THE DREAM FOR A WORLD, CLOSER TO HEAVEN
WITH BETTER GOVERNMENT PLANING AND POLICY
THE STORY OF FUNK EDWARD FLANAGIN
BY PATRICK HENRY FLANAGIN II
WORD COUNT 4408
A TIME FOR A CHANGE:
FUNK EDWARD FLANAGIN, NICKNAMED "FUNCHES OR FUNKY EDWARD,” LIVED
BELIEVING IN HIS VISION THAT THE WORLD MIGHT BE CLOSER TO PERFECTION IN A
NEW TODAY AND TOMORROW, WITH HIS POSITION FOR WORLDPEACE, HARMONY,
AND ACCEPTANCE.
HIS DREAM WAS FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES AND THE POTENTIAL OF LOVE AND BENEFIT.
WITHIN ALL RACES AND UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND FERTILITY IN A ONE FOR ALL, AND
FREEDOM FOR ALL IN ONE!
HE CAME IN PERFECT TIMING. HIS HEART WAS TRUE IN THE BALANCE WITH EACH HALF
OF THE WHOLE. INSIDE HE WAS CONCERNED, AS AN AVERAGE AMERICAN CITIZEN
WOULD BE IN TIMES OF TROUBLED POLITICS AND HARDSHIP.
BUT, HE TRIED EVEN HARDER AND AS HE FLEW THE PLANE BOSS HE PERSAVERED, IN
TIMES THAT WERE NOT FOR SURE TO KEEP HIS POSITIVE OUTLOOK ON LIFE, WHILE HE
STILL INSPIRED HIS PEERS, IN A GRASS ROOTS COVER AND CARRY BASE.
FROM WITHIN HE WAS ENLIGHTENED A NEW WORLD FOR HIGHER UNDERSTANDING
AND FORGIVENESS IN A BETTER WAY OF LIVING FOR THE BETTER FUTURE.
HIS GOAL:
HE HAD ASPIRATIONS TO CREATE "A NEW AMERICA." HE WANTED TO WORK AND
PROMOTE A PLAN FOR NEW POSSIBILITIES WITHIN THE SYSTEM, AND CREATE ABOUT A
CONFIDENT NEW BEGINNING FOR FREEDOM AND PROSPERITY IN THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
A LEADER:
HE WANTED TO BE A LEADER, AND REACH OUT AND PROMOTE HIS PEERS; AS WELL AS
HIS PERSONAL CONVICTIONS, AND TO BE A PLAYING PRODUCER PART OF THE INITIAL
INVESTMENT FOR A NEW NEAR PERFECT WORLD AND DEMOCRATIC PROCCESS. TO
MAKE US ALL A LITTLE MORE SIMILAR TO HEAVEN; IF IT AND HE BELIEVED IT MIGHT BE
POSSIBLE?
A TRUE BELIEVER: IT’S ME?
HE BELIEVED WE SHOULD FOLLOW THE ORIGINAL PLAN OF OUR FOREFATHERS, BY
OBEYING THE GOLDEN RULE; AND TREATING EACH OTHER AS WE WOULD WANT TO BE
TREATED. IN ORDER TO BECOME AN IMPROVED ONE NATION UNDER GOD WITH
LIBERTY, AND JUSTICE FOR ALL!
EQUALITY:
HE DREAMED THAT A NATION OF PEOPLE COULD BE ONE THROUGH EQUALITY, &
FREEDOM, AND POSITIVE RYTHEMS PLURAL. WITH GOOD VIBRATIONS, AND A COOLER
HIGHER SENSE OF AWARENESS, HIS INSPIRATION CAME TO HIM IN TIME.
HE BASED HIS POTENTIAL PLANS ON AN IDEALISTIC UNION WITH LOVE IN FINDING
PERFECTION IN ONE SUCCESS! HE BELIEVED THROUGH MUTUAL AFFECTION, AND
UNCONDITIONAL LOVE; EACH FAMILY IN AMERICA WOULD BE AHEAD! AND WE SHALL
INHERIT THAT FREEDOM AND CONFIDENCE THAT WAS GIVEN IN THE CONSTITUTION,
AND BELIEVED THIS IS DUE TO ALL HUMANITY.
PLANNING:
A WORLD STILL CONSIDERING EACH MANAGEABLE EXCEPTION IN PRE-USED REACTION
WITHIN SHORT TERM PLANNING; BUT HE OFFERED HIS INSURANCE PLUS REASSURANCE
AND, TO BACK THIS UP WITH A SMARTER MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY.
ECONOMICS:
HE WANTED SUPPLY TO MEET DEMAND WITH THE EQUILIBRIUM IN A STRONG
SURPLUS. AND, IN EACH TIME HIS PETER THAT WOULD PAUL ACTUALLY PAYED PAUL.
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WITH FUNKE WE WOULD WIN THE RIGHT WAY BARACK AGAIN IN SATISFACTION. HIS
UTILITY WAS FOR THE UNITS OF SATISFACTION. HE SAID MONEY IS A METHOD OF
EXCHANGE. MONEY IS ONLY A TOOL THAT BALANCES OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY,
WITH PERSONS, PLACES AND IDEAS, HE BUILT RICHES EVEN BIGGER THAN MONEY IN
TIME? EVEN THOUGH HE DIDN’T BELIEVE IN THIS POLICY? HE KEPT HIS MONEY ON HIS
MIND WHEN CHANGING IN EVERY MOMENT, FUNK STARTED A NEW FAST STEP WITH
RESPECT AND THE RIGHT ANSWERS IN MOMENTS OF OVERTHINKGING AND
BRANCHING EVERYTHING?
