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G-Pop watched the Republican Candidates Presidential Debate, not because he’s political, but because the world around him insists on being.
After all, you’re not allowed to check out of human life and what your fellow-travelers are pursuing just simply because you find it fallacious.
But as he watched, G-Pop was concerned that his grandchildren might actually believe that what they heard coming from these grown people was the best of human behavior.
Here’s the truth: some people don’t “get it.”
And because they don’t understand the rules, they don’t play the game very well. So they end up acting like they’re still on the playground, instead of finding solid ground on which to play out their lives. G-Pop wants his grandkids to know that sometimes you stop arguing with the obvious, and instead, learn to work with it.
Here are four existing conditions on the journey called life which require our attention:
1. Nothing works out the way you plan.
If you said that aloud in a room full of strangers, everybody would basically agree while quietly lamenting the situation, which always opens the door for some sort of foolish rebellion when they find themselves in the midst of disappointment.
Our plans rarely come to total fruition. It’s because we are not the only people on earth, and where our paths cross others, there must be adjustments; otherwise we are trying to develop a culture where we rule and others serve.
2. People don’t do what you want them to do.
Matter of fact, sometimes this is so obvious that you can use reverse psychology. If you want to paint the room blue, just insist it should be green. Others will more than likely come up with blue.
It’s not that we’re in rebellion to each other, or even God. It’s just that we’re afraid we’re losing control, so we tend to get picky over small things, and leave the larger, more precious concerns dangling in the wind.
3. Getting mad makes you look like a baby.
Even if you’ve got good reason to be angry, bursting forth with rage always makes all bystanders feel that you’re overwrought.
The victory does always ultimately go to the peacemaker, so tone down and tune in.
4. The human race is always won by a human.
Anyone who feels superior will be attacked.
Anyone who insists that they are hearing the voice of God will be set to the side and mocked.
Even though we claim to favor those who have some sort of “divine gift” or inspiration, we usually lift up on our shoulders a fellow-human who admits his or her weaknesses.
No success story was ever written which didn’t take a plot twist through failure.
What was absent from the statesmen who want to be President:?
An understanding of these four basic principles.
- They think their plans can actually be carried out.
- They believe they can make foreign leaders do what they want them to.
- They get furious when they’re attacked.
- And to a large degree, they are unwilling to admit their human error.
Can G-Pop teach his children to ignore this craziness? He hopes so.
Because this generation certainly needs to be birthing a hope in the next one.
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