"footprints"

One night a man had a dream
He dreamed he was walking along
the beach with the Lord .

Across the sky flashed scenes from his life
For each scene he noticed two sets
of footprints in the sand.
one belonging to him,
and the other belonging to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed
before him, he looked back
at the footprints in the sand.

He noticed that many times along
the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints.
He noticed that it happened at the
very lowest and saddest times of his life.

This really bothered him
and he questioned the Lord about it.

"Lord, you said that once i decided
to follow you, You'd walk with me all the way.
But i have noticed that during
the most troublesome times of my life,
there is only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when i needed
you the most, you would leave me.

The Lord replied, "My son, my precious child,
I love you and would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffering,
when you see only one set of footprints,
it was then that i carried you."

Author Unknown .

my vagina says ...

today in African Diaspora and World class ... we discussed the liberation of women and the use of the word vagina . the word is so taboo in today's society . we saw some dance hall videos of jamaican women who sed that they danced provocatively because it was an opportunity to express themselves, blah blah . that's easily up for debate .

what i wonder is this .
why do we have such a hard time referring to our private parts as what they actually are ? instead, people say words like, "pussy, va-jayjay, dick, cock, etc" . (PS, dont act all shy now because you say it all of the time, no ?) . are we so uncomfortable with that concept of sexuality that we cant talk about it ? (btw, being comfortable doesnt mean having sex...it means accepting that its out there and making a decision to be involved or not.) sure, guys talk about their 'dick' alot .... to identify with their manhood probably. but why dont they use the biological term "penis"? does that make sexuality too serious ? does a sense of responsibility set in that they subconsciously repress ? i know it sounds too deep to be real, but everything has a meaning behind it .

i was always taught to say 'vagina'. hell, its what i have . my mother wanted me to get all the information from her rather than the playground. liberation is completely subjective & depends on who the person is. sex is a tricky business that causes more consequences than people bargain for. people often call sex 'liberating', but end up a prisoner in all of the psychological boobie traps that it entails . with all of my personal views aside, lemme say ... be careful people .

just a thought or three :)