It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
Tupac ShakurRead
I exist in the depths of solitude pondering my true goal Trying 2 find peace of mind and still preserve my soul
Interpretation
The quote reflects the struggle of searching for inner peace while maintaining one's identity amidst solitude.
In this quote, Tupac Shakur expresses the profound introspection that comes from solitude, highlighting a deep quest for inner peace and self-discovery. It conveys the tension between the desire for tranquility and the challenge of preserving one's essence, suggesting that true fulfillment is found not only in achieving peace but also in understanding one's true purpose in life.
In practice
During a meditation session, I reflected on Tupac's words about solitude and inner peace.
It's time we stop worrying, and get angry you know? But not angry and pick up a gun, but angry and open our minds.
I'm down for you, so ride with me._x000D_ _x000D_ My enemies your enemies,_x000D_ _x000D_ Cause you ain't ever had a friend like me.
Life's a test, mistakes are lessons, but the gift of life is knowing that you have made a difference.
I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.
I don't want to be a role model. I just want to be someone who says, this is who I am, this is what I do, I say what's on my mind.
All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they gave me.
I pray because I can't help myself. I pray because I'm helpless. It doesn't change God - it changes me.
The high point of civilization is that you can hate me and I can hate you but we develop an etiquette that allows us to deal with each other because if we acted solely upon our impulse we'd probably go to war.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand.
The notion that religion can actually be something... attached to progressivism seems so bizarre. But all you have to say is that Abolition wouldn't have happened without it. The way in which African Americans managed to achieve a degree of self-determination was through the church.
All the dark, intricate, puzzling providences at which we were sometimes so offended...we shall [one day] see to be to us, as the difficult passage through the wilderness was to Israel, "the right way to the city of habitation".
There is nothing one fears more or is more ashamed of than not being oneself. Yet few people realize even an approximation of their true potential. Most people must live with varying degrees of the shame and fear of not being fully in control of themselves.
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