly on the situation of my past, the events in the now and the troubles I see off in the distance. I've come to expect trouble, problems and a calamity. This is all part of a balanced setting.

Through you alls writing, male and female, I'm able to view your minds at work and the conclusions you draw about life. This I value in the extreme, since social awareness is a foundational building block amongst the masses. I've been shown through these letters and essays that all our lives are not too much different and I can call a male or female a brother or a sister, not based on the flesh, but mentality alone. I see many of kind in these writings, some of the best of our kind standing together to excel to the edge and fly.