And Yes Your Past Does Take Away From You as a Person

Today I read quote on Twitter that just made me die laughing. It took me about 15 minutes to get myself back together after reading it. It read “My past didn't lessen my value, remove my virtue, or snatch my crown” by Camile King. I don’t know anything about Ms King’s demons lurking in her past or the accomplishments she went on to achieve after conquering said demons. I could always Google her but fuck that shit; I’m not really that interested.
 
Nobody’s perfect
We all have our past demons that we had to put behind us. Hey, I might have sold your mother crack and I really hope she got her life together but at that time in my life I need Jordan’s and Iceburg sweaters. Pass judgment accordingly. So I understand how some people want to reach back in time and erase some of the not so admirable moments of their life. Life doesn’t work that way.
 
Erasing your fuck ups
You can’t undo shit that was done. If I could I would unfuck a boat load of women that I hit over the years I don’t want these hoes on my sexually résumé but all I can do is ignore their existence and pretend I didn’t see them naked. You can’t unsuck that nigga that turned out to be engaged and played you for a fool. You can’t wish that shoplifting charge off your record when you tried to smooth at the MAC counter in Macy’s. You can’t unbuy that house that you really couldn’t afford now you credit is all fucked up and had you buying a cars from Eastern Motors. Your past will following your around for the rest of your life no matter how much right you do after the fact. Dr King died 44 years and headed up the civil rights movement, and you still catch people speaking about the bitches he was hitting behind Coretta’s back. If Dr King can’t get away from his missteps what makes you the exception to the rule?
 
What about your accomplishments?
Most of the folks that I know made it thru undergrad high drunk and slutting. Their eyes were bloodshot red from smoking, drinking and carrying on all night during those English Composition 101 classes. I’m sure some of them would like to take some of that wear and tear of their liver and maybe some of those random one nightstands. But at the same time all that craziness was taking place they got their bachelors degree so the same person that was wilding out is the same person with a Morehouse class ring. Your life can’t be a highlight reel unless you lived it that way.
 
Your past makes you who you are
You can miss me with all that “I was young and dumb” shit or “experience is life’s best teacher” because normally when people say that shit it was a stupid, criminal or whorish move to start with. Now nobody is going to hold that fact that you ate chalk in kindergarten over your head we can let that rest, but in your adult life shit is way different. You wouldn’t buy a car without a Car Fax. You wouldn’t hire somebody without a background check. The things you used to do made you who you are now whether is was good or bad it’s all relevant. If you disagree let a former child molester watch your kids or let a former thief house sit for you. Tell me how it pans out.
 
You’re getting judged on your past because you can’t reference your future, but Imma let you cook tho
Jean DeGrate has spoken