Analysis of D12 (My Band and Song Video)

The message in this video and song is more than meets the eye- it is deep. Not only is the message deep but so is the name of the Band as it’s symbolic of a interesting reality. The name of the Band is D12 but what does it mean? It consists of a letter and a number. The letter is D and the number is 12. The lyric of the song explains what the name of the band means. Importantly the band has five members (5) and one (1) leader- this makes six (6) in total. This is also symbolic of something. Let us find out. You cannot take anything for granted when listening to music- you have to think critically about what is being said as there is a purpose behind everything intended for the masses- it’s not an accident.

Let me begin by summarizing the content of the lyrics. Basically, Eminem is the band leader and the other five ‘disciples’ are dissatisfied with their insignificant role in the Band. They want to feel important and ‘shine’ so to speak but believe they are being kept in the back seat. They have conversations with each other about their dissatisfaction but they do this quietly rebelling without upsetting the leader. They all do not want to jeopardize their position in the band by speaking up because they are afraid to lose their benefits. They basically do the bidding's of the band leader. In the mean time Eminem is having a ball because he’s the man, he makes all the rules  and the rest simply have to  follow the leader.

The chorus keeps repeating the words, “my band”, placing emphasis on the band. Why? It is a song about leadership and how leaders are responsible for setting example to the followers.  It is an allusion to a specific band. This band has twelve followers (12). And they are called disciples (D).D12? Eminem is the leader of this band but he’s not doing a good job like the original leader. However in the video he makes peace with his band toward the end.

When he mentions, in the chorus, “these chicks don’t even know the name of my band, but they’re all on me like they wanna hold hands”, he is referring to people who follow  leaders and adore ignorantly what they dont understand. Not just women but men too- the society. Society follows leaders blindly without even knowing what they are doing because most leaders mislead the people by presenting sweet things before them- this is not love only widespread deception

The truth: masses of people are kept back by those put in charge of them. There is alot of division in society and that is not what leadership is about.

But all the Band members are uncomfortable- they don’t get their fair rights and they are always behind. Remember a true leader is only a servant. But the error is when leaders become slave drivers of those they serve putting heavy burdens on the masses. This is what happens in the world everyday and the problem of the world is leadership. But who will speak up! You have to watch the video carefully to understand the message.

In reality the band members are overworked, underpaid and have to put up with unfair conditions. They’re all tired and fed up! Tired of waiting in line for their turn to ‘shine’ all because Eminem is holding power by taking control and not sharing the fame (wealth) with the rest. In the videos end one band member overthrows the leader by punching him out. Funny. Sometimes rebellion is only way to get the message across.

Finally remember that the band has six members in total. Take nothing for granted. This number 6  is symbolic of mankind. According to Genesis man was created on the sixth day. Man has six days in which to labor and do all his works. The sixth commandment says “thou shall not kill”. However the Bible says because of sin mans labor would be sorrowful. Remember God made man on the sixth day and he commanded man to work- man has no choice if he wants to survive.

Toward the end of the video you see Eminem getting a massage from three women before he falls asleep and rests. He then has a dream with all the six members of his group playing music instruments. He is in front meaning he is number one. In the bible three is the same as one. When Nebuchadnezzar saw the 3 Hebrew boys in the furnace he said, “but I put three men in the fire who is the fourth, looks like the son of man”. Three plus one is 4. Remove one you get three, remove three you get one.  Three symbolizes the God head. God created six days for man to work!
God can do anything he wants to do! Eminem wakes up from the dream and doesn't see the three females- he is the only one left. IT WASN'T REAL IT WAS JUST AN ILLUSION.

Hope you get it. Please make sure to comment if you like.

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When God Speaks

There is nothing like when one gets inspired by God to write. God reveals himself in many ways to me but more specifically through personal conversation. Im not a religious fanatic or extremist, but what im about to share is very extreme. I am confident in what I’m saying knowing the seriousness of the implications- no worries. I have heard His voice on few occasions and I would not move. When He talks to you, you can’t help but remain still and listen. God operates like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it, you don’t know where it comes from but you see the effects of it- that is how God talks to me. I don’t know when He is going to come and at what time or place He decides to speak to me but it’s always in the most unusual and unexpected times when I least expect it. You just can’t sit around and wait for something like that. Months even years would pass without him saying a word. His schedule is ridiculous, He’s always busy, yet still makes time for you- that’s awesome! Importantly, God doesn’t spoon feed, nope; He challenges you to make a move. He pushes you to stand on your feet. He likes when you are independent and exercise faith.  He won’t do for you what you can do for yourself. He wants to see you win. As I said, he won’t spoon feed, but when He sees you trying to eat on your own, he’ll stop by and give you a pat. That’s how He is. He’s always there but he’s never there.

