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Through The Clouds and Into The Light....
Through the clouds and into the Light An essay on life by Bo Benton I was born in the summer maybe that's why I've always kept a sunny disposition through my greatest storms.No matter who you are, a "have" or "have not", able bodied or all knows disabled, weak or strong, struggle.As a child growing up on the Southside of Chicago, struggle was a frequent visitor. It brought few resources, and many hungry nights. In this "land of plenty" my family and I struggled a great deal to become who we are today,a fact that I am proud to speak about because struggle, if viewed correctly, can make one very strong. Though I was raised in a low-income household my parents always fed my mind, exposing me to a wide variety of music, art, and literature. Through this I became aware of my inner wealth of imagination. Discovering my imagination was the first step out of the grey and bleak existence I considered the ghetto of Chicago into an infinite world of vivid possibility. Through this experience, my entire being changed. I began to see life in the ghetto not as bleak and impoverished but as a colorful, ethnically rich legacy of a testing ground there to challenge my mind and fortify my soul. The ghetto helped create the intellect I would need for the present task at hand which is to become a great artist and leader. The change in me took place around my twelfth birthday and from that point on I lived with a greater vision of the world and myself in it. I knew that every person on this earth is connected to me and every place on this earth is my birthright to experience if I have the courage to do so. Looking back now, I am extremely thankful for my experience and to be able to say I am a product of the Southside a Chicago. That place and the people within it taught me to appreciate everything life has to offer, and given my soul the depth it needs to know life in all it's subtle and intricate forms. Imaginations is my sunlight and discipline my guide, for as the old Japanese proverb goes, vision without action is a daydream, and action without discipline a nightmare. Today my goal in life is to lead by example and bring more joy to the world through my music. I love to dance so currently I'm creating an album for all to do so entitled "Queen of the Night", it will be an online release through my record company Goldstarr Entertainment this December, just in time for Christmas. Count on me to deliver thought provoking lyrics that feed your mind as you move in time. Anne Frank once wrote "how wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world", I could not agree more. Even as I build my empire I never forget where I am from and I look forward to helping as many as I can reach their goals in life as well. For me, this is the only way to create hope, joy and peace in our world!