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9/03/2018 6:48 am  #1


I Had a Moment of Coming to a Realization

After reflecting upon the funeral services honoring John McCain and Aretha Franklin, it struck me ................ Donald Trump really doesn't have any friends.  I mean real friends.

When all is said and done, can the measure of a person's life actually be calculated by the number of friends they've made over the course of their life and the impact of those friendships?

If we look back and examine a person's life that way, Donald Trump turns out to be a sad figure.  People using each other for personal gain or selfish reasons and calling them 'friends' is phony and transparent.

 

 

9/03/2018 7:16 am  #2


Re: I Had a Moment of Coming to a Realization

All of Donald Trump's relationships are transactional.


We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists. 
 

9/03/2018 7:33 am  #3


Re: I Had a Moment of Coming to a Realization

I always found this poem to nail the definition of a successful person:

That Man is a Success (Robert Louis Stevenson)

Who has lived well, laughed often and loved much;
Who has gained the respect of intelligent men and the love of children;
Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;
Who leaves the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy or a perfect poem or a rescued soul;
Who never lacked appreciation of earth's beauty  or failed to express it;
Who looked for the best in others and gave the best he had.
  
 

Last edited by Just Fred (9/03/2018 7:34 am)

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9/03/2018 9:49 am  #4


Re: I Had a Moment of Coming to a Realization

What Trump has are business acquaintances and lawyers ! 


"Do not confuse motion and progress, A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress"
 
 

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