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WE LIVE TOGETHER!
HE WANTED TO BE IN THE KNOW. AND, PEOPLE BEGAN TO BELIEVE IN THIS NEW
AMERICA, HE TALKED ABOUT. THERE WAS SOMETHING GENUINE IN HIS SPEECHES THAT
REACHED FOR THE HEART OF EACH AMERICAN SOLDIER, AND EVERY COMMON
AMERICAN CIVILIAN; WITHOUT THE FEAR OF ANY ENEMIES, HE WAS ACCEPTED BY THE
OVERWELMING MAJORITY OF HIS CONSTITUENTS; AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE WORLD
SURROUNDING THE U.S. OF A! HIS CONGRESSIONAL STANCE, SHAKE, AND SIGNATURE
CAME IN THE NICK OF TIME!
HIS GOALS:
HE PROMOTED THE IDEA THAT PEOPLE SHOULD STRIVE FOR NEW GOALS IN EARTHLY
ACHIEVEMENT, AND WORK WITH THE SYSTEM, NOT JUST BECAUSE IT’S THE LAW OR
THE RULE, BUT BECAUSE IT WOULD MAKE US A BETTER PEOPLE, P.H.F.JR.
THE ROOT:
HE WANTED TO HELP REBUILD THE NATION HE INHERITED, AND BE A PLAYER PART OF A
NEW PROCESS THAT ACCEPTED ALL PASSERS BY; AS ASSOCIATES OF THE PLAN OF
BETTERMENT FOR THE TOTAL BENEFIT IN AMERICA.
MY PROMOTION:
HE PROMOTED THE INTENTIONS OF PROSPERITY THAT HE FELT FOR EACH OF HIS PEERS
WITH INTEGRITY, AS INDIVIDUALS. HE SAID, "IF WE HAVE FREEDOM?" HOW MUCH
FARTHER ARE WE FROM HEAVEN?
DISCRIMINATION:
HE ACCEPTED ALL RACES, RELIGIONS, AND CREEDS, AND ALSO BELIEVED IN ACCEPTING
EACH PERSON REGARDLESS OF THEIR SPEECH IMPEDIMENT, OR THE COLOR OF THE
SKIN, OR THEIR PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, OR THEIR LEVEL OF INCOME. ALL
ALIVE IN FIVE…
HEAVEN:
FUNCHES BELIEVES THAT THE FOREIGN IDEA OF UTOPIANISM, THOUGHT OF BY MANY
EARLY SETTLERS WHEN DISCOVERING THE NEW WORLD; WAS'NT SO FOREIGN- IN
TODAY’S WORLD < AND THE LIFE OF THE AVERAGE CITIZEN>>>>>>>>?.
HE PROMOTED NEW IDEAS TO PROVIDE FOR NECCESITIES FIRST AND SATISFACTION
SECOND – HE BELIEVED IN THE IDEA THAT IF EACH OF OUR PRODUCERS WOULD
EFFICIENTLY MANAGE THE NATURAL RESOURCES, AND UTILIZE NEW TECHNOLOGIES
AND ENERGY SOURCES KNOWN TO OUR TIME, A NEW SUCCESS IN THIS DAY AND TIME
COULD BE KNOWN AS THE COMMON ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW WORLD AND EVER
CHANGING AMERICAN’S.
PROSPERITY:
HE SAW A SURPLUS OF ADVANTAGES IN AMERICA, AND WONDERED WHY WE
COULDN’T REACH OUT TO ONE ANOTHER AND FORTIFY THE WORLD FROM WITHIN THE
COLD STREETS AND WARM FIRES OF OUR BELOVED COUNTRY! AND WE WOULD
ACHIEVE THE WHOLE COMPLETE WORLD OF BALANCED ACHIEVEMENTS AND
EDUCATION, AND THE NEW BEGINNING OF PROSPERITY.
-FOR A HAPPIER WORLD, HE SAID THE POINT TO LIFE, IS FOR US TO FIND & LIVE IN
HAPPINESS. TODAY! AS WE KNOW IT. LOLLY LAUGH OUT LOUD LOVE YAH!
FREEDOM:
HE BELIEVED IN FREEDOM AND THE REWARD OF PEACE.
AND KNEW THAT THE PATH OF ENLIGHTENMENT ISN’T ALWAYS A GUARANTEE? AND
THE ROAD AHEAD IS PRONED TO BUMPS AND COLLISIONS.
POLITICS:
HE KNEW THAT WHAT’S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE PEOPLE -ISN’T ALWAYS THE
PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEM IN OUR NATIONS CAPITAL.
HE SAID, "I DON’T UNDERSTAND WHY WE CAN’T PRODUCE SUFFICIENT FOOD, WATER,
AND SHELTER TO GIVE EVERYONE THE FIRST CHANCE AT A NEW LIFE AND THE
POTENTIAL TO REBUILD THE AREAS OF POVERTY, AND CRIMINAL INDECENCY, AND
THEREBY WE WOULD REGAIN THE MORAL DIGNITY OF OUR NATION AND ACHIEVE A
NEW SUCCESS. AND, TAKE PRIDE IN OUR FELLOW AMERICANS, AS WE MOVE AHEAD
AND MAINTAIN THE AMERICAN INFRASTRUCTURE.
