The “Is m’s”of “His’m’s” Racism, Favoritism and Other Idiosyncrasies

Arrogance headlined our world again today.

In response. An ocean of heart broken tears to prove it. Make no mistake. Please do not be confused with an ocean of tears as sowing seeds of division.

No matter how hard we try, pretend, or even pray, please remember.

You are not God. I am not God. We are not God.

So please, can we stop pretending we are.

Sometimes, it feels as if we are constantly at war.

With ourselves.

With our own irrelevance.

With our own denial.

Incessantly attempting, at all modern and real time costs, to prove our “metal”, “mettle”, “medal”.

In American sports, sometimes “Captains” are chosen to choose a team. May I ask you this? Would you rather be chosen first, last, or not at all?

Not a slam dunk. Not a Hole in One. Not a Home run. Not an Ace. No Goal. Or in slang terms. “Schooled” as in “I schooled you”. For the kiddos who have been locked out of it for so long—school is a place you go each day to sit among your peers—your color blind, equally imperfect humans and peers—to sit together and learn about different glorious subjects, life, and getting along.

For cry-in out loud. Let’s try to remember that we find the best of us, of each other in one another. The best foundations built are built on the idea that our love—not hate—for one another must exceed our need for one another. Think about that life instruction the next time you reach your hands out for your phone to find the breaking news, the “beau—tweet full” meaning of life.

It is important for us all to remember and admit, once the buzz wears off, we are left to deal only with ourselves, collateral damage, and may God have mercy on us then.

Because to steal from another is just wrong. How else can it be said? To give life, one is at the least probably required to ensure that they have a life. A lived well lived, a full life. An authentic life.

As in “Get a life”. Not “Get a life”.

Otherwise it is a continuation of a “jip/gypped” existence. Really, only short changing yourself. Why would you want to do that.? Short change yourself. Shortchange anyone for that matter.

A rolling stone gathers no moss.

True. But it also must be accountable for its actions. Even if it is just a rock. And even if it possess the ability to “move on.” Leaving what in its wake? Destruction. Devastation? What did you gain? Satisfaction? More of the same I fear. And Fear is no good. In or out of its wake. No body likes to be left behind. Not by your hands, not by my hands, not by anyone’s hands.

Gives whole, new meaning to idea of “image conscious”. The irony of today, yesterday, any day is that we are less connected than we think. It kinda snuck up on us when we weren’t looking. Which is increasingly what seems to be happening out in plain site. Persons sneaking up on one another in a whole new game of life. The playground of life. Mortal wounding is this new “Tag” game.

Time spent now is a new modern tag game with often fatal consequences. In addition, we use our hands, “typing” skills and precious lived moments to search for the wrong kind of meaning. The bar is moving lower and lower. We cannot get under it. Cannot get over it, so we shoot it and ourselves in the foot. Disabling, categorizing and color coding.

As good persons, we must compel ourselves to know what to look for.

Please?

In the interest of time well spent.

If you decide to rewrite history. One ingredient in your mettle must include immense gumption. Make sure yours is integrity-filled. Equip yourself not only with a drink, in hand, a wink in the eye, a gun, or pill in hand. But a clenched fist of peace.

When you make a fist, it makes your heart work harder.

So. Really, all you need is you. A good heart, common sense, a strong fist. And then it can be “off to the races”.

Instead of running for your life. You run for your life.

Get the difference? Huge.

The positives and benefits are endless positivity for you and those around you. Great expectations to live up to. And you can live up to them in spite of and despite the “Differences Bullies” instructing the image in your mind otherwise. And if you succeed to stand on the platform of your choosing, minus the hate, minus the prejudice, you may even earn your medal. Good for you. Enjoy the moment. Because there will be a new test tomorrow and you have best studied.

It stops the hate, the unfair competition, this thing called prejudice. And. Stops it in its tracks. Improves the energy, the proper regard for our fellow men. Increases productivity and positivity. Perhaps earn you a metal of bravery, freedom and a stellar conscience. Great for you. Enjoy the moment. Because there will be a new test tomorrow and you best have prepared.

A win win. Slam dunk. Hole in one.

Not the “this” that is happening now. The hate. The mongering. The desperation. Women are not men and men are not women. Celebrate life. Celebrate differences.

Accept and embrace when possible the Idiosyncrasy in another. It is what makes each of us unique. Not hateful. Peculiarities make life interesting albeit frustrating. But, we all got ‘em. And having them does not give any single one of us permission to use them to hurt or harm another.

We must do a better, a bonafide effort of watching out for one another. We do not have to like it. However, we must exercise our right to almost be obsessive about acceptance of one another. Why this way now? The bar has been/is set so low. Really. We gotta step it up in the interest of equilibrium. It has been a devastating few years.

We can do better. So. let’s do better.

Change for the sake of change is only that: change. Change for the better is life changing, world changing. And desperately needed right now. By and for all of us. Before time, is snatched out of our own hands and we run out of it, before a life is snatched out of our own hands when he could have instead chosen to do the next best, right thing.

Let there be a Peace that can headline the world tomorrow.

Let it begin with YOU.