Are We There Yet?

~ Gottfried

Influence or Affluence which is your pick? Would you rather be a Donald J. Trump, hell-bent on rewriting the history of a World Power or a Bill Gates who is well on his way to single-handedly ending extreme poverty in some countries? Growing up, at each level of growth and development, priorities change. In simpler times, the only thing I hoped for on the weekends was to be part of the Sunday rice fest. Nothing comes close to that! And now, well, let’s just say I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night debating within myself, if I did, in fact, have dinner or not.

Building and maintaining relationships is probably the most difficult thing ever. The building part seems easy, but maintaining, not so much. I mean, how do you constantly maintain a relationship with someone you no longer have any use for? At least in the foreseeable future? Let me clear it up for you. You eat your parents’ food, use their electricity, be a general nuisance all around and contribute a grand total of nothing to the upkeep of the family, but that’s all good, things are looking up. There’s the off chance that you will make it in life.

Apologizing used to be so easy initially but as you age it becomes all the more difficult, why is that? How’d I genuinely apologize over something I have no knowledge of? “Just say you’re sorry“, why? Apparently apologizing is a myth amongst parents. Your mom will rather give both her kidneys out than say she’s sorry over something wrong she did to you. She’ll rather show she’s sorry by slipping in an extra piece of chicken in your plate hoping you’d notice and understand. Fraud.

There’s an ongoing debate as to whether or not religion is the reason we’re where we are today. There are pastors asking you to sow seeds that you don’t even have. Reminds me of something I read somewhere, this young man had been jobless for a while and was getting really depressed. In his desperation, he decided to sell his only worthwhile piece of property, a PlayStation, and give the proceeds as an offering. Fast forward to a few months later, he’s still without a job and there’s no PlayStation to console himself with. Talk about a double whammy here (in the voice of Martin Tyler).

Technology is really deceiving at times. Here in these parts, we get to use first world technologies but still experience third world problems. Your iPhone X falls into a gutter on the Island and you can’t put your hand in and bring it out, because the way the water is set up, your hand might wither away if you try. You purchase a Rolls Royce Phantom and you only get to drive it on specific days and roads because of security and impeccable roads.

I think the older generation owe us an explanation as to why the quality of Education is a far cry from the “old days“. A young man getting asked if he can wife a lady with an esophagus and his response is; how can she have an esophagus? In fact, before the wedding plans begin, she has to go see a doctor confirm if it’s terminal. Whoever did to us, how do you sleep at night? You owe us big time, you really do.

In the words of great philosopher Gottfried, “what an old man sees lying down…is his personal problem” Wake up to the possibilities around you, stop the procrastination. I know it’s rich coming from me, I procrastinate a lot, even when it comes to posting on this blog. Either way, do better. Save that money, marry that fine girl, she loves you (I think).

Go forth and be great.

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122 thoughts on “Are We There Yet?”

  4. How should I tell you how much this made me laugh; how accurate and hilarious it is; and how much it keeps making me see a gutter with greenish murky water; a phone lying two feet beneath its surface and a horrified owner staring…? Simply hilarious!😂

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  9. While I do believe we reap what we sow (as in, there are consequences to our actions), I am not a great believer in the so called “prosperity gospel”. Nice to see you take a swipe at it. God is not a bank manager, waiting to shower us w/ wealth. His blessings are already boundless.

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    1. I hate that prosperity gospel is what sells these days and there’s little we can do to stop it.

      People want blessings from the big man without even acting right to show they deserve to live the next day.

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    2. I agree with not believing in the Prosperity Gospel. In fact, I believe it to be some hocus pocus of preaching to smoke the narcotic of hope. Certainly no silver platter served up, except the silver platter served up devoid of shrimp or anything nourishing… usually just freshly polished —read in: not nourishing. It just often feels like someone is indicating to sit around in meditation and ALIGN with your best resonances, and then things will manifest naturally. I think ot’s basically a duck-and-nice-nice-cover to avoid resolving cycles of abuse. Read in: Avoidance. I have empathy for that, though not when it Angler Fish’S a whole generation/group to think everything’s good when they haven’t done the work to make it so — Brainspotting, etc etc ad infinitum in regards to therapies available.

      I have to ask: Is your Mom, Kris Waldherr? The rockin’ designer, illustrator, author of The Goddess Tarot? Not to diminish you as I enjoy the power and self-developed intensity of your,comments just curious.

      OK, back to on topic….
      I prefer to act on and with things I resonate with, and consequently,serendipitously stumble upon fully active and alive on the road trip of life, stumble upon on treasures I would have never received if sitting on the couch… manifesting.

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