OIL:
HE SAID, "IT PUZZLES ME THAT WE CAN ZIPPER TRAVEL THE WORLD LIKE FLIES, IN
EXPENSIVE CARS AND MILLION DOLLAR JET AIRPLANES THAT REQUIRE BILLIONS OF
BARRELS OF FOREIGN OIL THAT’S SHIPPED FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES LIKE THE MIDDLE
EAST. HE SAID, "CAN’T WE STRENGTHEN OUR BORDERS, AND AT THE SAME TIME, EASE
THE BURDEN OF THE STARVING PEOPLE IN THE WORLD? THE PEOPLE IN THIRD WORLD
COUNTRIES WHO MAY ONLY WANT TO SHARE OUR NATIONS BOUNTIFUL SUPPLY OF
FREE CLEAN FRESH CREAMY WATER!
ECONOMICS:
FUNK WANTED TO INCORPORATE A BASIC ECONOMIC STRUCTURE WHICH HE REFERRED
TO AS A FORWARD ECONOMIC PLAN TO IMPLEMENT.
STRATEGY:
HE BELIEVED IN A STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVEMENT; WHERE EACH CITIZEN WOULD
PROVIDE A LEVEL OF SERVICE PER CONTRACT FOR AN EQUAL LEVEL OF RETURN. AND,
PROVIDE FOR BASIC NECESSITIES FIRST, AND PROMOTE -SELECTIVE SATISFACTION
LEVELS SECOND. A FREE HOUR GLASS INCLUDED. EACH ONE FOR ALL AND ALL FOR EACH
ONE! WITH A RETIREMENT PLAN, AND THE BALANCE IN DUE SOCIAL SECURITY!
THE PLAN:
VALUE WOULD BE BASED ON SATISFACTION, AND GOODS WOULD BE PRODUCED FOR
BASIC NECESSITY FIRST, AND SELECTIVE SATISFACTION LEVELS SECOND. SERVICES
WOULD BE EXCHANGED AND GRADED ON EFFORT INVOLVED, ACTION DELIVERED, AND
EXPERIENCE OF THE PROVIDER.
A STATUS:
HE PROMOTED A 5-LEVEL ECONOMIC SYSTEM WITH A BASIC UNDERCLASS, A SUBCLASS,
A MIDDLE CLASS, AN UPPER-CLASS, AND THE ELITE!
THE BACKBONE:
HE SAID AMERICANS CONSTITUENTS SHOULD WORK TO MAINTAIN THE FOLLOWING
FOUR GROUPS OF LIFE LIVING COMPONENTS: THE FOOD GROUP, THE HOME GROUP,
THE MEDICINE GROUP, AND THE TRANSIT GROUP.
THE GROUPS:
THE FOOD GROUP WOULD INCLUDE BREAD, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, WATER, MEAT,
DAIRY, AND COOKING SUPPLIES.
THE HOME GROUP WOULD INCLUDE A HOME MEDIA GROUP, A HOME CONTENTS
GROUP, A HEALTH AND RECREATION GROUP, A HOME INSURANCE GROUP, AND A NEW
ENERGY GROUP, AND HOME MAINTENANCE GROUP.
THE MEDICINE GROUP WOULD BE MADE UP OF A PRESCRIPTION GROUP, A
NONPRESCRIPTION GROUP, AND A HEALTH PROVIDER GROUP.
AND THE TRANSIT GROUP -WOULD INCLUDE A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION GROUP, AND
PERSONAL AUTO GROUPS.
THE PERSONAL AUTO GROUP WOULD INCLUDE A FUEL COST GROUP, AN AUTO
INSURANCE GROUP, AN AUTO MAINTENANCE COST GROUP, AND AUTO FINANCE
GROUP. THE AUTO EXPENSE GROUP WOULD BE MADE TO FIT EACH FLEXIBLE
EMPLOYMENT GROUP. EACH OF THESE WOULD BE FINANCED ACCORDINGLY BY THE
NEW FIVE LEVEL CLASS SYSTEM.
JOBS:
ALL OF THE GROUPS ABOVE WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ANY FAMILY MEETING THE BASIC
STANDARDS FOR CITIZENSHIP IN THE NEW US OF A!.
JOBS (EFFORT, ACTION, TEAM,& CONVERSION)
JOBS WOULD BE AVAILABLE ON ALL LEVELS AND WOULD BE GRADED IN FOUR CLASSES
INCLUDING EFFORT, ACTION, TEAM, AND CONVERSION.
THE FOUR CLASSES:
THE EFFORT CLASS WOULD INVOLVE A TIME SCHEDULE, A LABOR FORCE, AND A
PROJECT ADVANCE DATE.
THE ACTION CLASS WOULD INCLUDE A JOB DESCRIPTION POINTING OUT THE STEPS
NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE MATTER AT HAND, AN ASSEMBLY OF THE MATERIALS
NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT, A RECORD OF THE PARTIES INVOLVED, AND A
RECORD OF AGREEMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED.
THE TEAM WOULD BE THE GROUP OR PARTIES PROVIDING THE SERVICES.
AND THE CONVERSION CLASS WOULD INCLUDE A RECORD OF THE BUSINESS
TRANSACTION, AND A RECORD OF PAYMENT.
