Day 54: Worthless Pt 2 [Less is More]

Funny coincidence.

So Tuesday night, Pastor Richie calls a band meeting so we can run a brainstorming session. There wasn't much special about it, just stuff thats coming up that we should be prepared for. . . and then Pastor Richie mentioned the word "potential" and went on a Potential rant not too dissimilar from Worthless (Pt 1). It made me feel somewhat intelligent, not gonna lie there. I suppose I should really define what "Worthless" refers to.

If I'm not worthless, then what is?

Honestly, that's a brilliant question because I had linked it to something and then proceeded to forget about it, and I didn't leave myself any good hints as to what it refers to. That's the honest approach. I will say this though, on a new train of thought. Potential, in itself, is worthless, because it relies on character to become valuable. Therein, its pointless to look for potential. Everyone has it. You should instead look for character. And I unfortunately cannot yet look back at my life and go "Ha! Here's an example of the rewards you reap by finding character instead of potential!" My new friends, including the lady friend, were not picked on the basis of character, but rather potential. I've so far lucked out enough that their character has passed the tests faced (and by passed I mean come out alive however barely that may be), but that is more of a measure of luck and Grace that saved me from my own indiscretion.

"Be careful Rich. Less is more."

- Angels in the Outfield

Yes, I just dug up a quote thats 17 years old, and have yet to tell you why. The phrase "Less is more" is a paradox, and yet at the same time, for a paradox it runs pretty true. The less you have of something, the more you realize how much you really do or really don't need it. I'm going to use this as a litmus of my relationship with Kate, because although we're fasting to find out the final answer, the less I spend with her, the more valuable my time is with her. It's a rather interesting thought. In a moment of either pure brilliance or incorrigible stupidity (or both, as it probably was) I agreed to only spend 1 1/2 hrs with her in "us" time, and I wrote all my hopes and aspirations in such a place where she could see it. (Yes, I'm rambling about my relationship. I tend to talk about things important to me, if you haven't noticed.)

As if doing the right thing (which includes adhering to my promises) wasn't hard enough.