Betrayal

Betrayal by definition is to give aid or information to an enemy; to commit treason against one's country. This broad definition is somewhat impersonal and makes it difficult to capture the emotion of betrayal as most Americans wouldn't betray their country.

However, betrayal on an interpersonal level is far more common. In fact, for the insidious sting of betrayal to become a real emotion, it most be delivered by the hand of a trusted colleague. To understand the treachery of betrayal, to feel its soul piercing dagger, to experience its agonizing touch, the betrayer must be someone you trust implicitly.

The betrayer must be a life long friend with whom you've shared many intimate confidences. The betrayer must be a beloved husband/wife, the kind of partner that you wouldn't hesitate to give your life for as these persons are few. The betrayer has to be a mom or a dad, a brother or a sister, an aunt or an uncle, or perhaps a first cousin. The betrayer, no matter the relationship, must be someone that you would never ever think of if asked, "who do you think would do something like this to you?"

And so you think of all the people who could possible do the unthinkable and the betrayers name never even enters your mind, which makes the revelation of it and the destruction it does to your heart incalculable. The devastation one feels when finally accepting the truth of betrayal cannot be measured.

What then do we say about the betrayers? Our trusted allies? Our most intimate friends and relatives? I don't know for there are no words that can rescue the soul; there is no salve, no band aid for the wound as the true betrayer has opened up the carotid artery. There is no lasik eye surgery that will ever correct the vision you once had of the trusted person, who betrays our confidences. All we can do is stop being betrayers ourselves and be the loyal friends, relatives, and colleagues we want everyone else to be.

Telling the Truth has its CONSEQUENCES

Everybody hates to be lied to. In fact, we love to regal friends and relatives with tales told by magnificent liars. We laugh ourselves silly about this.

But what of the truth tellers? How do they fare in a hypocritical society? Their tales are not nearly as funny because when the truth comes to the surface people lose jobs, relationships dissolve, arguments erupt, fisticuffs occur, and murder results. All of this over the truth we claim we want to hear.

Perhaps we want to hear the truth; perhaps we love the truth. Deep down we want the unadulterated truth to come out about the government and all of it's corrupt agencies. We want the truth about the police and their corrupt practices. We want the truth about the Republican & Democratic Parties and their hypocrisy. We want the truth about the rich people who live in multimillion dollar mansions and their twisted means of acquiring the wealth they enjoy. And by the way, didn't he rape that girl? We want the truth about how Sophia got promoted; everybody knows she's bangin' the boss, right? We want the truth about who's having an affair on the job and who got caught in the parking lot giving a blow job.

But we don't want to know the truth about ourselves, do we? No, no, no, no! And we most certainly don't want to know the truth about the children we've bore or sired. After all, our children are a reflection of us, are they not? And being a reflection of us, they magnify our shortcomings, don't they? The actions of our children say much about us as parents. I mean, don't we love to take the credit for little Johnnie's accomplishments? When our daughters place a violin under their chins and play their first solo at a school concert, don't we swell with pride? We say to anyone who'll listen, "She gets her musical inclinations from me. I used to play in the band. Did I ever tell you that?"

But what about when our daughters become whores? Or worse yet, depending on how you look at it, become prostitutes? Who takes the credit for that? What's the truth? What about the son that has a prison cell reserved for him because they know he's coming back. After all, he's been in and out of prison cells for the better part of his life. Who takes the credit for that? What's the truth?

If we love the truth so much, why are the consequences of telling the truth so dire? Why do people get fired from high paying jobs and rarely find the same kind of jobs in the marketplace even though they are the very best at what they do? Why do students, teachers, police officers, executives, and yes, even members of the clergy, use the same words as criminals when describing a truth teller? Isn't the truth teller called a rat?! And isn't "rat " a Mafia term? Yet the good American uses this term to describe the person who tells the truth on corporate America?

What's going on? What are we thinking? Shouldn't the truth tellers be applauded? I mean isn't it easier to lie? Isn't it much easier to refuse to tell the truth, knowing you're going to hurt someone's feelings or lose your job? Aren't the truth tellers the real modern day heroes? Why aren't these people celebrated? And if we don't celebrate them, who will tell the truth? It makes more sense to be quiet; to shut up; to be evasive; to flat out lie, doesn't it? Because if you tell the truth, you could lose everything, could you not? The bottom line is, there isn't a market for truth, is there? And with no market for truth, we all become liars. Only the brave (fools) tell the truth. The rest are cowards (wise). Which one are you?

Commitment

The desire to be SUCCESSFUL requires more than wanting to be. Like they say, “anything worth having won't be easy to acquire.”

What’s your COMMITMENT level? Because if it was easy, everyone would do it, right? Are you sure you want what you say you want?

Gut check time! What are you willing to do to get what you want?

BE SPECIFIC!

What's your PLAN? Do you have a plan B, C, D, and F? When one door closes, are you PREPARED to look for others that could close just as easy?

Are you WILLING to keep pushing forward when everyone is telling you to give it up?

What if your wife/husband/parents/friends and coworkers no longer believe? Will you stop believing too?

