Strong people lift others up
“I don't trust anyone who's nice to me but rude to the waiter, because they would treat me the same way if I were in that position.” - Mohammed Ali
This a quote by Mohammed Ali got me thinking, I guess we all know who Mohammad Ali is, well for some of us that don't know much about him, he was one of the greatest boxers back in the 80s, he barely lose a fight and people were afraid to fight him because he always messes up his opponents and shows prove them wrong, except for the fortunate ones that manage to defeat him some time, but not all of them accept a rematch and the ones that do, well, to God be the glory, haha.
He's not the reason for my topic today, but I just feel like giving him the honor to open today's topic, as a legend, he deserves, my dream is to be a legend too, but not in boxing though, I can barely accept one punch, not to talk about multiple punches on the face, haha, I want to be a legend in music, in the entertainment industry, and let people remember me for good things and the impact that I will make before transferring to heaven, I want to create a name, not just a name, a legacy that my offspring will also be reaping the benefits to the next 10 generations, I might just be saying or perhaps tying it now, but it usually starts with a dream, then the work will follow, which is the road to success, the path isn't paved with good, we choose our paths and there are some certain choices we do make that other can't, it's called sacrifice, not everyone can do that.
In the life we live now, everyone has what they are struggling with, some have a major while some have a minor, either day, we still have our demons to fight, some people like to step on others, and they feel like stepping on others will make them strong, what they don't know is that is easier to destroy than build, strong people build and not destroy, the weak ones are the ones that do destroy others reputations, careers, jobs, relationship, family and etc.
These so-called people know their limit, they know who to step on and who not to dare step on, just as in the above quote, they will respect the rich and disrespect the poor for not being rich, when they notice you have more than them, they will start befriending you, they will be sending you gifts like the both of you are best friends, but when they realize they have more than you, that's when their attitude towards change, a person that use to be available for you even when you call him or she at 3 am, they will respond, it's now playing busy because they notice you don't have money than them.
Some will be acting superior over the young ones in the feed, they are usually the ones that want to know your level first, so they can choose how they will be treating you, if you are more superior than them, they will want to be close to you, while if they are more superior than you, they will step on you and always be reminding you that both of you are not in the same level.
Let’s take high school for example, for some of us that attended public schools, though it does happen in private school too, let me write this from what I experienced in high school, every government school has like three or more cult groups and they also seat at the dangerous side of the school, like an abandoned class that is covered by grass in school or a class that has no roof over it.
Those groups always look for other students to oppress but before they oppress them, they will ask the victim some sensitive questions like if he or she is backup by other cult groups and if the person is, they will ask for more details and if he or she proves to be backup by another cult group, they will let the person go, but if the person is not, they will rob the person and tell him or her that they shouldn't say a word to anyone about it or they will come for him or her and they always mean what they say when it comes to threatening an innocent soul that is studying for good grades.
Let's put outside the oppressor side and talk about how some people do look down on others because they are new to the place, they don't like to let others grow and make mistakes and grow from them, they will just count every mistake the person made, and instead of them just correcting the person, they will use the energy to talk down the person for not being able to do things.
The strong people raise others up and don't talk to them now, a strong person will not only tell you your mistakes but he or she will also tell you ways to fix it and not make the same mistake again because they have been there and done that, they become a mentor to the younger ones and set their road straight, they tell the younger ones that it is okay to make mistakes, we are all humans and no one is perfect, they will give the younger ones time to grow and know, instead of telling them that they can't do it, they will tell them that they can do it and all they have to do is practice more or perhaps learn more.
Be a builder and not a destroyer.
16-05-2022
That Alli quote is one of my favourite and it is the truth especially with how fickle people's loyalty can be these days. We are here to help one another and not cast each other down. Someone said and I quote: "If you can help a brother, kindly help him but if you can't, wish him well and let him be on his way. Don't add more to what he is going through already."