Originally Posted by
JustinHarrell
No, but I used to carry a bat in my car, just in case. The point is, there is this obsession with being flat out better than people, this pride/ego that comes with beating people, head-on, at their game. Does MM go out and pass every play against the best pass rushers to prove he can man up? Does AR stand in and take shots from Suh to prove he is a man? Is that what it's about, manning up, proving your a tougher guy? If so, keep it up. Whatever. I just do what it takes.
There is something exciting about dominance, something that sort of brings awe, but at the end of the day, I think people attach more to it than it deserves.
People who think they're classier, "better" human beings. . . . I find it interesting because what does it all add up to when we die? Is there a rule of god that you telegraph your intentions in the heat of battle to be a better man? Is there a rule that you set effectiveness aside to follow rules? ? ? ? ? I don't know. . . . Does a Tiger warn the hog he's going to drop from the tree? Does the human warn the buffalo before he raises up from behind a hill with a spear? Winning, being stealthy. . . It's almost an instinct. Pride, arrogance, moral superiority. . . . . The only result of those judgements is to make us feel better about ourselves and look down on other people. . . . At the end of hte day, when human competitiveness is at it's highest, effectiveness comes to the forefront, above all else. Is football the same as eating? Logically, no. In the heat of hte moment, are emotions so heightened that it could be comparable on that level? I say, "yes."
Now, if the end result of an unexpected move is that a person suffers for your gain with no purpose, with no heat of battle instinct. . . . just flat out ruthless disregard. . . . . I tend to make a mental note not to deal with said person. But when it's time to go it's time to go and sometimes just making it happen takes over in the moment. It's not even a thought, to be better, classier, more composed. It's just act, the moment rules.
And when you go to judge people ask yourself this, "have you walked a day in their shoes?" "Have you experienced what they have experienced?" If the answer to that question is, "I don't know", you might be able to look a little deeper. Class, calm, rationality in the moment. . . . . People who are insecure usually lack those things. They tend to be more defensive, backs against the wall a little. Before you judge other people, consider what motivates them. Consider what might cause them to respond differently.
I'm sure it makes you feel good to call these guys names. At the end of the day, they're just people, just like you. God doesn't put you on a pedestal. You were not born better, are not a better person. Have an open mind, sometimes things are deeper than the surface, than the impression.
Class, outward impression. . . . Those are things that can have multiple purposes to a person, not all as classy and superior as they seem. A true superior person, does what's right when no one is looking. A true superior person does not wrong people at all, has no regrets. . . . . I've yet to meet one.