Ok. Saw the link on Yahoo.com. Read it and thought to my self..
Skillet calling the kettle black.
Perfectionist.
Judgmental Anarchists.
Infallible and unable to see the grit between the lines.
Perfect People
They
Humans!
A person who has not and cannot be completely honest with themselves and the world we live in. Sounds like the definition of a Dope fiend or Addict?
What does an addict do? How is he wired? What are his motives, and when one has the guts to stand up and relate who, what and where he has been, how is he measured?
If it is against that throw away society, then we will never measure up. If it is against the ruler created by a power greater than ourselves, then there is hope and forgiveness.
I have recollections. One of them is using crack and listening to talk radio. Every night I listened to the Larry King Show. Im late, Im late for a very important date..Signaled the end of the program and I would shudder. Dawn was coming and if I were out of my drug of choice I would have to find some quick. Vampires cant let the sun hit them or they explode in a cloud of fire and ash. Larry King was my ground. His voice talked to me and kept me connected to a world that I have emotionally disconnected from. Hearing him kept all of the BS in focus. Every night I knew he would be there. Hell for a while he was my higher power. When the show got dropped from the local Kansas City radio station that carried it I was at a loss for some one to listen to. A voice to connect me.
I lie. I am learning not to lie as often to hide guilt, shame or embarrassment. Name a soul on this planet who has not and this conversation is over. You can't and that person does not exist save Christ and if you listen closely the world disowns him also.
Now is all of this that I have related a lie? I am going to say that it is not. I lived it. From the brain cells present, that is how I remember it. F*@K anyone who says different.
So what does a man have to do to tell his story? Hire Cnn to get it on video, or can we trust that what he remembers, no matter how distorted and non factual, is his alone. If you ask me and I am sure you won't, the video of Mayor Marion Berry sucking on a crack pipe, excuse me the Alleged crack pipe is an excellent example of what the world sees and chooses not to see and how the world goes after a man telling a story from his own perspective.
I mean who the hell fact checks a crack heads story? Some one looking for an easy assignment? If you want to out somebody and do the world a favor, follow G.W.Bush around. That for sure is a real Crack Heads Story.
P.S.
Principles before personalities.
Consider the message brought as opposed to the messenger.
Damn... that's a good post. Very powerful and i tend to agree. Although... gotta admit... not the part about Bush... considering i am from his hometown. BUT... all the rest... yeah, good post. Only wish i could put thoughts into words like that. I plan on still reading the book... I mean, we know that someone out there HAS lived it... so, what's the harm in reading it. Anyway... thanks for sharing. Love and God Bless, Bri :)