THE WORKERS:
A LEVEL ONE JOB WOULD MAINTAIN A FORTY HOUR TIME CARD, AND WOULD
INCORPORATE LEVEL ONE LABOR REQUIREMENTS TO EARN A WEEKLY ADVANCE.
AND THE NEW AMERICAN SYSTEM WOULD CREATE JOBS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
CONSUMER, AND THE COMPOSITE PRODUCTION, INSTEAD OF THE MONEY INVOLVED.
THIS SYSTEM IS ABOUT AN HONEST DAYS WORK FOR AN HONEST DAYS PAY, TO SEE A
BRIGHTER PROFIT AND FUTURE FOR NEW GENERATIONS.
THE POOR?
FUNK BELIEVED THAT THE ONLY REASON FOR POVERTY IS GREED!
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AND THE ONLY LOGICAL REASON FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE IS DISTRACTION FROM THE
ULTIMATE MISSION. HE BELIEVED THAT IF WE COULD HAVE MORE FAITH IN OUR PEERS
IN LOW PLACES, WHO WILL NOT OBEY THE LAWS, AND FIND HAPPINEESS, COLOR WAS
NOT A FACTOR IN HIS NEW SYSTEM?
SKEPTICISM:
HE SAID, “THE REASON PEOPLE DIDN’T WANT TO WORK WITH THE SYSTEM WAS
BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THE SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK FOR THEM.”
FEAR OF NEW GOVERNMENT:
HE OBSERVED HOW MANY OF HIS PEERS, EVEN FEARED THE SYSTEM, BECAUSE THEIR
VOICES WERE NOT HEARD, AND IT SEEMED THEIR ASPIRATIONS WERE NOT
ACHIEVABLE.
HE KNEW THAT THE FIRST PROBLEM COMMON IN THE INNER CITY, AND INDICATIVE TO
AREAS OF POVERTY, CAME FROM A LACK OF LOVE AND CONFIDENCE FOR THE PEOPLE?
SMILE.
THE POWER:
GROWING UP FUNK FOUND THAT PEOPLE IN POWERFUL POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY
COULD EASILY BE CONSUMED WITH GREED, SELFISHNESS, AND ARROGANCE.
AND IN ALL INTERACTIONS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, HE MAINTAINED DOUBT YET
RESPECT, OBSERVING EACH SITUATION FOR POSSIBILITIES OF UNDERLYING MOTIVES.
HE WAS AWARE OF NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF POLICE BEATINGS AND POLICE
BRUTALITY THAT SEEMED UNNECESSARY TO PROTECT THE SAFETY OF OUR STREETS.
AMERICA:
HE TOOK INTO ACCOUNT ALL EXTERIOR FACTORS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONING TO FIND THAT HE WASN’T THE ONLY ONE WHO
FELT A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE BY THE CURRENT MEDIA SPECTRUM, COMMERCIAL
PAPARAZZI, AND THE PUBLIC EYE.
CHILDHOOD:
GROWING UP IN A SHELTERED LIFESTYLE FUNK WOULD FIND OUT LATER; THAT THE
ODDS WOULD BE AGAINST THE LIFE OF EASE, HE WAS ACCUSTOMED TO GROWING UP,
IN THE SUBURBAN TIGHTY WHITEY, WASHINGTON HEIGHTS!.
HIS PLAN:
THE FUNCHES PLAN WAS A PLAN FROM YOUR FLOOR… AND UP FROM HIS LEVEL.
HIS LESSON:
HIS FAVORITE LESSON OF LEARNING, GROWING UP, WAS WHEN HE LEARNED THAT
SHARING EQUALS PLEASURE, HAPPINESS, AND MORE FUN!
THE SUCCESS:
NOT KNOWING THAT HE WAS SETTING A BLUEPRINT FOR THE FUTURE, IN A MATTER OF
TIME HIS POLICIES AND ASPIRATIONS WERE ACCEPTED ON A LEVEL FOR EQUALITY AND
PROGRESS. HERE (T) HERE AMEN!
A NEW AMERICA WAS INACTED IN HIS MEMO‘S *AND IN A MEASURE OF TIME HE
HELPED CREATE A PLATFORM. FOR AN ENLIGHTENED FUTURE AND BENEFIT IN
AMERICA.
THE NEW ACHIEVEMENT:
HE BASED HIS NEW VISIONS ON A BETTER NATION WITH A HIPPIE LIKE, -TRIBAL STYLE
TYPE OF COMMUNITY, BASED ON FAMILY VALUES, GOOD MORALS, AND ACCEPTING
EACH DIFFERENCE WITH RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTION. HIS SOCIETY
WOULD FOCUS ON SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE -THROUGH THE TOOLS OF LOVE, THAT HE
REFERRED TO AS ART, MUSIC, AND PUBLIC RECREATION; WITH A HIGHER EMPHASIS ON
POSITIVE COMMUNICATION.
TO SHARE:
HE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT LESS IS MORE, AND MORE WOULD COME FROM LESS. HIS
MODEL FOR A BETTER WORLD WOULD LATER BE BILLED AS, "THE FRUITFUL INITIATIVE."
FUNK BELIEVED THAT MONEY IS MERELY A METHOD OF EXCHANGE, AND MONEY
BALANCES MONEY. (PUT SIMPLY!).
