The one thing we all have in common is the single representation of life… and the single representation of death. There are two kinds of people that make up the world. The butterfly and the moth. One with triumphant wings that catch they eye of any being, and one with the inelegant wings that result in disgust.
The moth is always identified as an insect or creature due to its features. There are no characteristics which make it stand out. It is rather ugly and unappealing, just like any other standard insect. As Virginia Woolf stated, “they do not excite that pleasant sense of dark autumn nights and ivy-blossom which the commonest yellow-underwing asleep in the shadow of the curtain never fails to rouse in us”. The statement made shows how a moth is just mediocre or more so pathetic. The humans that stay below the eye of the public, that do not strive for excellence, that sit back and wither away are the moth. They are the unimportant creatures of our specimen. They have the wings to fly, however; they do not use their capabilities to their potential. They go day to day with simple tendencies that do not past any chance of change.
The butterfly is the exact opposite. The highest in its class and considered beautiful, although it is know as an insect. To people a butterfly is a creature worthy to the human eye and is even a representation of life. As Kendrick Lamar uses the image and wording “To Pimp A Butterfly”, he exploits the creature to its full potential by “pimping” it. This is taking, the already beautiful, butterfly and adding more to it, giving it more life. In the sense of life for a human, the butterfly would be known as the person who leads. The one who uses their abilities to better themselves and the people around them. They use the wings given to not only fly, but do so with grace.
The COMPLEXION of a butterfly is the symbol of its characteristics. To be “a sight to see” for an insect, the butterfly is what we humans should strive to be. The greatest of the human race. To be seen based on our work instead of color, race, or religion. Just as Muhammad Ali, Ghandi, and Albert Einstein who are all known based on their actions. We are INSTITUTIONALIZED; however, we need to break THESE WALLS and be more than a MORTAL MAN.
We all have “loyalty and royalty inside our DNA” making it possible to be the butterfly we need to be. We can use PRIDE but be HUMBLE at the same time. We can FEAR but still master each ELEMENT. We can all “pimp” a butterfly, but cant change a moth.
