HE SAID, SHE SAID..... For those of you who do not know me, I tend to stay out of other peoples drama and spats. It does not diminish the fact that these issues are important to the parties involved.....but if I can contribute nothing, or was witness to nothing, I keep my yap shut. I suspect that many of you I know or deal with, may not like eachother. That is life and your prerogative, and does not need my input. While I love the idea of singing Give Peace A Chance I am not so naive to believe everyone else wants to hold hand around the campfire and sing Kumbaya. Many of you I know come from opposite ends of the spectrum....Republican and Democrat, black or white, gay or straight, Different religious outlooks. My criteria is simple. It is not about sales but Respect, Politeness, Compassion, Honesty. Most of you know I paint funeral urns as part of my living. It is my job to give them a place of repose. It is NOT my job to judge whether anyone who will be in the urn deserved any of those things. It is not my job to judge the rest of you. Only myself...and what I can live with, or without in the rest of you. If you are dishonest, manipulative, offensive, I will merely stay my distance from most. If you are mean and destructive, I will walk away from you. It is my opinion that a gay person without ethics or moral fiber would be the same as a straight person. That a Republican who lies would lie as a Democrat. That a Christian without compassion would be Buddhist without compassion...and so on. While I try daily to follow The Carpenter, I have friends who dont...yet I see what I imagine him to be like in others. An atheist friend once told me when I was ill....I dont believe in prayer.....but if I did, YOU would be one I would be praying for. That touched me deeply...and I hold it in my heart always. My dad was a man of prayer and great faith...but seldom went into a church. He once told me...Sunny...you are the only Good Book some people will ever read. Thought it was dumb then. Not so much now. I am also aware that, if someone wanted to pick up the first stone because of my character flaws...I would have been stoned to death a long time ago. Some others saw value in me...some of them strangers. Some did not. Either way, I learned that sticks and stones dont break my bones. Only my ego, which I have learned is not that reliable either. I am not rich, or powerful, or influential or beautiful...I Am What I Am and Thats All That I Am.....in in my value system, I must account to a greater I Am for how I deal with others. And for those I have hurt or offended without intent, I ask forgiveness. A few, I may have done it intentionally, and we both may have to live with it until one of us is the better person. :p Like Switzerland, I try to be neutral in affairs that are not mine. But...like Switzerland, I am not incapable of battle. Old as I am, I would probably go to jail or a hospital if I saw someone hurting a child. or animal. Especially if I am carrying my walking stick and have not had enough coffee. So much for my Morning Ramble.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Jul 2014 12:06:42 +0000
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