How would you feel if the President of the US was to pass through your town for a few minutes to greet people, wouldn’t you be excited? Do you see the President of the United States every day? It sure would be memorable. What if he pointed to you, yes you, approached and asked your name, perhaps what you are studying or even shook your hand! Yet before the conversation even started, he would be taken away, for urgent matters, he says Goodbye to you calling your name encouraging you to write him and work hard. He took a particular interest in you- mind-blowing. You feel special.

The first time He spoke was in April of 2009. This was the most intense experience I’ve ever had. My spirit was moved in such a way that I had to respond back to the force that was pulling me. I won’t get into the details of the conversation but I will describe the experience. I felt very calm like the sound of the sea on a summer’s day, my breathing was normal, I felt very warm and comforted and tears were flowing down my face uncontrollably- this lasted perhaps a minute or less before I returned to normal- it felt like forever. I was very excited but not alarmed.

Okay, I’m tempted to tell you what he said. For summary, He explaining to me that the world is not going to get any better; he wanted me to be ready and faithful, no matter what happens. He reminded me never to forget him, what he has done, and his love for me etc. He refused to tell me what was going to happen. But I did ask.  Honestly it felt like danger. I got the sense while he spoke, that he was not going to intervene with the world. He was relaying some kind of bad news. Almost like a teacher saying to a student “good luck my son” before a test, “I’ve done everything to help you now the rest is up to you- you can do it”. He was keeping some hidden danger from me and I knew it deep down. But I was not afraid, his presence would not allow any fear- I got stronger emotionally from that moment on- to this day. He wasn’t happy with what was happening in the world, it felt like he was putting up his hands- it seemed. The scary part is I felt like he was packing his bags, he was hurt, at the same time He was preparing to do something terrible which he didnt want to do. Like saying goodbye to someone at the airport who is leaving- you know that feeling? The evil was rising God is letting things be. Like Jesus when he said in the garden of Gethsemane, "Do what you have to do". That’s the best way I can explain it. His last words, "the world is coming to an end, Martin". That's it.

Perhaps I shouldn’t say this was the first. I would receive small ‘drops’ before this experience but this was the longest duration. In addition, this was the only time I heard a small voice, expressing directly to me in conversation.
After this event in 2009 years had passed before I received another experience. After this experience as time progressed I started to feel bitterness toward God ( hard to explain) that made me love him even more, but I always remembered. Almost like im saying how dare he just come and go and not say a word. I felt very unworthy I tried to distance myself, forgetting the experience, but his message stuck with me like glue. When God speaks to you, you have to stop whatever your doing and listen. In one poem I wrote, I referred to him as a Gentle Stranger who “comes and goes just as he sees suddenly like moves of trees”.

Listen, you have to understand that I had no idea why this was happening to me except what I would read in the Bible. In the Bible Jesus described the working of the spirit, I found a close relationship between my experience and what was written. I didn’t say, “God why don’t you speak to me today”, no, I can’t make this up, turn it on or off, it happened unexpectedly, almost like he chose me. I’m just a normal person, what could God want with me? And also I never received any visions or dreams or anything like that. I never passed out on the ground like Ellen White, but I believe God spoke to her, after having my experience. I dont claim to be a Prophet nor do I want to be- but I heard his voice, thats the truth.

For me it’s an emotional connection that lets me know when He is near. God’s presence is like a scent of perfume you are familiar with, once you smelt it before you automatically remember what it is. God is a reminding clock, he always reminds you of things he did before, he also comforts and warns- he is a teacher.

In this case He is a very strong scent. I am always stirred emotionally in my spirit whenever he comes close, my breathing changes slightly, sometimes tears fall, it all depends on the level of energy emitted. You must understand that God is an energy source, the Bible says He is light- light is energy. Genesis says that God “moved” upon the face of the deep. The Bible also says he is a spirit- spirit is energy. That’s why when you get too hungry you feel weak, you need food. Food has energy value. Energy consumes and can destroy if it gets too close. Anyway I won’t get into the Physics and chemistry of it, but only to say God works through the states of matter. He is a spirit and you are a spirit. And just like Magnets attract- spirits attract. Spirits can also repel. Good and evil spirits fight every day. Spirit influences spirit. there is a world we cant see with our natural eyes, we need 'spiritual goggles' otherwise we stumble.
Anyway I don’t boast about my experience, I just wrote to share so somebody else can relate. God speaks to all believers and non believers too if you just open your heart and let him in.

