I had lunch today with a couple of friends that I haven’t been able to spend much time with lately. The regular problems of too much to do, conflicting schedules, and the usual clutter in life. It was good to catch up and spend some time hearing about the transitions we’ve each been experiencing lately.
Sometimes it is too easy to get caught up in the turmoil of daily living and lose perspective. Occasionally it is critical that we just take some time to sit and listen, relax and talk, just remember how important those things are that aren’t clammering for our attention. Jobs are important - but we’re more than what we do. School is important - but we’re more than classes and tests.
Working today, as in the past, often involves being around people with whom we wish we didn’t have to interact. Sometimes we have to deal with people that are unpleasant. I’ve been there several times and my friend is trying to separate himself from a situation where that is the case right now. Often we should be reminded that the high road is the right road and we need to rise above our knee jerk reactions and impulses. We need to strive to be better than those around us. Not out of pride or arrogance - but instead out of our desire to be better than we are. The high road is less traveled for a reason - it’s a more difficult journey because it often goes against our nature.
We need to behave in a manner so that even our enemies must struggle to find something negative to say about us. When that happens, we win. No matter the details - no matter the circumstances - no matter the situation - we win. And winning that way is a good thing.
“Judge a man by the reputation of his enemies”