Another blog?

Yes, I've decided to start another blog, (maybe even two, but we'll see) mainly because there is so much that I want to write about, but I didn't feel that everything "fit" this page appropriately. This new blog focuses around business and to reach it just visit www.malconbiz.blogspot.com

Value of Family

Today I had one of the most touching experiences of my life. I called home to talk to my family; anticipating either my Mom, Brother or Dad picking up the phone. But to my pleasant surprise, first my brother picked up the phone with an excited "Hey, Malcolm!", followed by the same greeting from my Dad and then my Mom just seconds later (so if you can imagine it was like "Hey, Malcolm" x 3). Needless to say it was a great moment. My family's exuberance made me feel special and loved. It reminded me of the importance of my family in my life and how much they truly care for me. However, the excitement transferred through the phone was clearly inverted. After everything my family has done for me I should have greeted them with a tremendous amount of excitement.

With that said, I want to implore everyone to show more love towards their families. Call them more often. Talk longer on the phone. Show them how much you appreciate them. I know that as people (especially as college students) we often get caught up in the day to day grind, but make time - it's important. In fact, call your family tomorrow and speak to them. Trust me, it'll make you and them feel special.

The incubation of violence in our youths

Today is a beautiful day here in Philadelphia and as such, many people are outside in shorts and t-shirts, enjoying the good weather. Today is also a Wednesday, and on Wednesdays I go to visit my little brother (not my real brother, although that would be amazing). With today being the beautiful day it is, my Little and I decided to go outside to play a game of Uno. Within minutes of being outside we were both startled by a loud noise. It turns out that the teachers let the rest of the kids who had lunch at this time go outside too, and who wouldn't on a day like today. But the point of this post isn't to talk about the mere fact that they were outside, but rather the way they they interacted with one another while outside. I know its been a while since I was in 6th grade, but I remember kids spending time outside playing basketball, tag, jumping rope and the occasional game of kill the carrier (if the teachers allowed it).

However, this was far from the case. In fact they were all fighting, nearly all 120 kids. Not wrestling, not an aggressive game of tag, but Roy Jones, Muhammad Ali I'm going to knock you out fighting. It was wild and disturbing, needless to say. The sight was a clear example of the prevalence of a violent culture within America. A culture that is incubated in our youth and birthed in our adults in the form of robbing, raping and domestic abuse. I admit that I don't spend enough time analyzing these situations and as such am not truly aware of the underlying causes, however what I do know is that this is a problem and it needs to be addressed. However, for now I'm going to keep visiting my little brother and observing his interaction amongst his peers, trying to curb his aggressiveness and make a difference one child at a time.

So, I've decided to start a blog

So, I've finally decided to start my own blog. After mulling it over numerous times, I've finally put action and commitment behind my persistent thoughts. I know you may be asking yourself the question, (the same question I asked myself many times over) why am I of all people starting a blog? Well, my reason is multifaceted and thorough but for the sake of brevity I'll break it down into 3 components. First, I was inspired. As someone who consumes anecdotal and experience based knowledge from the small to the mainstream, I couldn't help but be inspired by those thousands of people who blog about their daily experiences. To those people, thank you, you've inspired me. Second, life is beautiful and words are powerful, so why not combine the two through some sort of documentation, ergo a blog. Third, my writing skills. I study business at school, and its great, but a key to life is one's ability to communicate, and quite frankly as a business major, writing is something I don't do enough.

With that said I guess this pretty much sums up my first post. It was a lot easier than I thought and I eagerly look forward to blogging about my experiences on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.

Thanks for reading and stay tuned!
Malcolm