The Boy was covered in many Shades of Coolness, but he died like a dog!!!

Bloggers, back when I was a little boy in the early 1960's, all I cared about was trying to have fun with my brothers and cousins and enjoying that time despite all the hardships that we were subject to on a daily basis. Although, I knew that we were poor and living in poverty and in a world of racist people, I am talking about dangerous and hard times, all I wanted to do was be a kid and enjoy life the best way I knew how without getting beat up or shot to death. I didn't go to sleep or wake up thinking about what kind of crime I was going to commit against anyone, all that I was thinking about was how can I salvage an old bike or make a wooden wagon to pull my baby brother on from scratch and old parts. It wasn't until later that I was exposed to real up front gang stuff that made me understand that I had no choice but to fight to survive in this screwed up world. And the racism, not only from the Whites, but the Blacks and Mexicans, were contributing factors to shaping me into a hating rebel too. This was the Law of the Jungle I was told, so, I did what I had to do to survive among animals. And I remember that the older gangster boys would teach us codes of conduct when among criminals and especially how to walk and talk, and how to dress like "Chucos." And when the dark shade eye sunglasses became available to us back then, oh man, we really knew then that we were "Cool." We thought that we were really la gran Cosa standing all of six feet tall at 15 years old. Then came the Reform School at Gatesville and my exposure to The Riverside all Black School for boys between 10 years old through 21 years of age in 1965. It is here that I began my gran awakening to the Civil Rights Movements and to why it took Texas 10 years from the passing of The U.S. Desegregation Law of 1954 to cooperate with that Law. It was in 1964 that Intergration came to Gatesville State School for Boys. And even then, it was a slow process like that of trying to get syrup from a syrup tree on a cold winter's night without heat. But anyhow, I was at Riverside School, and I saw the conditions the Blacks suffered compared to the White Schools where Mexicans were housed as well. Later I was in the U.S. Army in Viet Nam in1970 and '71 and there, experienced what America was suffering under all the turmoil and rioting caused by the Racial Discrimination and protest of the Vietnam War, however compounded several times over. Oh, you should have seen how Bad and cool these Combat Infantry and combat troops out there looked like. These guys were tough! Then in the Texas Prison Farm System in the 1980's, the criminals here were now basically incorrigible and beyond cool..., these were dangerous. So, I said all that because I had a dream once about a little boy being dressed by his gangster dad like a 1960's "Cholo." The boy could have been about four or five years old, and he had the Chuco's hat and sunglasses on. Then I heard a man's voice say out loud from thin air, "This boy is covered in so many shades of coolness," then everyone there burst out laughing in joyful approval. Here that dream ended and I woke up. Please let me reiterate Bloggers and note that I do not make Doctrine out of my dreams and never will. I just make moral and ethical judgements based on the content of my dreams and attempt to connect them to Biblical Truth as I see it and understand it. God has been gracious to me in this way for many, many years and still on going to the present. Therefore, when I saw this image of the little boy, I felt bad for him after waking up. I couldn't believe that this vicious cycle of violence and hate will never end. And as I gave it even further thought, I was reminded of a T.V. Movie about "The Reverend Vernon Johns a Civil Rights fighter and advocate of the early 1960's. The great James Earl Jones plays the part of the reverend Johns. And man, does he do a great job at this movie also. The Movie came out circa 1993 '94. All I can say is that a great controversial Line is spoken, among many others, viewers who haven't watched it need to watch if you too want to get into a great fight when you see one. And that "Line" was spoken at a eulogy reluctantly at a funeral of a young hoodlum man who just didn't want to go straight and ended up dead before his time in this movie. The line sounded callous and coldhearted, but it was the truth, and it went like this, the Reverend said, "This man lived like a dog, and he died like a dog..., now get him out of my Church!" Do you see what kind of environment and culture has shaped me. The late Vernon Johns was right when he said, 'that if you see a good fight... get in it!' And that is how true Christians should view the fight between Good and Evil. He also said that if good people that see evil happening and say or do nothing about the evil, then those good people are as guilty of the evil as the evil ones committing the crimes. And that is how I see it too. In prison and Reform School we were told by The Law, "If you commit the crime... you will do the Time!" So Let Us Sleep On That for now. Thanks again. And remember that Lawlessness is on the way with a vengeance. As a matter of fact it has begun under this insane President Trump. Didn't I say that I was told in a dream that he was a hazard! He is Dangerous and evil. He wants Martial Law to go into effect and kill The U.S. Constitution in the name of Christianity and the Bible. He is a devil in disguise. So let us be resolute and stay informed.                                                                                                                                                            Respectfully,                                                                                                                                                Ruben N. Gutierrez