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Storm Shields's Blog
Colorado Springs, CO | Updated: August 27, 2008 5:46PM |
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Respect. Trust. Faith. Friendship.
For as long as I can remember, and specifically, in my life… More
Respect. Trust. Faith. Friendship.
For as long as I can remember, and specifically, in my life beyond the age of 16, I have heard a common cliché, that is said in many forms, and yet, all of the forms lead to the same end, and the same meaning. The cliché, or phrase, is spoken in paraphrased example as follows: {I will not trust anyone, nor show them respect, until they have earned it. For me to consider someone a true friend, it takes a long time, so that I can establish faith in their personality, integrity, and honesty. I must be completely certain, that they are worthy of my respect, friendship, trust, and faith, before I will give them such a special level of my commitment.}
I have listed this example using verbiage that I am confident you will agree with, and that you too, have heard many times and in similar forms.
I humbly propose another perspective, one that I both believe in, and carry out by walking the walk of, in my daily life. I do not see myself as special, any more than I see anyone else. I do not have any way to convince anyone, why they should listen to me, much less read my words, and change their respective lives in accordance of same. And finally, I see the things in my life that I am comparatively good at doing, as a gift, that I neither had, nor have, done anything to deserve.
In my belief and practice, I do things backwards from that which I described in the aforementioned cliché. I meet people, and from the very start, show them Respect, Trust, Faith, and Friendship. I do have my reasons, and for the sake of any comments on this writing, I will do my best to explain, but not justify, my reasons.
I believe that the vast majority of people are good. I believe that inclusive to my opinion, is the crossing of all lines of gender, race, age, and status. Factually, I believe that there are no statistical justifications for anything contrary, to the words you have just read. This withstanding, it seems to me that if I am correct, and the majority of people are good people, then they are worthy of my trust and friendship “up front”. To say that people have to “earn” my respect, friendship, and trust, over long periods of time, carries with it that the majority of people must not be good, and actually must be “bad people”. I personally cannot justify that belief, based on my life history, events, and comparative knowledge that I have gathered, both by choice and by chance. At the time that I retired from the Law Enforcement Arena, I had spent over half of my life in the profession. And despite the horrific sights, crime scenes, sex crimes, homicides, and every imaginable, and unimaginable thing (s) that I saw people do, I still stand firm on my beliefs.
It has been said, in various venues and forums, that our lives are a never ending path wherein we try, over the time of our life span, to progress upward, as if on a path to the metaphorical pinnacle or summit of a mountain. Once reached, we have come to expect, that we will have achieved all that we set out to accomplish; and at this point, we will find true enlightenment, success, and happiness everlasting. I once read a story written by a very wise man, from Tibet, who said that when choosing our friends and mentors, we should look for the people who are walking down the path, who have already reached their summit, rather than our fellow climbers. I find that advice overwhelmingly valuable and insightful.
We all have been lead to believe, in America, that being a “Leader”, is a constant goal that we MUST strive for, in order to succeed in any endeavor, or in any career, job, or “life path.”That withstanding, I have reviewed many statistical reports, in numerous professions, that clearly show that only 5 to 10 percent of employees ever get “promoted” to a position of “Supervisor”. If you accept this statistic as accurate, or even close to accuracy, then it seems obvious to me that the question has to be asked, “What about the other 90 to 95 percent of people?” Are we doomed to a life of unfulfilled goals and failure? And how will we, the “non-Leaders”, the “non-Supervisors”, and the so-called “followers”, ever achieve Greatness, and more importantly, ever “fit” in our communities and the undying placement of value therein, on being a “Leader”?
There has never been a Great Leader, who didn't have even Greater “Followers”. Follower, in fact, is defined as “those who adhere to a faith”, and, “those who uphold a party”, in the English dictionary. In an English Thesaurus, “follower” is synonymous with the words “Adherent, Believer, and Faithful.”Since I place great importance on the belief that Words Mean Things, I propose that all of us who are in the follower group, change our verbiage, and refer to ourselves as Believers, and the Faithful. And Finally, I pray within MY faith, that everyone who reads these words, finds a new vision of themselves. You ARE the most valuable, most faithful, and most important people in America. You are the backbone of this country. TOGETHER, we, including myself, can achieve any goal; can help anyone to find PRIDE in their respective lives; and can truly extend our Respect, Trust, Faith, and Friendship towards each other, to finally see Our AMERICA, live up to it's Constitution, and Bill of Rights, for us ALL. For those are simply pieces of paper with a bunch of signatures. They are not a living entity. WE, are the living beings, upon whom all challenges will be directed, and all strength to overcome them, must come from our Strength and Integrity as a Team. History shows this to be true.
As to the future? I know, that we can and must settle our differences without the sting of battle, and lost lives. I've been to too many funerals in my life. Funerals that could have been avoided. In times of peace, sons and daughters bury their Fathers and Mothers. In times of War, Mothers and Fathers bury their Daughters and Sons. Yet in times of RESPECT, we all, must only bury our DIFFERENCES.
I Pray that I live long enough to see this happen. Because at present, and for the last 20 plus years, all I have seen is a rise in the needless loss of life, crime, and devastation caused by individual people. And “people”, can change. We are NOW the Believers and the Faithful, that can make that change happen, together.
I Wish to Thank You All for Reading my words. In agreement, or not, I am honored by you all.
I both Welcome and Hope for appropriate comments.
Written with Respect for All People, without Judgement; for my Friends, and My Friends yet to come.
Sincerely,
Storm Shields
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