I am African American
Living during an era where many firsts for African Americans are happening is wonderful.
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Nice Guys Do Not Necessarily Finish Last
Nice guys do not necessarily finish last.
In reality, being nice is a factor to success that can go both ways.
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Rules Are Neutral
Rules are neutral. There are not ‘bad laws’ as much as there are people with bad intentions (or just bad people) making laws designed to hold back certain groups of people.
Some of these laws are designed to be bad for everyone on purpose. The genius of their drawing and passing is that the group meant to elevate can overcome the disadvantage in a reasonably simple fashion. It is not easy or nearly impossible to overcome for the group meant to suffer a disadvantage.
Unfair rules are meant to not be followed. Bad laws are meant to be changed for the better.
It is not a matter of right or wrong, but timing and power, as in who has the power at the right time to make the change.
Never Sure How Much Until It Is Gone
Time is a curious resource.
You can manage it, budget it, and do a great job of using it to be productive and prosperous.
But you do not know when your available time will run out.
You can train all your life for a limited spot in an elite field and find some fluke of time and circumstance ending your career opportunities before you were given a chance to complete the audition process.
You can build a relationship with a person that you believe will last long term, only to find they have soured on it and will suggest you move on before you can propose exclusivity.
You can early plan a dream vacation for next week and be struck dead by some seemingly random act of the universe before you get a chance to begin.
We all have the same amount of daily time at our disposal. We all have the ability to use or waste that time as we see fit.
We also all have a finite amount of available time to put forth in the pursuit of ‘life, ‘which always seems infinite when we are young, insufficient as we get older, and unknowable as to how much we really have left in reserve.
And whatever is left always seems like it was expended way too soon by those left behind.
What are your thoughts on time? Email me at jclevelandpayne@gmail.com and lets have a real conversation about it, IMMEDIATELY.