About 10 years ago while I was working in the clubs I entered into a business and was told to avoid one man in the industry. After meeting this man face to face I approached him head on. We spoke and because of that I became his partner and was very successful.
Now years later I'm in a new business. A few years back when I started in this industry I was told to avoid another man. This man was different, he had years of proven experience, where I had none. Now over the course of a few years I have gotten to talk with this man, be advised by him, learn from him and work with him.This man has become a great ally and someone I feel I can call a friend.
Far too often people try to stop others from dealing with "men" like these by slandering them or making them seem like elitists and that they would not deal with people outside of there circle.
What's interesting about people's "circles" are they are very simple.
- Don't act like an asshole and most will let you in.
- Don't try to impress and most will let you in.
- Listen and learn instead of talk and know everything and most will let you in.
- Let your actions speak for themselves and most will let you in.
Now there will ALWAYS be a preexisting person in the circle that is either not secure in there position, ability, standing ... whatever it maybe who will try to slander and keep down any new comers that may be a threat to them. What's worse is sometimes that person will be on the outside of the circle with every bridge burned and can't get themselves in, they will do the same thing. Simple answer to that: FUCK 'EM!
So why's this one called Ezekiel 25:17?? Well for those of you that know Pulp Fiction it makes a little bit of sense I'm sure. For those who haven't, the short version is fuck with me or one of my own and we will bring the fight to your front door.
"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know I am the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."
Over the last year and a half I have sat back and gone the "business" route on a lot of situations. This has been for a variety of reasons; good business, perception, saving face for others, suffering flack for stick to what I think is right, being slandered myself and the list goes on and on. Well today was the last day of suffering shit with a smile. I will no longer sit back having someone piss on my head and tell me it's rain ... I'm tired of being wet.
On the first unrelated note I have been sober since: September 23, 2009. I'm not bragging just proving a point to some.
- Womanizer - A man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them.
- Sense of Entitlement - An unrealistic, unmerited or inappropriate expectation of favorable living conditions and favorable treatment at the hands of others.
"Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?"
If you can not figure out the meaning of this one, I will recommend you doing a bit of research and educating yourself.
