Without a parachute. Arbitrary and Capricious.

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Adventure Creative Nonfiction Historical Fiction

Do you know the difference?

Can you know the difference.

Is it obvious or hidden.

Will the real story ever “come out”.

Of the

Hidden.

In plain “sight”.

Out of sight.

Actually, it

Makes no difference.

But. To some, they rely upon the difference.


Have you ever felt as if you were falling and/or knew, you were falling, and worst of all felt insidiously that


No one was gonna be there to “catch” you. No plan to be there to catch you was on the radar, the horizon.


The buy in of all buy ins……


Falling, from depths or heights of unimaginable places and


No one was there.

To receive you.

To welcome you.

To stand with you silently.

While in silence.


Scarey stuff.


Stand in silence.

Sit in silence.

Basically the same thing, albeit, one is supposedly more comfortable than the other—depending upon the cotton weaved within and without, of course.


Itchy, scratchy, polyesterally positions of course.

Lamb + auction = shaver heaven or shaver hell.

Handsome is as handsome does.


For the rest of the involved. If they are involved. The floundering became a way of life.


Sadly, some impart too much in this arena and the rest are left with hanging chads.


Looks fade.

Intentions may follow.


But some things, the intangible, the can’t say-it-out-loud remain in hearts in the best possible way. It is in the eyes and it can stay in the eyes. And maybe even the head for years. Photographic memories can be a blessing and a curse. When the playing field has been leveled and leveraged and we all have a photographic memory at our fingertips.


Will you jump in or will you jump out?


With great power comes great responsibility. A kidder cannot be kidded. They know the drill. All too well. Are assumingly, tired of it. And do not care to play with


You.


The game is old. Your game is tired. Enough already with the access to other’s information. Please. There are some who may choose to play your game. To that the rest of us reply unassumingly. No thank you.


Get your own life. Please.


We sympathize with your plight. We come, however, from different walk of life and the arrogance with which you assume that you know us is


Unwelcome.


We respectfully ask (because that is what we do) that you stop the infiltration at all costs mentality. True. Some have bought into your idea, your ideals, but true to say a possible majority has not and any individual worth their salt has taken a vow of not allowing , not letting the infiltration occur at your “request”.


It may have worked well for you—in the past, for a time. You may have thought, “slam dunk”, these people are no brainers. Rest assured, there are many brainers among the crop—some, maybe many were afraid to stand up to the silent bully mentality.


After all, we are human.

Are You?

Do you not want to feel? Or is it a fact you feel your best at the expense of other’s lives, families and mentalities.


That you need to ask yourself.

If you do not want to be here on our terms, do you “tweak, tik and Tok the terms” to fit your “modalities”.


A brief and short “kudos” to you and how you got here. But, longevity is something that is taken with precious regard here.


That is something we believe you need to take a class, enroll in summer camp to re-learn how goodness and honesty can be shared…….if you imagine to stay


Here.


And choose not to play by the rules and regulations of


Here.


We will show you how goodness is done. Honesty is done. It really is great and nice.


If you truly do not like it, you can return to where you came from. We will even provide you a free, no return ticket to return to the place you call.


Home.


We are aware of your tricks. Of your trades. Seduction via tech and in person. And we lagged in the getting up to speed because we were enticed by and of your speed. Of your supposed knowledge and intelligence. Artificial or otherwise.


A lie has speed. The truth has endurance.


Cannot help a guy for trying.

But we cannot help you for lying.


Just to be here.

When you represent there.

And are not all in to be here.

and are serving the there,

Of another.


As you probably have noticed, we have a boatload of problems here and you just staring at the pile does us no good. Latching on to someone who is tired and=or desperate is nary a foundation to live a life upon. However, we gander you already know that and that is why you are here. Please pick a side. The need is for you to delclare your intentions.


Go, if you must be away from here and consider our goodbye a blessing to your good fortune there.


If you willingly choose to stay here, get with the program, but first declare your intentions. Service to others is taken seriously here. We like people.


Before wedlock.

Or. No wedlock.

Before anchor babying us into your web.

Of fear.

Of destruction.

Or your despise-ment to return to your homeland.


We are not the “YMCA”. But the fact that we are human does not give you Carte Blanche to come here and


Prey.


Foundations here are built on hard work and honesty. If that does not fit your bill. Please feel free to


Go.

At your will.

One way ticket back home for you.

No questions asked.

Because we already know why you are here. We have been more than gracious to allow you the space to be here. You just didn’t have the courtesy to thank us appropriately. If you seek the change of your homeland, go back and seek and we wish you all the luck in the world.


Without us.


But, that is what really frightens you and in turn frightened some of us because we believe in the assistance and regard for our fellow man. But you were not raised that way and unless you commit to the us that is US, you will be hardfast to be able to grasp the significance of it. Unless you commit to either here or there.


We wish you well on your journey back to your homeland without us. We tried. We welcomed you, with open arms. We are more sorry you failed to appreciate our graciousness.












April 16, 2023 04:35

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