The Best in You...

    I was having a conversation the other day with a friend concerning how we see people when she said to me "Tremikus I know you see the best in everybody, but me, I see the real person."  But I must disagree with her and this is why.

    I don not believe that the "worst" in a person is necessarily the real person.There is a popular song by gospel artist Marvin Sapp which contains these words:

"He saw the best in me, when everyone else around saw the worst in me..."

What is the best in you?

    It is what you do uniquely, it is what you do better than anyone else, it is what you were born in the world to do that leads to your purpose. Many of us are confused on the question of our purpose and some even die having never fulfilled it, not knowing we are guided to it through trial and error, mistakes, pains, lessons, and experience. These are not always negative circumstances instead they can and should be seen as positives because they lead us to our purpose.

    We can not know or judge the real person without knowing the REAL history of the ones we judge. Everyone one of us has experienced things in our lives that have changed our outlook forever,but what me not realize is that what has happened to us is not who we are. It sometimes covers who we really are

    For example when we go to the circus we see lions in a cage with the ringmaster. The ringmaster has a chair and a whip and he is commanding the lion to perform tricks. The lion is jumping through hoops, standing on his hind legs holding up a ball some lions even allow the ringmaster to put his head in their mouth and we watch in amazement. Why? Because we know this is not the real lion we are watching. Something has happened to this lion to make him this way. But every so often we hear a news story about one of these lions attacking and killing their trainers. That's the real lion and he is the best at what he does.

Real:
1.a. Being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence: real objects; a real illness.b. True and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal: real people, not ghost
And also
2. Genuine and authentic; not artificial or spurious: real mink; real humility.

    We all need someone around that sees the best in us and encourages that part of us. Who cares about the worst part of you except the negative and weak minded ones? They are like the circus ringmasters of our lives; holding us captive in their little cage, making us perform tricks to amuse them. Until we bite them, they remain in our lives. We have to remove them and then surround ourselves with the ones who will care for and nurture and grow the best in us.

And if all else fails and everyone else around you only sees the worst in you then you must believe in yourself and see the best in you.You will win  as long as you keep pushing through the struggle.

Brother Tremikus