someone asked me once, "what do you have to do to be in the brotherhood...?"
i know there were never any rules posted or sign up sheets issued - but it's a simple concept that, unfortunately, seems complicated. the brotherhood is, and always has been, about keeping it real - no matter what, good or bad. the brotherhood was never really started by any one or number of people - it simply came into being from the union of likeminded people. since it's inception til the present, the brotherhood has gained many members, and also lost a couple too. one thing to remember though, this isn't a democracy, this isn't a monarchy. no one rules anyone in the brotherhood - we are all equal. this makes people really wonder how someone can be in or out of the brotherhood - let me clearify.
being in the brotherhood does not really give you any special priveledges or anything besides the knowledge that you have a group of people who care about you no matter what is up with you. this is basically the same as being out of the brotherhood - there is no penalty for not being in the brotherhood besides the knowledge that you aren't keepin it real. we do not discriminate by race or gender here, there is and always has been only the one requirement. if you keep it real, and it is widely known that you keep it real, and you wanna be involved with a buncha people who are also keepin it real (as a way of life, not as a hobby) then all you have to do is say the word and you will be accepted with open arms. there is no vote, no committee - just acceptance of your realness.
on the other hand, the few who have left the brotherhood have always been backsliders (for lack of a better term). these people have not necessarily done anything horrible, but they did, at some point, stop keepin it real. be it putting their realness on the backburner for a time, or involving themselves with people of the non realness - something happened. but again, nothing was, or will be done by the brotherhood to "kick out" people - because nothing has to be done. if someone's lack of realness is evident and addressed, but has no resolution - then the person basically leaves the brotherhood by their own actions. it is to note that readmittance is always an option - it just requires someone to reach deep down and regain the realness they once held dear. if that is done, then as easily as they joined the first time, they will be embraced again by the body of the brotherhood.
we are not elitest - we are just real. we have no hierarchy, and we don't discriminate. though we have no official female "honorary brothers" at this time - it doesn't mean that there haven't been, nor that there won't be in the future. so if you want to be in tune with people who want to keep it real - then we welcome you. if it is not your thing - we won't hate. but as pastor whit always says "sometimes you just need to know who's in the boat with you..." hope this has clearified some things for everyone. and remember - lying, backstabbing, posing... a brother craves not these things...
as always, keepin it real... REAL real...
i know there were never any rules posted or sign up sheets issued - but it's a simple concept that, unfortunately, seems complicated. the brotherhood is, and always has been, about keeping it real - no matter what, good or bad. the brotherhood was never really started by any one or number of people - it simply came into being from the union of likeminded people. since it's inception til the present, the brotherhood has gained many members, and also lost a couple too. one thing to remember though, this isn't a democracy, this isn't a monarchy. no one rules anyone in the brotherhood - we are all equal. this makes people really wonder how someone can be in or out of the brotherhood - let me clearify.
being in the brotherhood does not really give you any special priveledges or anything besides the knowledge that you have a group of people who care about you no matter what is up with you. this is basically the same as being out of the brotherhood - there is no penalty for not being in the brotherhood besides the knowledge that you aren't keepin it real. we do not discriminate by race or gender here, there is and always has been only the one requirement. if you keep it real, and it is widely known that you keep it real, and you wanna be involved with a buncha people who are also keepin it real (as a way of life, not as a hobby) then all you have to do is say the word and you will be accepted with open arms. there is no vote, no committee - just acceptance of your realness.
on the other hand, the few who have left the brotherhood have always been backsliders (for lack of a better term). these people have not necessarily done anything horrible, but they did, at some point, stop keepin it real. be it putting their realness on the backburner for a time, or involving themselves with people of the non realness - something happened. but again, nothing was, or will be done by the brotherhood to "kick out" people - because nothing has to be done. if someone's lack of realness is evident and addressed, but has no resolution - then the person basically leaves the brotherhood by their own actions. it is to note that readmittance is always an option - it just requires someone to reach deep down and regain the realness they once held dear. if that is done, then as easily as they joined the first time, they will be embraced again by the body of the brotherhood.
we are not elitest - we are just real. we have no hierarchy, and we don't discriminate. though we have no official female "honorary brothers" at this time - it doesn't mean that there haven't been, nor that there won't be in the future. so if you want to be in tune with people who want to keep it real - then we welcome you. if it is not your thing - we won't hate. but as pastor whit always says "sometimes you just need to know who's in the boat with you..." hope this has clearified some things for everyone. and remember - lying, backstabbing, posing... a brother craves not these things...
as always, keepin it real... REAL real...
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