"Changes Tupac Shakur, 1998
The way we have been brought up, the society we live in and the choices we make in our lives determines who we are and who we will become. Do we have to change to be like the others?
Many times we have baggage from our past, Tupac points out that part of our history can include smoking dope, selling drugs, and shooting our African brothers and sisters. like ghosts, these activities haunt the African American community.
His song "Change emphasizes these problems. At the same time he advises the African Americans to stand up and get on their feet. He really wants us to change.
But changing requires facing obstacles: government isn't committed to our community, the war on poverty has been lost, wars all around the world. But Tupac tells us not to sit back and expect handouts: "Quote song"
One way to change is through education. Here at SWC, students may learn new trades.The college is open to all no excuse. Its time you get up and look for a way like joining "TELA"(a programme designed to help African American and other minorities to success and retention in school to improve their way of live.
For me, the obstacles are many: I have been brought up in the African society where you see poverty first hand and people just sitting back and waiting for handouts which are not easy to come.. I choose to move out of the country and join college for a better future. College could not have come to me in those conditions unless i show some commitments<I made a move.
The song teaches more on standing up an leave the past and focus on the future. There is always a way out of every problem but you need to act now. Not everything that is faced can be changed, but you can't change it unless you face it;"James Baldwin"
I love Tupac and this is one of my favorite songs. I agree that society needs to change and it starts with you. One person can make a difference, if one person starts other people may do the same. Face your obstacles and fears do what you have to do to make a change.
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