DoY 133 2021

Who is us?

Who *is* us?

Is us the people we see on TV?  The ones with freshly mowed lawns, new cars, unchipped fingernails, and a never-empty wallet?  The ones who are shocked to learn their neighbor screws his daughters?  That some cops are crooked?  That the principal found a way to move some of the school's budget into his bank account?  That a minister of the Lord sins?

Oddly enough, some of us are.  Most of us are wannabes, I think.  Most of us are not so surprised, just a little.  Or maybe a little shocked that someone finally said so out loud.  Some of us are those people getting away with whatever until some snitch makes a fuss.

But you know?  Several times in my life, I have learned that a few of us really do live innocently.  Those folks don't harm anyone and don't really believe anyone else does either.  Treasure them.  The rest of us don't deserve them, and some of us take advantage of them, but they help us believe in ourselves and in the potential of us.