People

During my childhood, I loved meeting new people. I thought they were fascinating. As a youngster I had the gift of making conversation about any subject. At times I was deemed loquacious.

Anyway, as I became older, I soon learned that some people are not what they appear to be. Most will show you only one side of themselves in order to lure you into their webs of deceit. While others will study you, sense the areas you are deficient in, and use it to their advantage.

Although I have always been a “city girl” I have a heart of a country woman. I don’t believe in playing games or putting on airs. Most of the times, I am happy to help someone just as long as they don’t take me for granted or take advantage of me.

I have learned that is quite a rare virtue in this world. Folks today are cut throat and really don’t care two fiddle sticks about each other. It is all about being in the “right” social circles, wearing the “right” designers and dating the most sought after individuals.

In my younger years, I may have fell prey to that type of thinking, but, in today’s world I realize that one has to be more his/her self. Being a trail blazer makes others wonder about you. In other words when the crowds go North, you have to go East.

The past few weeks have been a wake-up call of sorts for me because I realized no matter how nice or accommodating I am to people, they will always pull their “almshouse” tactics out of a hat. Oftentimes leaving me feeling crummy and used.

Despite the fact I have been in business for a while, each time I am subjected to “shady” behavior it never gets old and is still astonishing. I completely understand why all the “nice” people of the world have changed. It is those bad apples that make the whole bunch experience the worms.

There are folks with large, generous hearts, but they know there are vultures just lurking and waiting to do them in. This is why some people have hardened their hearts regardless of biblical teachings. They just got tired of being hurt and their feelings emaciated.

People may have been created by God. But, many have lost their humanity, morals and virtues along the way. While they may think they are “good people” going to church and worshiping God diligently. If they do not practice loyalty, sincerity and authenticity on a daily basis they are no different than notable sinners who break the commandments on a regular basis.

Therefore, they should not turn up their noses at others just because they sin differently. On the day of Judgment the same people they scorn or shun just may be the ones they end up in eternal damnation with…..

“almshouse tactics”-Jamaican phrase for bad behavior or dutty behavior