OPTIMISM:
INSTEAD OF SPENDING ALOT OF EXTRA MONEY ON A MILITARY OR DEFENSE INITIATED
BASE, FUNCHES BELIEVED IN A ONE SHOT SYSTEM; WITHOUT ANY ENEMIES. HE
WANTED AMERICAN DEMOCRACY TO BE THE #1 PROVIDER AT THE TOP OF THE FOOD
CHAIN, WHERE EACH LINK WOULD PROVIDE A HIGHER YIELD FROM WITHIN THE
SYSTEM.
THE GOODS:
HE SAID THAT THE MOST IMPORTANT NECESSITIES WE NEED TODAY
ARE FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, AND MEDICINE.. AND, EVERYTHING ELSE ONLY REQUIRES
LABOR AND TRANSPORTATION; ASIDE FROM DURABLE GOODS AND LABOR NECESSARY
TO IMPLEMENT AND PRODUCE BASIC ECONOMIC SELF SUFFICIENCY.
THE REWARD:
HE SAID AFTER WE CAN ACHIEVE THE WORLD OF UNIVERSAL PROSPERITY, WE SHOULD
EXCEL IN MORE (FREE-TIME) PROJECTS. LIKE MAYBE EVEN STANDARDIZED MARIJUANA
SMOKING!
HIS VISION:
HE BELIEVED IN HIS VISION AND HELD IT CLOSE TO HIS HEART. HE WANTED EACH ONE
TO EARN THEIR REWARD AND BE A PRODUCER. AND, DO THIS WITH A POSITIVE
OUTLOOK ON LIFE, A SMILE, AND SOME EXTRA SOCIAL SECURITY IN THEIR LIFETIME.
THIS BEING THEIR DUE REWARD; FOR BEING A PRODUCER FOR THE LAND OF A
DEMOCRACY IN OUR BELOVED COUNTRY.
FOREIGN POLICY:
FUNK REALIZED THAT AN EAR FOR MUSIC COULD MEND MANS
TWISTED WAYS, AND BRING ABOUT THE CHANGE NECESSARY TO MAKE AN ADVANCE IN
FOREIGN RELATIONS. HE WOULDN’T BE AFRAID TO LET ANY MEMBER OF PEACEFUL
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT; INTO HIS HOME FOR A COCKTAIL, DINNER, AND DANCING, IF
IT MIGHT MEAN MAKING ANOTHER POTENTIAL FRIEND.
THE FRINGE BENEFITS:
HE LIKED TO SMOKE A BIG CIGAR, AND OFTEN SAID, "WELL HELL, WHAT‘S ANOTHER
SOCIAL CALL, THAT‘S NOT GONNA KILL ME." HIS CONSTIUENTS CAME TO HIM FOR
ANSWERS TO PROBLEMS THAT WEREN’T ALWAYS IN HIS BOUNDS OR JURISDICTION,
BUT HE ALWAYS LISTENED TO THEIR PROBLEMS, AND LENDED HIS HANDS AS AN AID TO
THEIR JOURNEY.
HE SAID IT’S NEVER THE TIME TO FIGHT, UNLESS IT’S TIME TO FIGHT.
THE WORLD ENLIGHTENED:
HE WANTED TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE BY PASSING LAWS IN
GOVERNMENT. HE ALSO WANTED TO TRAVEL AND MEET PEOPLE FROM FOREIGN
LANDS, AND HELP CONQUER IGNORANCE, AND MISUNDERSTANDING AND
STEREOTYPES. HE LIKED PEOPLE FOR THEIR DIFFERENCES. HE HEARD THE CALLING OF A
NATION DESPERATELY SEEKING A LEADER. FUNK EDWARD WAS THE ONE WHO COULD
BE REAL AND PORTRAY TRUTH, FROM WITHIN A SECLUSION BUBBLE, EVERCHANGING,
FAKE AND CYNICAL WORLD.
FUNK HAD MANY FRIENDS AND TRAVELED MANY PLACES. HE WAS EXCELLENT AT
REMEMBERING THE NAMES AND FOLLOWED THE ETIQUETTE FOR SOCIAL GATHERINGS
AND AFTER HOURS SUARETS, AND MIDNIGHT ENDEAVORS. HE WAS OFTEN CALLED
HARD-HEADED, AND SOME EVEN SAID HE WAS IN ANOTHER WORLD, BUT HE WAS
RAISED IN BELIEVING IN THE GOODNESS OF MAN. WITHIN HE WAS LIGHT!!!
THE ADVERSITY:
HE WAS ABLE TO BREAK THROUGH AN IDEALISTIC MOLD OF
CONDITIONING SET FORTH BY SOCIETY, AND PROCEED TO PURSUE HIS OWN GOALS FOR
SURVIVAL AND SATISFACTION.
THE ENVIRONMENT:
GROWING UP IN A MULTI-RACIAL SOCIETY, HE ENCOUNTERED NUMEROUS TRIALS AND
BATTLES FROM WITHIN HIMSELF AND DEALING WITH PEERS. HE KNEW HOW TO
SURVIVE WHEN ASSET MANAGEMENT WAS CRUCIAL. HE BALANCED HIS WEALTH
THROUGH HIS ACHIEVEMENTS. HE OVERCAME MONEY, POVERTY AND PEER PRESSURE,
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, DRUG DEPENDENCE, AND A CHEMICAL IMBALANCE BEING HE
WAS BI-POLAR.
