"I am what time, circumstance, history, have made
of me, certainly, but I am also much more than that. So are we all."
– James A. Baldwin
Who Is Michael David Boyd?
Some who wander across this small
corner of cyberspace may pose the
question, “Who is Michael David Boyd?” I’ll eschew the standard
traditional biography. “I was born, I grew up…” and so on. It’s not
necessary. Here’s what you need to know: I’m a modern renaissance
man. A writer, yes, but indeed, my
interests and talents extend far beyond that. I have an unwavering
commitment to several ideals, amongst them the preservation of original
thought, the sponsorship of creativity, and promotion of honest
self-expression. This site is a window into my mind, a cyberspace
living room table, over which thoughts fly freely across the vast
distances between me and you.
I’m multi-faceted, which means you may find me discussing complex
abstract ideas, or indulging in carefree ribaldry. I’m equally
comfortable eating steaks with millionaires and movie stars at Ruth’s
Chris, or eating barbecue with ghetto hustlers and street musicians at
that joint across the street from the barbershop.
I am infinite potential, divided by zero – my future is undefined.
I’m a citizen of the universe, evolved beyond the petty tribal
squabbles of nationalism, racism and religious fanaticism that consume
mankind. I am a traveler, not a tourist. I am the voice in the dark
corner of your mind that knows things are not as they should be. I’m a
philosophical doctor, developing a vaccine for the deadly pandemic, the
Human Ignorance Virus; these
pages are the human trials.
I view the world with a child’s wonder at the discovery of all the
world’s possibilities, but more and more I gain an old man’s wisdom in
the discovery that those possibilities are so difficult to realize. I
am the breath that blows the winds of change, a bootleg copy of
tomorrow’s history. I am the uncrowned king of an empire not yet born.
I am the last link in the chain that reaches back to the beginning of
life, and the first link in the chain that reaches forward to what
comes next. I aim to be, as Lonnie Lynn Sr. wrote, a brilliant soul,
sparkling in the galaxy while walking on earth, to be…
...eternal.
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