I can get so disgusted when I think about how depraved some people can
become if you let them. It is unbelievable how even the ones you used to
trust blindly can exploit you one day-- all to their own advantage.
Oh yes, I know: people are calculative in general. And the few who are not
will pay the price. So what God? Waiting until Our Dear Father decides to
pay them back with his "mill that grinds slowly but surely" seems to be a
waste of time. That mill must have been out of circulation for quite some
time now. "Obsolete" is what they call it, I think. Just like everything
else in modern days it probably also got replaced by some new supersonic
device that God did not learn to handle yet. And maybe he also refuses to
read the manual. Just like most of usą
But in the meantime injustice keeps spreading. Like a gigantic oil spill in
sea. If you wake up on a gray day and dare to stare deeply into the
emotional mirror you will see it: almost everybody is trying to use you in
the most distasteful ways. And if you want you can stick your head in the
sand instantly again. And wait for God. At last you might realize that there
are two options: either God does not exist, or He resides in each and every
one of us. ThatĘs what some church leaders say, isnĘt it? "God is in each
of us," they say. How easy isnĘt it, then, to conclude from this perception
that we should take justice in our own hands. And what we do has thus been
inspired by God! You know, it holds some validity, this thinking; for if you
donĘt take the initiative, nothing happens.
So tell me: how does one protect him- or herself against intriguers? Are
they distinguishable? Do they have certain traits? And if so: Is it the
intuition of the exploited party thatĘs deaf, blind, and mute? I donĘt know.
But I despise the abuser mentality. And it makes me feel paralyzed, because
I, like many of the readers of this column, am just not hard enough to be
hard in return. I am still counting on God. Funny, isnĘt it?
Joan Marques, Burbank, February 3, 2004
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About the Author:
Joan Marques, holds an MBA, is a doctoral candidate in Organizational
Leadership, and a university instructor in Business and Management in
Burbank, California. You may visit her web site at www.joanmarques.com
Joan's manual "Feel Good About Yourself," a six part series to get you over
the bumps in life and onto success, can be purchased and downloaded at:
http://www.non-books.com/FeelGoodSeries.html
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It is better to live in serene poverty than in hectic abundance. Everything
has a price. The price for nurturing your soul is turning away from
excessive stress, destruction of self-respect, and the constant strive in
lifestyle with the Joneses. But itĘs worth it.
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