You're A Joke!

OK, you're a super-sensitive, save the Earth, vegetarian, don't harm animals or poison your bodies with meat; it causes cancer, it's unclean, the poor farm animals-- "oh how could you eat flesh?"--yet you drink like a fish and smoke like a chimney. Yeah, you're all about the healthy lifestyle. You roll around in your eco-friendly cars but you're against any type of nuclear power??? Are you serious? Make up your mind. Or are you just so anti-establishment that you only enjoy being difficult and listening to yourself? You claim to be a "socialist"--so in touch with the "working class"--but you'd die without your morning latte, smart water, weekly pedicures, yoga classes, spa treatments, and facials. You're so "grassroots" but I don't see you leaving your gated community for long or donating your trust fund to the poor, 3rd world kids you claim you care so much about. It's what's trendy right now and it's what your parents can't understand about you. That's the extent of your interest. When things get rough, you are the first to run and hide in your ivory tower behind the fence with the rest of your people. You use words like "radical" and "revolution" when you have no idea about such concepts. If you happen to get arrested, there's a high priced attorney on retainer. You think wearing some Che Guevara t-shirt, growing dreadlocks, and attending a rally championing the uses of hemp makes you into a revolutionary freedom fighter? Get real, but better yet--get lost! Your very presence insults the memories of those lost in the struggle. Most of the time, your just some little attention starved rich kid--going through a phase. I'll see you on Wall Street in no time.



The Long Road Ahead

On my way to success, I got stopped by sudden tragedy. When I finished my time there, refusing to wallow in self-pity, I finally go back on the road. As I continued my quest, once again my progress was halted. This time I veered off the path and took a side road that took me off-course. Why? Well, I did this because I got sidetracked by distraction. Come on, I was bored. As always, I spent a lot more time wandering down this road than I initially intended to. Finally, when I awoke out of my stupor of purposeless movement and idleness, I had to backtrack—wasting even more time and energy. However, I was able to again find my way back on the straight and narrow. Because I was at this time running way behind, I had to put forth double, and at times, triple the effort—just to get where I should have been at this time. Then I wondered, “What if I put forth this type of effort in the first place and avoided the pitfalls of distraction—where would I be? Hmmm…” Oh well, no time for regret—that leads to self-pity, which will lead me back to distraction, and—you know the rest. Besides, I can’t move forward looking backward.  Since I have been exerting myself—not trying to get ahead—but just where I should be, I am now exhausted. Do I rest for a while and risk resting too long, or do I lower my head, just slow it down for a while until I regain strength, so at least I will keep moving forward—no matter what? The latter. Yes, no matter what, I gotta keep moving forward. No more getting caught up, no more going too far, no more biting off more than I can chew—that’s how you wind up choking. Now, I’ve got a long way to go. But I’ve also come so far. I am nowhere near where I need to be—but I am also nowhere near where I was. The finish line is now closer to me than my starting point. Yeah, I made some bad mistakes along the way. But I keep pressing on. I spent too much time—wasting time—but it’s still my time. I got entangled easily and found it far more difficult to free myself. I have learned from my mistakes—and the stupidity and ignorance of others. So, they’re not a total loss. But, I’m back on my way. And no one—NO ONE can stop me—but me.