Going nowhere fast

© 2016 Christy K Robinson

I'd say I'm speechless, but I can't be. My jaw has dropped open in shock, but I definitely have things to say.

Ben Carson said (defending his endorsement of Trump and Trump's bomb blasts of misogyny, racism, religious oppression, and hate) that "...when you're very nice, when you’re very respectful, you talk about the real issues... where does it get you?” Carson asked. “It gets you where it got me: nowhere.”

--The View, 3/24/16

"It gets you nowhere." Bitter much, Dr. Carson? Goodbye to integrity, kindness, compassion, respect for others, not to mention Carson's profession of Christianity, which is supposed to be about compassion, mercy, forgiveness, and taking care of the downtrodden and helpless.

Being "nice" and "respectful" isn't supposed to convey you somewhere, or bring praise or votes or financial success. Being kind is something you do because it's something you ARE. 

via GIPHY

Carson perhaps wants to go "somewhere" after his failed bid for the White House, so with his endorsement, he hitches his wagon to the Trump warhead.

"He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm." Prov. 13:20.

An English proverb says that "A man is known by the company he keeps."

Let me be found with the kind, the respectful, the compassionate, the inclusive, the thinkers, the wise, the grateful, but especially the lovers.