Author: Jabare Lanard
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Missing Child: Losing Enzo
…How he came to be a father is far from conventional, but that didn’t paralyze him, and he was looking forward to everything he could comprehend about how his life would change from the moment he looked into the eyes of his own son. For him it was a dream, and his dream turned into…
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A Looter’s Mindset
When the thing you want for yourself is right before you, nobody is going to stop you from taking it, and if you don’t take it someone else will because you’re surrounded by takers, only a higher sense of personal accountability and morality will stop you from doing so. You cannot fathom what you will…
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Men Have No Inherent Value – Part 2
Our value is tied into our family, into our history. Equally, our value, as men, is tied into the history of all men. You are, potentially, just as valuable as the most valuable man that came before you. Our history started well before we ever arrived. We must tap into our inherent value by knowing…
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Men Have No Inherent Value – Part 1
If a man chooses to consider the people who came before him, consider his childhood, the principles taught to him from a young age, acknowledge the obstacles he overcame because someone told him about the obstacle, and highlight the obstacles he overcame through perseverance. If he considers all this, he will surely stumble upon the…
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Biden v Trump 2020: Old, White, and Unfiltered
Two old white guys, one democrat, one republican, both with mouth-filter issues. Should one be held to a higher standard than the other? Should only one be allowed to shoot his mouth off, unfiltered…
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Equal Pay for All
…If a starting quarterback at the top of his game negotiates a record contract from his team, it helps all the rest of the starting quarterbacks at the top of their game in the NFL. The same goes for NBA players and soccer players. Why should it be any different for [INSERT OCCUPATION HERE]?
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Are there more good women out there than men?
In dating, it is said, “there are more good women out there than men”. I am inclined to disagree. Moreover, I look at this as a double standard of sorts. I believe men and women go through the same things from different perspectives…
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Timeout for the World
Three stories. What do they have in common? The team is showing fatigue, there’s 11 seconds left in the game, and our opponent is only down one point. We get a costly turnover as the ball is mishandled out of bounds. “Timeout!” said the coach. Before the ball is back in-play, we have to clear…
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