"Don't gain the world and lose your soul, wisdom is better than silver or gold..."

Today is the anniversary of the passing of Halie Salasie and just incase you don’t know who this is or you happened to find the nearest Rastafarian and he cannot explain to you who he is and his relevance to us (an experience I have had on several occasion) here it goes.
Halie Salasie was born Tafari Makonnen in 1892 there are three days that are celebrated in the Rastafarian religion his birth, July 23, 1892, his death, August 27, 1975, and the day that he arrived in Jamaica, 21 April 1966,
He was born into royalty and after a Regime change and failed coup attempt, in his country of Ethiopia, Salasie was promoted to a “lord or king” and given the prefix “Ras” in 1916 (thus the name Rastafari.).

Ethiopia enjoyed a time of great prosperity; expanding borders, and rich natural resources, had the royalty holding grand coronations, traveling with live leopards, and giving away gold trinkets. During this time Halie Salasie became known for his great benevolence and compassion for all people, including his enemies (there were several; instances when his political rivals had to bow to his kindness due to public pressure). However Mussolini’s pressure on the weak League of Nations enabled Italy and the Axis powers to drive him from his homeland (he was an actual military commander fighting amongst his troops). He was able to return after the war however in the 70`s Ethiopia suffered a horrible famine and he was deposed on September 12, 1974 and was dead within a year.
Okay this is the really important part so pay attention; Halie Salasie would only be a great guy if for one underlying fact. Ethiopia is actually a Orthodox Christian Monarchy, similar to Judaism, and the royal bloodline can be traced from direct descents of Makeda, the Queen of Sheba, and King Solomon of ancient Israel. Ethiopia over its thousands of years of history has never been subject to religious colonialism (for example; if the national religion of America was Native American). Ethiopia is referenced several times in the Bible and the Quran, and is considered by some Jewish scholars as one of the “Lost Tribes”. There is an actual church in Ethiopia that claims to contain the “Ark of the Covenant” at Tzion Maryam church in Axum Ethiopia (yes! The actual Arc of the Covenant!!). The point is that Halie Salasie is considered by Rastafarians the world over to have been a legitimate King of actual Holy Blood. He is considered to have been a messiah and a child of God. He has become a symbol of black pride and a reminder to the poor and outcast around the world, That the real Jesus and his desciples were all black! But I still have no idea where the whole 'weed smoking thing' came into play??