A Lesson In Manhood
As I write this I have Sam Cookes A Change is Gonna Come playing on my computer. Im tired. Ive had a rough day, but somehow theres an understanding that all things considered, it was a good day. And life is good as well.
This article will probably show up a week or so after Ive written it. But as I sit here, writing, I pause the song and play a video. A video that, as I am about to find out, is about a man who has spent the majority of his life being seen as a killer. He did 32 years in prison for something that he didnt even do. And now hes free and fighting back, but probably not in the way youd think.
He was sent to prison for life based on the eye-witness testimony of two criminals. And thats it. Then, 16 years before his eventual release, he was given the opportunity to plead guilty, in exchange for his freedom. They wanted him to admit to committing a crime that he didnt commit. And he wouldnt do it.
He has had everything wrong done to him, but yet he doesnt waver on his principles or his outlook on life.
A man is someone who knows what he believes, and who he is. His circumstances dont define him. Nor does his job. He defines who he his by what he does, what he believes, and how he acts. They arent convenient beliefs, or in any way easy to stand by. But he does so regardless.
This man could have pleaded guilty and he would have been set free. But that wasnt in line with who he was as a man. So he wouldnt do it.
And so I write this very brief article thats accompanied by a quick video about the story of Dewey Bozella, a man who has spent the majority of his life behind bars for a crime he didnt commit. A man, who although he was wrongfully sent to prison, still felt that it was his job to start helping youth through his new found love: boxing.
The same man who, upon being released from prison, is seeking no retribution. Astonishingly he isnt going to sue those who put him behind bars because he feels that its in the past. That hes wasted 32 years of his life already on this travesty, and to give it any more thought would be an even bigger waste.
The real man might not be the richest. He might not be the smartest or the strongest. The real man is who he is. No matter what life throws at him, or what injustices are placed upon him. He is steadfast. He is strong.
And so Dewey Bozella fights
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