DISPELLING ILLUSIONS OF THE GAME

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.44 LAWS DISPELLING ILLUSIONS OF THE GAME

BY AL MONDAY

When all the trinkets and material objects are stripped away, and you find yourself in a 6′ x 9′ box, all you have are your experiences. And in these experiences, lies your power.

There are terrible misconceptions about those in prison. Misconceptions like, “Everyone there says they’re innocent,” or other ones that suggest we are all losers. Having been incarcerated 14 years, I can tell you, being innocent is not the sentiment of most of those I’ve met. Over indicted and overcharged maybe, but innocent, no. And loser is a term I’d be careful to use, because if we are all honest with ourselves, the only difference between you and the incarcerated is that you weren’t caught for the crime(s) you committed.

Most of the men I’ve met will tell you right off that they’re guilty of what they’ve done. But because of peer pressure and the overall “tough guy” image that prevails within the air of prison life, one may never hear their remorsefulness. But in the quiet of the night, you can see it. In Church services, you can find them praying with their fingers interlocked, and some, with arms outstretched. Others exhibit change by their eagerness to contribute to works like this. Works that force them to relive their painful pasts, some tragic, some devastating, some encouraging, some inspiring, that can possibly change or prevent another life from being lost or thrown away. Works that do the community a great service through candid conversation and testimonies of lessons learned. Works that absolutely save lives.

This book, written by men who are serious in their attempt to help guide the next generation, was born out of necessity, and its impact on the community will be impossible to measure or quantify. Neither the Social Scientist nor authors themselves will ever know the effects of what has been written here because better choices can now be made by readers who can circumvent danger and arm themselves with the mistakes of those like themselves, allowing for better judgment. These stories are written by those convicted in the heart, who choose to reach out to a generation in despair, who are lost; and others who are on the same destructive path as they were.

There is an overwhelming attraction to the lifestyle being glamorized by the media through music, film, games and other pervading influences that are destroying young adults by the hundreds of thousands every year throughout America’s communities. That lifestyle is being promoted to both educated and uneducated, with an understanding that only the former will have the opportunities and resources to attain it through legal means. Reaching for the illusion, in any event, is shown to have deadly consequences for many, but will steer most, particularly the uneducated, down the long road of suffering, heartache, and confinement.

These are the stories and lessons learned by those who reached and fell into the harsh reality of the deceptive lifestyle. And in a unique and subtle way, you will hear messages of self-responsibility and accountability. Who better to lift the sparkling veil and expose the truth of the matter than those who fell victim to its snare? Those on the far end of consequence?

With respect to the departments who seek to rehabilitate and correct us, you have tried it your way. Let us do this ours.

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