“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma—which is living with the results of other people’s thinking.” —Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple.
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I have to say, I've been bothered about my last post, "Man Up, Mr Trump". I don't often lose my temper, but I did that day. I do my best to be kind. I prefer to show kindness, every day, to both strangers and my loved ones, even when I don't feel like it.
I’ve been regretting that post for the last ten days.
But, after rereading my post today, I realize I wasn't really unkind. I was, hopefully, being hopeful. But I was mad when I began writing that post. I don’t like being mad or upset, but, like all human beings, I do have the capacity to be mad. I guess that's what being human means; we have great capacity for both love and anger.
And to be clear, I am so tired of hearing all the excuses Donald Trump has when he’s caught in a lie. I’m so tired of his lies. Tired of his hundreds of flying monkeys who spread his lies and think he can do no wrong. (That’s a Wizard of Oz reference. I didn’t make it up.) Tired of his flying monkeys who think they can treat others badly because Donald Trump hates everyone except himself. I only hope his believers eventually realize he is little more than the world’s biggest con man.
I believe Donald is also the world’s biggest cult leader. Thankfully, we have a lot of good people in the Armed Forces who haven’t fallen for his rhetoric; otherwise we’d be living in a country ruled by a newly self-appointed dictator.
In my bedroom, I have a page from an old Readers Digest hanging on the wall. It’s one of their regular features in the magazine: Quotable Quotes. The quote is attributed to Garth Brooks and goes something like this: It takes a lot of effort to be unkind. (I'm currently in a hotel 10 miles from home and can't give you the exact quote right now. My home is currently under construction due to a water heater leak that did a lot of damage. I'll get the quote)
Every time I see that quote by Garth Brooks, I have to agree. It takes a lot of mental and physical energy to be mean. To lie.
But I also know there are of people who simply can't be nice to others, unless they want something from someone.
I thought it was only my family who
acted Donald J. Trump (aka DJT). I’ve read that Donald is capable of great kindness, but
when he feels disrespected, he turns mean and ugly. He cultivates relationships
based on one thing and one thing only: What can this person do for Donald? Then seeks revenge and retribution when that person fails to meet his expectations.
Here’s an example: Look at how many lawyers Trump has hired, fired or they quit representing him. When Trump doesn’t like his lawyers’ advice, he fires them. In my opinion, he does this for three reasons. One, he feels his lawyer doesn’t have enough loyalty for him because the problem hasn’t gone away. Two, he can delay proceedings in whatever legal action he’s in. (He delays until the problem goes away because the other party has run out of money paying their lawyers.) Three, he feels he shouldn’t have to pay a lawyer unless that lawyer gets the results Donald wants.
Perhaps all his lawyers, past and present, should get together a class action suit to recover their money. But they won’t. Most lawyers want the prestige that goes with representing a powerful figure like Donald. Ultimately, his former lawyers are embarrassed that he played them. Played them big-time.
Honestly, it is embarrassing when you are played for a fool. It’s also very frustrating. And this is why narcissists continue to play their games with people. Because narcissists have done it before and gotten away with it. They love to toy with others emotions.
Donald Trump once said that if he
killed someone in the middle of New York City, with a hundred witnesses, he would be
found innocent in a court of law. He believes he can do whatever he wants with ZERO consequences. He would even manage to blame someone else for the crime.
It’s a formula that works time and time again for Donald. People have been hearing his propaganda for many, many decades. He has programmed people to believe everything he says, despite the actual evidence. But the law eventually catches up. And when the law does catch up, the narcissist claims persecution. The narcissist claims he/she is being unfairly targeted. Claims innocence of all wrong-doing. And his followers believe him despite the evidence to the contrary.
Donald Trump is a dangerous man. And I only have to look at my own family to know just how dangerous he is. I thank my lucky stars that my family is not wealthy and powerful like Donald.
I feel sorry for Donald Trump, his siblings and his children. Being a narcissist is difficult trying to prove to the world that you are better than everyone else. Being around a narcissist is even more difficult.
I believe there will come a day when everyone respects one another. That’s the message all the great spiritual leaders have given to the world. “Love one another.”
It means we should all aspire to treat others with respect, regardless of their status in society. Even if that show of respect is nothing more than a simple, yet genuine, smile.
Love one another…solves a lot of society’s problems.