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On being Introvert

When I was younger I really thought nobody liked me,
little did I know it was only my personality.
All the teachers, elders, pastors nobody wanted to give me
 one on one attention which I craved. They never knew.
What I really wanted was love and acceptance from my peers.


In early school, I never had much 'friends', I mean
to say, I never walked with a crowd of 'cool kids'- no.
I stayed to myself mostly. And dont ask me why, I dont know,
thats just the way I was.I was different! I wasnt a mean kid or a bully,
you can say I was overly sensitive. Never took the teasing part well
now its humorous to me. My oversensitivity made me so well behaved
and quiet, I reverenced everyone.


The unfortunate thing is- at the time,
I never knew that about myself so I was embarrassed of my self
I thought less of myself because deep inside I compared myself to
other children without knowing it- I just wanted to 'fit in'.
The truth is, it was hard for me to be social at times, why?
At times School, in my opinion, can do more damage than good.
To be totally honest- I hated school! I hated church alot more!
But I was quiet.

As I grew older I saw things a bit differently, I started to look
into it, and I made a discovery which nobody told me: I was an Introvert!
The sooner I realized this and accepted it- the sooner socializing became easier.
I then realized it came with a few benefits like I was able to concentrate internally
and pull my thoughts and ideas together very quickly and express them readily on paper
with imagination and creativity. But I need a lot of practice. This knowledge of myself liberated me immensely.

I became free as a bird. Im not lying- I switched my major to English ASAP. And began a new experience altogether. It made me care less about what the world thinks because now im caring for myself!
I let certain feelings go. Daily I learned to accept myself, to control my emotional sensitivity by directing
it into profitable persuits like poetry.I accepted myself and how God made me, and so I grew. Now the rest is history.


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Proverbs of Life 2

Life is too deep for anyone to understand, who can search it out?
No matter how much you think you know, there is much more to learn- to figure out.
The comforts of home will make you safe, but if you never leave you cant appreciate what you've left behind.
God can make your $10 thousand go a far way, more than a rich man who has $10 million;he can satisfy you with a meager plate of food, more than a buffet at a rich mans table- he can.

Remember it is good to save, even though money comes and goes, dont be afraid to spend it.



Photographs of Heaven and Hell and Church.
A righteous man has nothing to fear of hell.
The wicked man does not fear hell either- He only realizes when its too late.
Heaven is not a competition, a prize to earn by good works, its not a trophy, a grammy
 it is an unknown gift of the future-it is a hope. Then again, Heaven or hell, who knows where they will go?
Tell you a secret, shh nobody knows. They dont. Just like how you cant predict the future. You cant predict the destiny of any man. Look at Paul!
There is a difference between a good and rotten apple,
nobody wants to eat the rotten one!
Be on the safe side and dont boast.

If anyone should fear hell- rich people. Not those rich by hard work or inheritance, but those rich by trickery and scam. Add to the list, leaders like pastors, teachers, governors, ministers, lawyers and those who practice law. The farmer escapes because of his hard work.
Poor and oppressed people know what hell is like already-they feel the heat.
I look at it like this- I didnt ask to be born, but now that im here
I might as well make the most of this ride. Life is a gift and life dont
sentence nobody to hell, the problem is when  some men try impersonate life
 Now we got a problem.


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Dont bring a child into the world without making provisions- thats not fair!
If you fear what the Pastor is preaching maybe you need to look into yourself
and ask why.

Questions if sincere are never wrong. Only insincere responses.Question everything.
Here's the problem with church- the same thing is repeated over and over
but still the crowds dont learn- what about time out! Where is the change?
Personally I have no problem with people- only when they violate my space. Im sensitive.

Most Churches today is nothing but entertainment-  the best quality is the world.

