I seem to have a thing for the underdogs in the world. Maybe it’s somthin’ God put in my heart, but I’ve rooted for the underdog and took ‘em under my wing for a long time now. Underdogs are the people that are most often overlooked. They’re the ones that are picked on for not wearin’ name brand clothes or shoes. The underdog is the kid you always cheated off of in biology but never talked to outside of class.
The truth is I prolly go for the underdog because I was one of them. I was one of the kids that got teased for stayin’ home to get my homework done and for the off-brand shoes I wore in high school.
The underdog is also the fat guy in your culinary class who loves to cook; she’s the girl with the bushy eyebrows in your discipleship class at your church. You can find these people almost anywhere you go.
Luckily there are people in the world (like me ;) who aren’t ashamed to grab some lunch with the quiet girl at work who’s always got her nose in a book. Thank God there are those who put in an effort to try and bring out the awesome personalities that many of these underdogs are hiding. For me, I find it quite fulfilling to help the shy women at my job open up and gain confidence. I love to see her stand taller and actually walk around with a little proud smirk on her face. It’s great to see someone realize that there is actually a reason to live.
So, how ‘bout the next time you feel like makin’ fun of someone, try building them up instead. Life is already crappy enough as it is. So why do many of us feel the need to make someone else’s worse? Because ours isn’t turning out the way we want? It doesn’t have to be that way. But I guess you just don’t want to look dumb for actually being nice to the “nerdy” guy at your job…MAN, grow up!! And this message isn’t just for young folks in high school; It’s for GROWN men and women who are still bein’ punks and bullies because as long as there’s someone “beneath” them, they’re not at the bottom of the “food chain.”
Really, who cares if Jim is wearing Payless shoes! Who cares if Rita is eating her third piece of cake! Who cares if Jamie wears her makeup like that lady from the Drew Carey Show! If YOU’RE so worried about it, go buy Jim some shell-toe Adidas; bake the cake with Splenda for the next office party for Rita’s sake; and send Jamie some Cosmo Magazines so she can check out the makeup tips. OR…since you’re prolly not gonna do any of those things, quit bein’ so superficial because you have flaws just like the next person. We are all imperfect beings, so quit bein’ so judgmental and critical of what everyone else looks like or is doing. Really…what’s the point? What, you just have no other conversational points to bring up when you run into Greg at Starbucks?? Well, then maybe YOU have some things that you need to work out yourself. Mind your OWN business and maybe you might just figure out a way to fix your marriage. Mind your business and maybe you could make your deadlines at WORK.
Think about it. If your nose wasn’t in everyone else’s business, you’d have more time to handle your own! Can we say Epiphany?! The world would be a much quieter place if everyone wasn’t talkin’ bout what everyone else was or wasn’t doin’.
Don’t be mad cause I keep it Real and ain’t afraid to speak the truth. Think on it and you’ll see where I’m comin’ from. Everything about this life seems to be about some sorta psychotic power trip – an erratic rat race – because no one wants to be at the “bottom” of the ladder…and that’s because the stuck up people “above” them keep dropping proverbial bags of flaming crap on the heads of the people “beneath” them. And I put the quotation marks (“ ”) around ‘bottom,” “above,” and “beneath,” because that stuff is all in peoples’ heads! It’s an illusion – not reality. The people who feel like they’re worthless and lame are no different than the people who think they’re the greatest thing since peanut butter was introduced to jelly! Some folks’ perspectives are warped, and they seem to be either living in their own personal nightmare or a fantasy land. Either way, both are living a struggle; one is fighting his way to the “top” while the other one is fighting to keep her place at the “top.” Folks just need to relax and learn to enjoy the good in life. You choose…because it is a choice. I’d rather enjoy my life now rather than kill myself tryin’ to put everyone beneath me ‘cause it’s IMPOSSIBLE, and it’s all in your mind.
The truth is I prolly go for the underdog because I was one of them. I was one of the kids that got teased for stayin’ home to get my homework done and for the off-brand shoes I wore in high school.
The underdog is also the fat guy in your culinary class who loves to cook; she’s the girl with the bushy eyebrows in your discipleship class at your church. You can find these people almost anywhere you go.
Luckily there are people in the world (like me ;) who aren’t ashamed to grab some lunch with the quiet girl at work who’s always got her nose in a book. Thank God there are those who put in an effort to try and bring out the awesome personalities that many of these underdogs are hiding. For me, I find it quite fulfilling to help the shy women at my job open up and gain confidence. I love to see her stand taller and actually walk around with a little proud smirk on her face. It’s great to see someone realize that there is actually a reason to live.
So, how ‘bout the next time you feel like makin’ fun of someone, try building them up instead. Life is already crappy enough as it is. So why do many of us feel the need to make someone else’s worse? Because ours isn’t turning out the way we want? It doesn’t have to be that way. But I guess you just don’t want to look dumb for actually being nice to the “nerdy” guy at your job…MAN, grow up!! And this message isn’t just for young folks in high school; It’s for GROWN men and women who are still bein’ punks and bullies because as long as there’s someone “beneath” them, they’re not at the bottom of the “food chain.”
Really, who cares if Jim is wearing Payless shoes! Who cares if Rita is eating her third piece of cake! Who cares if Jamie wears her makeup like that lady from the Drew Carey Show! If YOU’RE so worried about it, go buy Jim some shell-toe Adidas; bake the cake with Splenda for the next office party for Rita’s sake; and send Jamie some Cosmo Magazines so she can check out the makeup tips. OR…since you’re prolly not gonna do any of those things, quit bein’ so superficial because you have flaws just like the next person. We are all imperfect beings, so quit bein’ so judgmental and critical of what everyone else looks like or is doing. Really…what’s the point? What, you just have no other conversational points to bring up when you run into Greg at Starbucks?? Well, then maybe YOU have some things that you need to work out yourself. Mind your OWN business and maybe you might just figure out a way to fix your marriage. Mind your business and maybe you could make your deadlines at WORK.
Think about it. If your nose wasn’t in everyone else’s business, you’d have more time to handle your own! Can we say Epiphany?! The world would be a much quieter place if everyone wasn’t talkin’ bout what everyone else was or wasn’t doin’.
Don’t be mad cause I keep it Real and ain’t afraid to speak the truth. Think on it and you’ll see where I’m comin’ from. Everything about this life seems to be about some sorta psychotic power trip – an erratic rat race – because no one wants to be at the “bottom” of the ladder…and that’s because the stuck up people “above” them keep dropping proverbial bags of flaming crap on the heads of the people “beneath” them. And I put the quotation marks (“ ”) around ‘bottom,” “above,” and “beneath,” because that stuff is all in peoples’ heads! It’s an illusion – not reality. The people who feel like they’re worthless and lame are no different than the people who think they’re the greatest thing since peanut butter was introduced to jelly! Some folks’ perspectives are warped, and they seem to be either living in their own personal nightmare or a fantasy land. Either way, both are living a struggle; one is fighting his way to the “top” while the other one is fighting to keep her place at the “top.” Folks just need to relax and learn to enjoy the good in life. You choose…because it is a choice. I’d rather enjoy my life now rather than kill myself tryin’ to put everyone beneath me ‘cause it’s IMPOSSIBLE, and it’s all in your mind.
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