I
have often been accused by friends (black, white and all others in
between) of being too logical, to the point that I am inhibited from
seeing other people’s point of view ( I am not sure if that is a
compliment or insult). They say that I enter into discussions with the
false assumption that others are just as logical and rational as I am. I
have been told this so often that I have conceded that perhaps they are
telling the truth (they know me well enough to make such claims).
Because I have finally accepted the charge against me, I often consult
friends on matters that I find perplexing.
A black female friend and I once discussed how our historically unemployed (lazy) relatives often claimed that we were rich simply because we had things that they did not. I said to her that surely they understood that we worked for everything that we have. Her response to me was that they did not understand how we acquired what we had. I told her that it was illogical for someone not to correlate money or possessions with work, and I refused to believe it. Well, a short time later, my friend’s comments proved true.
A black female friend and I once discussed how our historically unemployed (lazy) relatives often claimed that we were rich simply because we had things that they did not. I said to her that surely they understood that we worked for everything that we have. Her response to me was that they did not understand how we acquired what we had. I told her that it was illogical for someone not to correlate money or possessions with work, and I refused to believe it. Well, a short time later, my friend’s comments proved true.