The best way to be safe in this world is to stand alone. If you stand with a crowd, changes are
you will go down with the crowd.Help your brother, but dont carry his debt

Few people have more money than they know what to do with,
the rest want more money than they can imagine.
Somee have it made, the rest are trying to make it



Some people are so poor, they depend on the rain to take a bath
other people dont mind filling the tub


On Health and Security
If people would listen to Gods counsels, would never have to go see a doctor.
The only health insurance some people have is the hope that they wont get sick.
Those whom God protects he wraps in a cloak of invisibility, but dont boast- you are saved by grace- literally.
Everthing that God does will make you wonder, there is no word to describe Gods protection except- peace of mind
If you take the life God prescribes- you will enjoy health. His medication is sleep, good food, water, exercise, sunlight, daily check-up (not on face-book) a, cant remember the rest.
With little or no side effects.

God does not need a bank to take care of you. Be content with little you have
and watch how it multiplies. Happiness is not in the movies and fashions and money and cars, all these are good but real happiness is in wisdom- Gods.

If you've made it to adulthood consider yourself blessed. You climbed that ladder one step at a time.
Each day you live is reason to be happy. And if all you ever had was a cold, boy somebody's hand is on you! You have a friend in high places. Remember,



It all begins in the mind. Health, sickness, stress, emotions. Be your own watchman and take it easy, no rush.
Bless

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March 29, 2012

Very Scary

The world is a very scary place
a very scary place is the world,a place
where each person plays a role
in this great controversy that unfolds.

Who can know the mysteries of the world
who can understand the subliminal  and
arrest the criminals masqueraded as heroes
destroying our peoples reducing us to zero? Who?

Its very scary. Wake up! You watch it on
the TV like a movie. CNN and BBC, HBO and MSNBC all international
authorities reaching global minorities in far away
villages telling of damages and calamities- thats all they show.

Its very scary. Think about people unable to feed
their families, own a home, with so much land-space.
Think about unfortunate souls trapped in false religions without economic provisions
making bad decisions of desperation strapped with bombs ready for extermination.

Think! Its like a freak show lord knows, as the world watches the drama untold
a survival game, who will survive? A horror movie that doesn't end
more expensive than your light bill month end, a duppy show. Its very scary.
In this concert everybody sings along to the song of paranoia,
like the dark this is the light-Disturbia.

If you dont believe me, take a good look around, its not a conspiracy theory
Im not gonna spell it out. You have two eyes and two ears- use.
It will leave you wondering, what the hell is going on? Or subtly, slowly, silently,
finally shhhh you go back to sleep in the bed of ignorace blissfully.


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No Teacher like Experience

verse 1
Theres no teacher like experience,
experience is the key to unlocking doors
of wisdom and insight.
When you experience you live and learn things that
you would not learn from hearing things that are learned.
There are two types of experiences: bad and good.
You can drive them in any direction you desire as one situation is never final result.
As long as you live you should be experiencing new things thats the essence of life- experience.

verse 2
Some people dont experience anything good because they close themselves off
due to fear. You cant be afraid of fear. Fear means, false evidence that
appears real- its a lie! They fear because of the bad experiences of the past
that make them anxious of new ones.Importantly experience is not a teacher that works in
the classroom. He is not a teacher that gives you A,B or C or the dreaded D. No. With experience
you can learn at your own pace and decide the grade you get. You can change the
grade anytime you want by improving. Experience does not condemn, it warns, encourages and inspires.
So ask yourself these questions, What fear is holding me back? Am I willing to learn from now on? Be open.

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Proverbs of Life

Excess is always good to carry if you have the briefcase of God, the love of things is not a evil,
if you know how to control the thing called love. The road of understanding leads to the school
of wisdom, the school of wisdom is located in the mind of God. What good is going to school, if you
wont be gainfully employed at the end. Education without employment is no better than a healthy man starving when there's food.
You cant keep a good man down, there is no evidence to accuse him.

Being rich means nothing, you fool yourself by thinking less of the poor man.
Being wise means everything, it means you're never left without riches.
The concept of Heaven and hell is irrelevant to the child being born, its more ridiculous to those not born as yet.
Some People believe heaven is up and hell is down. In that case we are in the balance of the scale.
You cannot attain Gods wisdom by yourself-its a gift he chooses to give those humble and pure in heart.


Dont be too good or too bad in life, people never appreciate what you do anyway, why kill yourself.
A man who avoids trouble by keeping a low profile is wise, the less people see and hear of you the better.
Death may come at any-time, but really,who dwells about that! As far as the living, if you're healthy- you live forever.
Remember that people can be evil as fast as they can be good.And if you cant see the evil in your human nature, how will you see (be tolerant of other people mistake)
the error of others.

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