In a continuation of Friday’s post, that was prematurely
released the evening before the intended date, our heroine continues to promote
the short version of communication by asking, “What’s your LBL?” As she
considers the acronym she asks herself if the target shorty is too close to the
lipoprotein conversation as in Low Breastline Lipoprotein. She ponders the potential confusion and
decides to explain what LBL, in her parlance is.
With this introduction from the narrator, you have a glimpse
into the three cogs and two gerbil wheels that turn in your writer’s head. Let’s move back to speaking in the first
person.
LBL, in Nikkidom is Leave Behind Legacy. Yes, I’m on that
kick again. The latest rumination comes
from a leisurely Saturday afternoon wandering aimlessly around the floor of the
Atlantic City (Frantic City in Flintstoneland) Convention Center. The antique car show was in full swing. By some accounts the volume of activity represented
a small fraction of the good old days.
There were all shapes, sizes and colors of vehicles from the Model A to
the latest high performance sports car that would be swallowed up by the
cavernous breaches in road surface the permeate the network of paved vehicular
passages.
But this is more about the people than the vehicles. Yes, there were all shapes and sizes of
people also. What struck me was the
variety of reactions to the four beauties gracing the aisles. There were gawks, stares, under the breath
comments and snickers. There were also
greetings and conversations that gratified and satisfied. We were in afternoon mode, casual but not
‘just out of bed casual’. The under the breath comments, furtive looks and
snickers are what prompt this post.
The mind is a terrible thing to ruin with preconceived
notions about people, places and things.
Are we destined to be the instantaneous society? Drop a thought onto the heating coils of our
mind and we formulate a conclusion?
In a world obsessed with entertainment at the expense of
discernment; when talking heads have no respect for each other that three or
four talk simultaneously creating a cacophony of unintelligible chatter, we
should set the example. Being thoughtful
requires self-control and the willingness to listen first and respond
second. A famous actor once said, “Be long
on ears and short on mouth”. Not bad advice.
We’re all susceptible to ‘ready, fire, aim’ or ‘fire, aim, ready’
responses.
Rapid fire conclusions can be effective if you are trained
to process facts efficiently and effectively.
I’m not skilled enough to be counted among the elite of that mental
category.
“What’s your point Nikki?”
The people who snicker and comment about us are most likely devoid of
mental acuity and discernment. They are
either too busy to gather facts before processing to a decision or they’ve
lived in an sheltered or cloistered environment of pristine monotony that
anything off the center line of their straight and narrow is difficult or
impossible to fathom.
Yes, it is this world into which we enter as the person we
long to be. It is our strength of
character and in some cases ‘devil may care’ attitude that crosses the moat,
scales the walls and breaches the battlements of insular thinking. Being a
pioneer is difficult – uncharted territory and arrows in the back the potential
byproducts. But we venture beyond
artificial limits, intent on instigating change.
Let’s strive to make a difference, a positive
difference. If we don’t already love who
we are, we’re getting there. One of our
legacies should be to engender initial understanding and ultimately acceptance
for who were are and what we are. We
will then be present on the “when” – an identifiable marker on the timeline of
history.
Let’s make 2015 the year of creating the legacy. The legacy of transgender understanding and
acceptance that will make the world a better place. Who knows, we might positively impact world
opinion in ways only the most nimble of minds can fathom.
Have a wonderful day.
Love and hugs, Nikki Nicole DeCaro
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