THE INNER DEMONS:
HOWEVER, HE KEPT HIS IDEAS FOR POSITIVITY SEPARATE FROM HIS INNER DEMONS.
FUNK HAD NO REASON TO DOUBT HIS ENVIRONMENT BECAUSE ALL OF HIS PEERS
ACCEPTED HIM AS EQUAL, BECAUSE HE SMILED AND WASN‘T AFRAID TO SPEAK. THEY
ALSO RESPECTED HIS OPINIONS AND LOGIC. HE ALWAYS KEPT EYE CONTACT IN SERIOUS
SITUATIONS.
HIS FRIENDS:
HIS FRIENDS WERE NEVER AFRAID TO ASK HIM FOR ADVICE,
KNOWING THAT HE WOULD SAY WHAT’S GOOD FOR THEIR INTERESTS, INSTEAD OF
USING THEIR WORDS FOR PERSONAL GAIN.
(THE WORLD IN A TELESCOPE)
HE WAS ALWAYS HAPPY IN KNOWING EACH PASSER-BY AS A CASUAL ACQUAINTANCE
AND AN EXTRA INSPIRATION FOR A QUICK SMILE, OR A CASUAL CHIT CHAT ABOUT THE
WEATHER."HE DIDN’T HAVE ENEMIES. HIS FRIENDS DEFENDED HIM EVEN WHEN WAS A
LITTLE "HOT-HEADED," OR IN HEAT OVER SOME FOOLISH INCIDENT. THEY WOULDN’T
SAY, "FUNK DID IT," OR IT’S FUNK’S FAULT. HE CREATED PLACES IN TIME AND
MOMENTS THAT ENRICHED HIS ENVIRONMENT AND THE HAPPINESS OF OTHERS. HE
PROVIDED ROOM FOR HIS PEERS TO EXHALE WHEN LIFE WAS TO INTIMIDATING.
(FUNK)
THE NEW AMERICA HE MET BECAME ONE WITH ACCEPTANCE. ONE OF HIS POPULAR
QUOTES TO HIS PEERS WAS SOMEDAY I'M GOING TO MARY ASHLEE SIMPSON.
HE ALWAYS HAD IT? HAD WHAT YOU MAY ASK? HE ALWAYS HAD
AN ANSWER FOR ANY QUESTION WITH MORE OR LESS EMPHASIS ENFORCED BY
PERSONAL PERSUASION. HIS IDEAS OF RIGHT AND WRONG WERE CORRECT!.
AND HE NEVER WENT OUT TO HURT ANYONE. AND, IF HE DIDN’T KNOW THE ISSUES, AT
LEAST HE WASN’T AFRAID TO ASK. HE ALWAYS NOTED HIS FEARS IN CONCLUSION, AND
CONSCIOUSLY BROUGHT THEM OUT WITH DIGNITY.
AND DID THIS WITH SELF-CONTROL, INSTEAD OF FEELING INSECURE OR MISLEAD.
HIS LIFE?
INCANDESCENT TO THE EVERYDAY TRIALS OF THE WORKING CLASS CITIZEN, FUNK
NEVER BELIEVED IN SCHEDULE OR TIME LIMITS. HE MANAGED HIS RESPONSIBILITIES
AND OBLIGATIONS ON THE SPOT, MOSTLY THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH.
HIS PHILOSOPHY?
HE LEARNED TO BASE HIS THOUGHTS FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS PER SUBJECT; ON NOT
ONLY THE "ACT," BUT THE ACT, AS WELL AS THE ACTIONS SURROUNDINGS. AND
WEIGHED ALL OF HIS RESPONSES ON PERSONAL ETHICAL PROPORTIONS OF MORE AND
LESS INVOLVEMENT.
HIS FAMILY?
HE INHERITED A PERFECTIONIST STYLE OF THINKING FROM HIS MOTHER, ALONG WITH
AN EAR FOR MUSIC. HIS MOM WOULD SAY, “NEVER C FLAT, JUST BE NATURALL!” HE
LEARNED THAT WISDOM COMBINED WITH ALL OF THE LIFE’S DURABLE ESSENTIALS
EQUALED THE HAPPINESS THAT HE WAS BLESSED WITH IN LIFE BY HIS FAMILY.
HIS EGO?
FUNK’S CONFIDENCE WAS KEY IN HIS RISE TO THE TOP,
AND HIS HEART WAS PURE AND GOLDEN. WHEN HE WAS THIRTEEN HE MOVED TO
GREENWOOD, MS. AND STARTED CLASS AT MCARTHUR JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.
HIS GIRL?
HE FELL DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH A PUDGY GIRL IN GLASSES AND
BRACES, "JENNY TEMPLETON" THE HIGH SCHOOL NERD SOON TO TURN BEAUTY
QUEEN. HE LOOKED TO FIND A GENUINE HAPPINESS IN A SMILE, THAT WOULD LEAD
HIM TO ASK QUESTIONS.
HIS SOUL?
MUSIC WAS A LARGE PART OF FUNK’S UPBRINGING. AT A VERY YOUNG AGE HE
STARTED TAKING PIANO LESSONS FROM HIS MOTHER. GINA O’CONNELL ABERNATHY.
WHO MARRIED HIS FATHER WILLIAM FUNK FLANAGIN. FUNK’S MOTHER WAS A MUSIC
TEACHER AND AN ACCOMPLISHED PIANIST AND COMPOSER. FOR THE EARLIER PORTION
OF HIS CHILDHOOD, FUNK’S FREE-TIME WAS SPENT LEARNING TO WRITE, READ, AND
PERFORM MUSIC.
