When the Slave becomes the Master

[Muadib]

...But a Servant when He Reigneth
Is Confusion to the end.

His feet are swift to tumult,
His hands are slow to toil,
His ears are deaf to reason,
His lips are loud in broil.
He knows no use for power
Except to show his might.
He gives no heed to judgment
Unless it prove him right.

Because he served a master
Before his Kingship came,
And hid in all disaster
Behind his master's name,
So, when his Folly opens
The unnecessary hells,
A Servant when He Reigneth
Throws the blame on some one else.

His vows are lightly spoken,
His faith is hard to bind,
His trust is easy boken,
He fears his fellow-kind.
The nearest mob will move him
To break the pledge he gave --
Oh, a Servant when he Reigneth
Is more than ever slave!

Certain to be disaster...

[Exile]

When a 'man' could post this kind of self-flagellating diatribe in typical hypocritical 'holier than thou' attitude, we come to realize the importance of the works of the poet Robert Nesta Marley. Unfortunately, it seems, it was all in vain...

[Muadib]

"For three things the earth is disquieted, and for four which it cannot bear. For a servant when he reigneth, and a fool when he is filled with meat; for an odious woman when she is married, and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress." -- PROV. XXX. 21-22-23.

Three things make earth unquiet
And four she cannot brook
The godly Agur counted them
And put them in a book --
Those Four Tremendous Curses
With which mankind is cursed;
But a Servant when He Reigneth
Old Agur entered first.
An Handmaid that is Mistress
We need not call upon.
A Fool when he is full of Meat
Will fall asleep anon.
An Odious Woman Married
May bear a babe and mend;
But a Servant when He Reigneth
Is Confusion to the end.

"Emancipate unnuhselves from mental slavery" RNM

or else..

[Don1]

"Emancipate unnuhselves from mental slavery" RNM

or else..

Confucius seh: Man who uphold those from Sodom an who worship Babylon shudda careful how im ah quote Prophet Bob... lest he be turned into a Pillar of Salt

wooooiiiee mi Ole Testament!!

[Muadib]

wheh Bob did sing bout di gay dem ?

[Don1]

wheh Bob did sing bout di gay dem ?

Dem ah Babylon agent same way.

Puddung Missa Lee musings fi ah minit an guh read Bible yute

[Sir X]

Xile

Eloquently said ,I took the other option to ignore.

[Muadib]

This topic requires a disciplined thinking mind.. there is a reason AJ Nicholson holds a quixotic opinion regarding Singapore...

Proverbs was written centuries before the Miggle Passage... don't tek it personal..

[Rudi]

Mongrels with delusions of grandeur. They better stay in Jamaica. They can get away with it there. Pathetically funny from the resident critical thinker.

[Muadib]

Proverbs was written centuries before Columbus land...

History is replete with knowledge and provides understanding.. for the critical thinking mind..

[Rudi]

It's not Proverbs that bears any resemblance to Columbus but rather your self-serving interpretation(that's being charitable I'm in a biblical mood).

[Muadib]

What is my 'self-serving' interpretation ????

What do you believe the proverb speaks to ?

<His feet are swift to tumult,
His hands are slow to toil,
His ears are deaf to reason,
His lips are loud in broil.
He knows no use for power
Except to show his might.
He gives no heed to judgment
Unless it prove him right.>

I know a few of dem.. nuff have MP in dem tikkle.. feel free to reverse the letters..

[Rockman]

Suh isn 't ot the slaves becoming the worthless master when almost white Bruce and Holiness were at the helm?
In Animal farm,the pigs highlight insignificant differences so as to establish themseves as rulers,my guess is they were of lighter complexion.

[Muadib]

How you reach complexion ? Yuh never hear bout mulatto slaves ? Master-Slaver also pre-dated the miggle passage...

In any event what is important is Slavery as a state of mind.. and it appears you need to emancipate yourself..

Many are slaves to their 'emotions'..