That's what it comes down to. I hope you realize that. It's about what you believe. YOUR BELIEF is not dependent on anyone else's beliefs about your goals or COMMITMENTS.

Once you've made up your mind to accomplish something, roadblocks will inevitably rise. What's your response to them? DECIDE NOW, before you even begin. DECIDE to finish what you start and you will finish what you start.

The Cash Cow Revisited

In the original blog, I talked about the abortion cash cow that’s been created since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, where one doctor claims to have performed 20, 000 abortions at an average of cost of $500.00 per. So, I’m in my hotel room in Downtown Cincinnati. It’s 4 AM eastern and I’m watching the O’Reilly Factor. O’Reilly had a guest on who said his organization had over 900 taped conversations between Planned Parenthood and other organizations and young girls, who called in for abortions. One transcript conversation was of a Planned Parenthood woman and a 13 year old girl, who had already acknowledged that she was impregnated by a 22 year old man. The woman told the girl she had just described a crime and if the kid told her anymore, she would have to call the police. The woman tells the girl to call back and don’t mention anything about the man and his age.

First off, isn’t the Planned Parenthood woman morally (if not legally) obligated to do something about the rape of this 13-year-old? Isn’t that the crime she was referring to? And as a woman, where is the sympathy for this kid who found herself in a tragic situation? At a time when young girls are being snatched and violently raped and murdered, why wasn’t this woman outraged? Perhaps she was just following the script she was given by her employer. Maybe the woman was afraid of being fired if she expressed her personal feelings, assuming she had some, if she said anything more than what her employers told her to say.

Second, if the employers have an expressed mandate that all employees taking the above calls, perform as the woman did, I have to ask why? Why aren’t the employers outraged? Why would they tell the women who answer the phones to tell young girls not to divulge criminal activity? Is it because they don’t want these despicable rapists to go to jail? I seriously doubt it, because, see, if the 13 year old girl was their daughter, guess what folks, the man would be going to jail, quick, fast, and in a hurry. So why then do these abortionists want to hide the fact that this 13-year-old girl was raped from the police?

Do I have to say it folks? THE MONEY! God forbid the abortionist does the right thing and tells the police what happened to this girl. If they do, they might lose the sale. Sounds like a callus thing to say, doesn’t it? Question: If what I said about this is callus, how much more are the actions, or better still, inaction of the woman at Planned Parenthood. Is this what we’ve come to? Have we become so jacked up in our thinking that we don’t care about the rape of a 13-year-old girl? And by the way, does this girl need counseling? And isn’t counseling a part of what Planned Parenthood provides?

I don’t believe for a nanosecond that the historic Supreme Court decision wanted this to happen. What do you think?

Perjury Revisited

A few hours ago, Grammy winning Rapper, Lil' Kim was convicted of perjury and is looking at 20 years imprisonment. 20 years folks and no one was murdered. Interesting, huh? She probably won't do a day behind bars, but this conviction makes her a reputable source for Fox News.

Listen, if former LAPD Detective Mark Fuhrman is reputable, and consulted by Fox News on police matters, shouldn't they consult Lil' Kim whenever there's trouble in the Rap World? And you know she'll have a lot of opportunities to get air time as the Rap World is big on gun play.

A few years ago, Jam Master Jay (Jason Mizell) was shot and killed in his studio. Rap stars Tupac Shakur and Biggie were both shot down like dogs. J Lo, before she got involved with Ben Affleck, was seeing P Diddy (Sean Combs), formerly Puff Daddy and they alledgedly were involved in a shooting too. Let's not forget the Source Awards melee. Couldn't we put a mike in Lil' Kim's hand and have her comment on this on the News network that dubbs itself as "Fair and Balanced"?

When Fox News put Fuhrman on the air, the standard was set. Perjure yourself on the witness stand and you can work at Fox as an expert and probably get paid. I can see Lil' Kim now, hot outfit, tight, mike in hand, telling the world what happened at the latest shootout. Can't you?

Perjury

Is perjury a crime?

If so, what's the penalty?

And if there's a penalty, do they enforce it?

And if you perjure yourself, can you ever be taken seriously again?

If so, by whom? Family? Sure. Friends? Absolutely. But as a credible commentator on Fox News? Hell NO!

Somebody please explain to me why former LAPD Detective Mark Fuhrman, who was cold busted lying on the witness stand during the Simpson trial, is being asked for his opinion on anything where national news is concerned?

And if Fuhrman has creditability, everybody does, even O. J. Simpson.

Lust In Heaven?

If male suicide bombers are promised a blissful existence with 72 wifes and 72 virgins, what do female suicide bombers get?

As devout Muslims, does the promise of a blissful existence in paradise apply to women?

If not, why not?

Is their sacrifice any less than that of their male counterparts?

If not, aren't they due 72 husbands and 72 virgins?

Are the women in an eternal state of sexual readiness like their male counterparts?

If Muslim women are afforded the same promises, do they become whores in heaven?

To be clear, I'm not saying any of the above is true. I'm simply following the logic of the promises proffered to potential bombers and applying what they're being told to Muslim women, who follow the path of martyrdom, which drives home my point.

Will there be lust in heaven?

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