HIS FATHER?
WILLIAM., FUNK’S FATHER, WAS A DESCENDANT OF FELIX O’MALLEY WAGNER AND
ELIZABETH PARIS TRENTON WHO IMMIGRATED TO THE "NEW LAND" FROM IRELAND.
WILLIAM WAS A METHODIST PREACHER AND THE MAYOR OF A SMALL SOUTHERN
TOWNSHIP. HE WAS A WISE MAN, CONSERVATIVE YET STRICT. BUT, HE WAS ALSO
WILLING TO TELL A JOKE OR HAVE A DRINK ON SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
WILLIAM FUNK WAS A COLLECTOR AS WELL AS A SPEAKER.
HE VISITED THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES IN AFRICA AND SOUTH AMERICA TO LEARN
ABOUT THEIR RELIGIONS AND CUSTOMS.
HE HELPED SET UP PEACE CAMPS FOR LESS PRIVILEGED AND HELPED PROVIDE FOOD,
FUNDING, AND RELIGION TO PEOPLE THAT NEEDED AN EXTRA PUSH WHEN THEY WERE
IN A LESS FORTUNATE ENVIRONMENT. MANY OF HIS YEARS WERE SPENT WORKING FOR
ADVANCEMENTS IN HUMAN WELFARE AND PUBLIC POLICY.
WILLIAM FUNK FOUND CONFIDENCE IN HIS FAITH IN RIGHTEOUSNESS. HE BELIEVED IN
JESUS AND PRAYED ALOT. HE WAS ALSO KNOWLEDGEABLE IN BIBLE HISTORY AND
RELIGIOUS CUSTOMS. HE BELIEVED IN BEING A PART OF ONE NATION UNDER GOD
WITH FREEDOM OF RELIGION; AND RAISED HIS CHILDREN TO BE THE SAME WAY.
FUNK WAS FLUENT IN THE HISTORY OF PAST GENERATIONS.
HIS FAVORITE ACKNOWLEDGMENT WAS HIS TROPHY FOR AMERICAN HISTORY THAT HE
RECEIVED IN NINTH GRADE.
SKEPTICISM....
HIS QUOTE:
HE SAID QUOTE "SOMETIMES IT'S COOL TO BE THE SAME, AND
SOMETIMES IT'S COOL TO BE DIFFERENT. BUT, WHAT'S REALLY SPECIAL IS WHEN YOU
KNOW YOU'VE BEEN TRUE TO YOURSELF, AND YOU'D DO IT THE SAME AGAIN,
WHETHER
YOU WERE OR WEREN'T IN THE SPOTLIGHT.
HE SAID, “IT'S COOL TO BE WEIRD OR DIFFERENT WHEN YOUR DIFFERENCE SPURS THE
INTELLECT!"...
(COMING SOON FUNKS LIFE, AND ACHIEVING PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL LIBERATION.)
ONCE IN AN INTERVIEW HE WAS ASKED ABOUT HIS HERO’S.
HE SAID QUOTE "I HAVE A LOT OF HEROES, I GUESS. MY HERO IS ANYONE THAT CAN DO
SOMETHING UNEXPECTED WHEN EVERYBODY EXPECTS THE SAME. SOMEONE THAT
CAN SURPRISE YOU OR DO SOMETHING SPECIAL, REALLY FAST.
HIS HERO?
I THINK ANYBODY CAN BE A HERO TO SOMEONE. OR, THAT'S HOW I SEE MYSELF. I
GUESS I'M MY OWN HERO. IN LIFE THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT HOW EACH DAY IS
BETTER THAN THE ONE BEFORE, AND THE CONFIDENCE IS STILL THERE TO CARRY OVER
INTO THE NEXT SITUATION. AND WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS, HE SAID, "I KNOW IT CAN GO IN
ONE EAR, AND COME OUT THE OTHER." UNQUOTE.
HIS ELOQUENCE/RESPECT:
HE WAS ALWAYS A BRIGHT INDIVIDUAL, AND THE DAYS OF HIS
ELOQUENCE COULD SHINE THROUGH THE DARKNESS OF ANY OF THE HOT BROOKLYN
CITY NIGHTS. FUNK WAS RAISED BELIEVING IN THE GOODNESS OF MAN, HE HAD NO
REASON TO DOUBT HIS ENVIRONMENT, HIS CONFIDENCE WAS KEY, AND HIS HEART
WAS GOLDEN, HE DIDN’T HAVE ANYTHING AGAINST ANYBODY, AND THE RESPECT HE
EARNED WAS GENUINE.
HIS LOVE:
HE FELL IN LOVE WITH HIS CHILDHOOD SWEETHEART JENNY TEMPLETON, THE
LOVECHILD OF EASTERN MISSISSIPPI . THEY WENT THROUGH MANY TRIALS OF
LEARNING IN THEIR ONGOING RELATIONSHIP, BUT MARRIED AFTER GRADUATING
COLLEGE. FUNK PURSUED A DOUBLE MAJOR IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION AT
THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI.
