In light of recent developments, I thought I’d offer a little advice for President Trump. Not that he’ll listen…
but someone just might…
I’ve learned a few things about myself, and life in general, over the past 5 plus decades…
I’ve learned that we’re never quite as “good” as we think we are…
- never as good-looking…
- never as intelligent…
- never as talented…
- never as compassionate…
- never as insightful…
- never as strong…
- never as capable…
- never as truly popular…
We often suffer from delusions of the ego. And I’d surmise that many of Donny’s tweet storms stem from those delusions. You see the ego deludes from what life alludes. And that is to the fact that we’re never quite as “good” as we might think we are.
And thereby get yo ass in a whole lot of trouble…as Trump appears to be in right now.
But, here’s the thing…
Despite the truths espoused in the above comments, none of it means that we shouldn’t press forward. That we shouldn’t stay in the struggle and keep moving forward with a positive, yet humble, attitude.
Maybe that last part is the kernel of truth to be gleaned from this post…
Stay Humble!
Donald Trump appears not to have a dose of humility coursing through his veins. Perhaps being the leader of the free world will ultimately offer him the opportunity to learn how to be humble…
or, perhaps not.
The most recent tweets show that the above advice for President Trump is not really the direction he’s leaning towards.
We’d certainly all benefit if he would…don’t you think? The reputation of our country throughout the world would stand to benefit if he would.
Donny’s presidential woes remind me of the closing lines of Rudyard Kipling’s immortal poem…IF…
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings—nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!
Now, granted, I am a bit reticent to offer advice for President Trump this morning, since I’m politically opposed to every thing he stands for.
But I figure it’s my patriotic duty.
Donald Trump’s presidency is perhaps the greatest American tragedy of my lifetime. And I believe it all stems from his ego’s uncanny ability to overestimate.
Donny, you’re just not as good as you think you are.
Neither am I…
And neither are you.
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