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    Tag: Abandoned

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    Abandoned!

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    [caption id="attachment_1053" align="alignleft" width="300"]bekind-flickr-com Image courtesy of Bala Sivakumar via flickr.com[/caption] What's The Best Way To Do It? Driving down a country road we're on our way, to somewhere. My uncle Carl noticed a car, up ahead, pulled to the edge of the road. He mentioned they might be having car trouble. As we got closer, their car door opened and a puppy was thrown out. The door closed and the car sped off. I was a young boy. I'd never had a pet before. I asked my uncle if we could pick up the dog and take him home. He hesitated, then stopped the truck, got out to collect the puppy. The little fellow couldn't have been more than a few weeks old. I remember he was black with a white spot on his forehead, just above his eyes. I jumped out to follow my uncle. Just as he reached to get the dog he jerked his hand back. He said, oh man! I asked what was wrong. He said the dog is sick. Told me to look at his eyes. They were swollen with thick fluid leaking out. I felt really sad. My uncle said there's nothing we can do. We got back in the vehicle and drove off. My uncle explained he didn't know what kind of sickness the pup had. It could be something dangerous like rabies. He couldn't take a chance. He knew I was disappointed. I've never forgot that puppy. I asked my uncle what would happen to the dog. He told me, most likely, the puppy would be dead soon. He may starve or a larger animal might get him. He was alone, in the middle of nowhere, abandoned! Sophisticated Component! We can dress up our choices, decorate our decisions, and disguise our intentions. We can be reckless, foolish,  and selfish. What we can't do is discharge personal responsibility. We can certainly be irresponsible. But, we will always be accountable even if we never give account. Satisfaction, contentment, and tranquility are also being auctioned. [caption id="attachment_1054" align="alignright" width="300"]abandoned-exile-on-ontario-st-flickr Image courtesy of Exile on Ontario St. via flickr.com[/caption] I drove past buildings in a number of our cities. Boarded up, neglected buildings. Weeds growing out of control. Plywood windows marked with graffiti. Some broken glass and doors barely hanging on. What disease did these neighborhoods have? Why were they left like a sick puppies on the side of the road?

    …

    The executive came down, a sharp dressed man,  from the 21st floor to grab a hot dog from the corner stand. He knew Gonzales. He worked the corner for a long time. What Gonzales didn't know about Michael and what Michael didn't know about Gonzales is the exact same thing. Two completely different positions. Status, prestige, and material possessions totally removed from one another. The isolation they, felt inside, made them blood brothers. I recognize both of them. Gonzales believed he wasn't worthy. He thought he would never be good enough. He loved his family but felt like a failure for not providing better for them. Michael believed he wasn't worthy. He thought he would never be good enough. He was a workaholic scared of being seen as a fraud. These men have pronounced a life sentence on themselves. Their fathers were not there for them. What disease did they have to be left, like sick puppies, on the side of the road?

    … 

    Broke because of corruption on Wall Street. Broke because of infidelity. Broke because of spiritual abuse. Broke because of selfish ambition. Broke because of molestation. Broke because of parental betrayal. Broke because of jealous rivalry. Broke..Broke..Broke!

    [caption id="attachment_1056" align="alignleft" width="300"]canceldreams-chris-devers-on-flickr Image courtesy of Chris Devers via flickr.com[/caption]

    ABANDONED!

    We can all do better. We can start today. Choose a pet, a building, or a heart and fix it!!!

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