HE AND JANE MOVED TO NASHVILLE, TN, AND BOUGHT A SMALL HOUSE WITH A WHITE
PICKET FENCE. FUNK BEGAN WORK FOR THE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A
CIVICS TEACHER FOR GRADUATING SENIORS. JENNY STARTED WORK AS A 1ST GRADE
TEACHER. THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THEIR MARRIAGE WENT BY LIKE THE SANDS OF AN
HOUR GLASS.
HIS JOB:
NEXT FUNK BECAME VICE SUPERINTENDENT AND PRESIDED OVER SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
IN HIS FIRST FOUR YEARS GRADES IMPROVED, NEW LEARNING PROGRAMS WERE
STARTED, AND THE OVERALL MORAL AND TEAM SPIRIT EXCELLED. HIS MOTIVATION
CHANGED THE ATTITUDE OF THE STUDENTS IN A REMARKABLE WAY, AS WELL AS THE
PARENTS AND THE RESIDENTS. NOT TO MENTION, THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM
WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP.
HIS ASPIRATIONS:
FUNK WAS BEGINNING TO REALIZE THAT HIS GOALS FOR PERSONAL AND SPIRITUAL
SUCCESS WERE IN HIS GRASP. HE WAS OFFERED A JOB AS SUPERINTENDENT, BUT
DECLINED, AS HE WAS PLANNING TO RUN FOR CONGRESS IN THE SMALL SOUTHERN
TOWNSHIP. AND PURSUE A POSITION IN GOVERNMENT.
HIS MESSAGE:
THE ABILITY IS OURS TO OVERRUN ALL POVERTY, CRIME AND NEGATIVE INFLUENCE.
WE NEED TO SHARE OUR CULTURES, FORGIVENESS IS KEY.LET US USE THE PATHS OF
EQUALITY TO SHARE WHAT IS GIVEN, AS WE PRESERVE THE BLESSINGS OF FRUIT THAT
WE INHERIT. PEOPLE SHOULDN’T SPEND THEIR TIME WORRYING ABOUT WHO’S RIGHT
OR WRONG. IF THEY WOULD JUST FORGET THEIR QUARRELS AT THE END OF THE DAY,
WE WOULD HAVE NO NEED FOR MILITANTS.
HIS REST:
WHY CAN’T WE SLEEP ON EACH OF THE ISSUES BEFORE WE START THE NEXT BUSINESS
DAY. FORGIVENESS IS BEAUTIFUL, AND, WE CAN HAVE IT!. I BELIEVE IN THE POSSIBILITY
OF THE ULTIMATE PERFECT WORLD. IT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED!, AND SIMPLE, IT CAN
BE POSSIBLE, BECAUSE ALL OF GOD’S NECESSITIES ARE "EVER" SO POSSIBLE FOR ALL; IN
THE WORLD WE LIVE IN.
HIS HEAVEN:
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A RAY OF LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS. AND AFFIRMATIVE EFFORT
IS ALWAYS REWARDED, AND GOOD PREVAILS OVER EVIL. GIVEN ALL MEANS OF
SURVIVAL, MAN SHOULD BEFRIEND HIS NEIGHBOR AND BELIEVE IN A HIGHER POWER,
SOME MAY CALL IT "GOD," OTHERS MAY SAY "JAH" OR ALLAH, BUT THE BASIC IDEA IS
FOR MAN TO LIVE BY A SYSTEM WITH REASON. THE MAIN REASON FOR DISOBEDIENCE
IS DISSATISFACTION IN THE SYSTEM. WE ARE ALL A LITTLE GREEDY WHEN IT COMES TO
NEEDING EVERYTHING "RIGHT NOW?"
HIS VIEW ON RIGHT NOW:
I THINK WE COULD ALL HAVE "ALMOST EVERYTHING" SOMEDAY, IF WE JUST DIDN'T
NEED ALL OF THE EVERYTHING’S "RIGHT NOW?"
WE SHOULD ALL WORK FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING, BECAUSE MY EVERYTHING IS NEVER
GOING TO BE THE SAME AS YOURS.
HIS TIMING:
MY DAD ONCE SAID TO ME "FUNK," WE ALL GO TO HEAVEN ,
AND WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN PLACE IN GOD’S HEAVEN, BUT WE’RE JUST NOT ALL
THERE AT THE SAME TIME.
HIS LEGACY:
WHY CAN'T WE WORK A LITTLE HARDER NOW, AND MANAGE THE ULTIMATE WELLBEING FOR OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN. WE'LL SHARE! OUR ON PLEASURES.,
AND LIVELIHOOD, AND PERSONAL WELFARE. MESSAGE FROM THE AUTHOR, PATRICK
HENRY...
LET'S TEND TO OUR ULTIMATE WELL BEING, FOR ONCE.
JUST BECAUSE WE MAKE UP THIS THING THAT WE CALL...
A HUMAN RACE! I MEAN "DAMN!"
LET’S MAKE A DIFFERENCE, TODAY!
PHF JR. 02/26/10
FROM UNDERNEATH THE WEEPING WILLOWS OF THE SHADE TREE OF PROSPERITY
KNOWN AS AMERICA. A NATION OF MIXED FEELINGS AND CONCERNS BOMBARD MY
AWARENESS BOTH PERSONALLY AND PUBLICLY. … A SMALLER WONDER OF EXISTANCE
IN FORTUNATE TIMING, SUPPORT AMERICA AND PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA!
PHF2@LIVE.COM
PATRICK HENRY FLANAGIN JR.
GANGSTAHANK
PEN NAME: PATRICK HENRY