NOBODY LIKES THE MIDDLE

The middle, throughout history have always been an awkward position. No matter the area of life people just don’t accept the idea of middle well.

If you’re responding in an exam you can’t play the middle, its either commit to one answer or the other.

The middle child in the family often feels neglected due to split attention between the youngest and the oldest child.

Even in the music industry the “middle” is considered trash.

Lyor Cohen, one of the world’s top music executives said that the worst thing a song could be Is “ok”. Either it should absolutely horrendous or it should be the best freaking song you ever heard.

It pays way more to be polarizing whether that falls on the good or bad side of things, I can guarantee landing in the middle gets you nowhere.

Take a look at the world’s current situation. Deep in the midst of a pandemic, lives are being tossed to and fro in the winds of uncertainty.

I believe it was comedian Andrew Schulz who brought up this point, but being”right above poor” is the absolute worst for this pandemic right now.

If you’re poor the Government have put in procedures for you. You qualify for a stimulus check, even before the pandemic you’re given access to government assistance. Assistance that assures you can at least get Section 8 housing and food assistance.

But what about those who barely floats above the line for needing Government assistance but aren’t even making 6 figures ( or anything close to it).

The practically non-existent middle class don’t have high time supply the poor have ,nor does it have the bountiful cash amounts the wealthy have.

All of their time is used for money, never seeing a break in sight (until now at least.)

Hell, think about people favorite thing to say about a person. That’s right you guessed it “I can’t stand somebody playing both sides…pick a side and stay there.”

No one likes the middle, people like certainty and constantly need assurances.

They need to know where the situation stands at all times.

Like the prolific West Coast Rapper once said

***Jay Rock - WIn . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SubOCo5aQuQ***

“You Either With Me or Against Me, Ho’!”

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DEAD DECISIONS

I recently came across an old Naruto panel, that featured Sasuke returning to his home village (Konoha).

His goal during that point in the story was to destroy Konoha, for using his brother as a scapegoat for a foul plan that involved the massacre of his entire clan.

*Sasuke speaking with the previous 4 Hokages.*

Not being totally evil and still needing to be convinced, Sasuke has Orochimaru resurrect the previous hokages(that’s the show’s version of presidents) to determine if he should destroy the village or not.

Each told their story about how they felt they went wrong and how their decisions led to today’s mess.

That story always made me think man it would be easier to make decisions if you could talk to those that already died and learned where they went wrong first hand.

[yes I know some people can think they can talk to the dead but they’re not talking to the dead they’re talking to “familiar spirits” but that’s discussion for another day].

If we could hear first hand from people like

MLK or Malcolm X and ask them where they think their fatal mistake was or what would they have done differently,

It would help plenty people from making irrational, rash, and foolish decisions.

Much like how Sasuke talk with the Hokages deterred him from wanting to destroy his home village.

If it wasn’t for that conversation, Sasuke would have to do like us in the real world and simply observe people’s lives and study their every move to determine where things went astray.

They say a wise person learn from the mistakes of others but without a direct conversation we’re limited to what we can learn about them.

Which is why God probably made it so we couldn’t communicate with the dead. I believe our journey would be overly simplified and it would take away one of the key points of living, which is growth.

Now I must continue to observe those who have fallen every move to avoid their pitfalls but can’t act like I don’t still yearn for an intimate conversation with them everyday so I can avoid rash, irrational decisions like Sasuke. (Never as extreme as Sasuke but you know the vibes).

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