For the most part, we live and mature in the pursuit of something greater. It can be money, love, materials, or anything that we as individuals believe to be important. Once our minds are set, stumbling blocks, obstacles, and even mountains are seen as merely setbacks in the way of progress. For a musician such as myself, the loss or disrepair of equipment is not a reason to go a different route, its a problem that is solved by repair or buying new stuff. For pure capitalists, a down market is not a reason to cash out, but an opportunity to hedge and bet against the fools who sell too fast. A young athlete is not stifled by injury, but will sit out of their chosen sport for a year just to heal and get back in the game. Even an invested drug dealer can be robbed or arrested and while down he/she will continue to make plans on doing it better. It is the same basic story with everyone. Point of Clarification: Nothing wrong with that.
My issue today is not really about the pursuit of happiness. We are all entitled to that. My focal point for this blog is the down time in the presence of the problem, or, God forbid, the total loss of all investment for any individual. For the musician with broken equipment, the capitalist in a down market, the young injured athlete, and yes even the drug dealer; there is one constant possession that reigns king among all.....your word.
At the point of loss, the way in which that all important possession is handled can help you through to the other side, or it can be like a cement block that drags you down into the icy waters of failure. See..., no one minds offering assistance to someone who is good for "it". Your word serves as a life line of credit that has an unlimited balance, as long as it is managed correctly. Who wouldn't help a working and successful musician purchase the equipment needed if they knew for a fact the money would be repaid? Who wouldn't help to bail out a pure money maker when the return on the investment would be more than actually given? Who wouldn't invest time and money into a paid athlete understanding that the money would be returned upon reentry into the game? I hate to say it, but who wouldn't loan a well connected hustler the money when you know that double would come back...(I'm sure some wouldn't but hey...we all like to have morals in thought). Fact of the matter is, that if we feel like we can trust a person's word then there is not a lot that we won't do for them.
The problems arise when a person's word isn't good, or a person is classified as an out and out liar. Who would help them? No one. Not one with good sense.
I said all of that to get to this one place....how good is your word? Most of us could use a booster when it comes to the vaccine of half truths and deceit. It's human nature to lie. That is why we must be trained to be responsible. That is why the whole lie and truth talk is present in every caring parent/child relationship. That is why we thrash politicians caught in lies and cheer for the demise of the lying pastor. Hell that's the reason the whole world was waiting for the execution of Casey Anthony!
Protect your prize possession because at the end of the day, the truth about it is, all we will ever always have is our word.
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