Perfection ?

Today before writing I did my daily blog browsing. I came across this really interesting article that hit home so much that it made me cry. I could expound on the things he says, give examples of the same thing happening in my life and that of my peers but sometimes somebody else captures it 'Perfectly'( I cringe at the use of this word, you'll see why after you read the article). So check out this post from the Blog 'Single Dad Laughing' entitled 'The disease called Perfection'. (Please read it)

http://www.danoah.com/2010/09/disease-called-perfection.html

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Am I what I hate ?

Am I what I hate?

Once I knew a man who despised the ills of the world

He couldn’t wait for change

In fact he set out to change it himself

Crying, laboring, protesting

I admired his feat, looked up to his intelligence and as always made the rookie mistake of making him my intellectual saint.

Now he’s climbing the ladders and soon he will be in the position to effect change but instead I see him becoming exactly what he hated.

It seems he doesn’t care about the poor. What he cares about is removing poverty from his own doorstep.

His hatred of the rich wasn’t the fact that in his eyes they didn’t live up to what he considered to be their moral obligations. It was hatred born out of the fact that he didn’t qualify for inclusion in any of their financial circles.

I knew another man who rallied against corruption and tyranny. Sadly I’ve never been able to hold a decent conversation with him. You see we only talk about topics that are of interest  to him  and there is never any discussion, unless he’s asking me if I understands his orders.

So my question is .... Are we what we hate?

And if so does that mean that I am what I hate?

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Scattered Thoughts

Restless Restless Restless.  This post started off with the words restless simply because I hate to read the word I at the beginning of a sentence? Though often times necessary it usually leaves the reader to guess my tone.  The word I could make me sound like a pompous little bitch reciting all my achievements or... or anybody starting a sentence with I. Reflecting on my writing is sometimes hard because I've started soo many sentences with the word I because my measly mind couldn't think up an alternate. So I pray that I channel my tone to my readers...If anything it's a self critical I...like the sentences you start with sighs to express your disappointment with yourself............

but I digress....(that bit of information will serve no purpose) Where was I?..yup I'm restless and scared, not sure how any of this will turn out. I'm the play it safe child with not so playing it safe aspirations. I've got so many things bugging me right now but I don't want to sound whiny... But  for the hell of it I want to ask the universe for :

-Pardon - for the wrong that I've done

- A clean page to start over - because suffering the consequences has never been my forte

- Reciprocity- because sometimes I wish you'd see how much I give to you

- The courage to weed out those who don't reciprocate

- The ability to weed out this restlessness that keeps me from getting to my goal faster

Scattered thoughts

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