From a Nigga to a God

I was born December 19, 1967 to Henderson Ford and Lenora. I was born into a population of Niggas, blind to the knowledge of self, culture, and environment, deaf to Wisdom and the Law and Word of God. I never knew my mind and environment were one and the same, nor did I know that my mind was being clay shaped through space and time, TV and radio, words and images. Looking for answers, I traveled and experienced many situations and problems from bullies in the school to trying to avoid my mother s violent behavior. These experiences led me to the streets, to gangs, drugs, murder, prison, and, ultimately, to enlightenment. Prison is where I discovered my mind, discovered who I was, who I am, and what I am naturally created to be! On September 18, 2001, seven days after the September 11th bombings, I was freed from prison, freed back into a population of niggas. Most people think that a Nigga is a black person, but in reality, it s a behavior that s being promoted in every society crossing over in every ethnic group. Knowing and understanding that I am made in the image of God, now I strive from thought to thought to be God, not just in thought, but in mind, body, and spirit. This is my story, From a Nigga to a God. Antonio Ford July 2012