Some weeks back, I got into an altercation with a dodgy auctioneer. The joke’s on me, because I have known him for years and let’s just say he has never claimed to be a saint.
I think human nature is always to HOPE. I have certainly fallen into the trap of thinking that if I am nice enough, if I perform better, if I say/do all the right things that I will be the lucky one who escapes the slaughter of the bullies and narcissists.
But it never works out that way because people do the things they do because of who THEY are, not because of who WE are!
I think I had forgotten this for a moment, as one lesson after the other in this vein kept popping up as though the Universe was saying “Hey Lee, I don’t think you got that lesson girl, let’s give you a double-dose next time bam $%*£!”
Now I can say with certainty, I GET IT! I GET IT!
Take a leaf out of Maya Angelou’s book, “When someone shows you who they are, believe them; the first time”.
And stay woke,
Lee
P.S. The pic I chose today is just something that I love because her face is so full of stories. Don’t you think? Wouldn’t you love to meet her and just listen for while?
Lee Mayimele - Writer 