Short story: The man who bought himself a Presidency, but lost himself, in the process.
By emptychair
@innertalks (23745)
Australia
November 20, 2020 9:46pm CST
The enigmatic and flamboyant playboy millionaire, Jacj Klondokoe, had just run for President of his country golf club, and won, but he lost himself in the process, as when we place ourselves into a position of trust, where we betray that trust, we have lost ourselves, as well as the trust of all of those around us then too.
The President had to die on his own sword, but being afraid to do so, he decided to let the people die around himself, for him instead.
He had done this by buying their votes, but the people were smarter than what he had thought, as after the new president took office, all of the members vacated the club immediately, so now Jacj, was the president now of a club, with no members to it, but himself.
The club died, and so did his job of President too.
We cannot cheat our way to the top, as it now will not be the true top anymore.
Jacj had to learn more about his ego, and about how it was running him, and his life.
What is our ego?
Is it a real part of us, and what is its real use in us then for?
Our ego is like a spokesperson for our personality, but our ego often talks out of the exaggerated aspects of our personality, stretched to the extreme, unless we temper it with love from our heart too.
Our personality is a projection from our mind onto our brain and body to give our soul a unique way to express itself through us, but if our ego traps us, it, our soul, cannot do so, as our ego is trumpeting its own stuff as itself, and ignoring the side of love, for the thoughts of itself, and its mind, twisted around greed, and desire, rather than allowing love to shape the thoughts itself in us.
Desire and emotions shape thoughts for our ego then, in our mind then, rather than love.
Jacj must find his way out of his bunker, back into real life. Only love can show him how.
Photo Credit: The photo used in this article was sourced from the free media site, pixabay.com
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@pjmurphy (2498)
• United States
22 Nov 20
@innertalks I thought that's what you were doing. Unfortunately not too funny here in the States. But getting better.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
22 Nov 20
Ha, ha. Yes, I was having a bit of fun, with the current situation, in your country.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
22 Nov 20
@pjmurphy At least, your past President still enjoys his golf.....more than anything else now, it seems.
@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
29 Nov 20
as alays a great piece. Those who seek power, probably shouldn't have it.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
29 Nov 20
@DocAndersen Yes, even in a country like Australia, the Politicians here, always make sure that the biggest and the juiciest steaks are on their own plates, and then they try to steal/pilfer the sauces off of the poor person's shelf, to pour liberally over their steaks, then too.
The poor person has no sauce then, to pour onto his bland meal of rice, or bread, then either. The Politicians steal the flavour of his life away from him too.
@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
29 Nov 20
Yes, thanks, and if they do get to hold the power, the Trump card should always be taken away from them too, and played by someone else.....not just playing the game for his own high stakes, or even the word steaks, would fit here too.
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@DocAndersen (54399)
• United States
29 Nov 20
@innertalks it is the sad reality in many countries now
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@TheHorse (238380)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Nov 20
@innertalks I have become more loving and less power hungry, the stronger I've gotten. Stronger how? Academic publications. Softball championships. Outstanding teaching reviews. Directing research projects and a child care program. I have "paid my dues" to the world of power and success, and am ready to be kind and compassionate. I agree that one needs a balance between "being successful" and being loving and giving.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
23 Nov 20
@TheHorse I think that as we grow older, we should strive to hone these balance points more and more, through our life experiences, and acquired wisdom, to get them more rightly accurate, at more times.
That is mixing power and love in the right way.
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Nov 20
Relating this to our local scene I hope people become a smart voter. Vote buying is rampant too.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
21 Nov 20
I think that it happens in every country still too.
Here people give "donations" to political parties, to "buy" favours from them too.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
22 Nov 20
@florelway No, because they have already paid for their yes!
@florelway (23339)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
21 Nov 20
@innertalks yes and they would not want a no for an answer.
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
21 Nov 20
Are you trying to depict the reality about the fate of Trump? And it's not just a coincidence for it reflects his true life.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
21 Nov 20
Yes, in some ways, I was thinking of that, but I changed it from the President of a country, to the President of a golf club, to make it a little bit less obvious.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
22 Nov 20
@Nakitakona Yes, it was meant to sound like that, a bit of humour, with a straight message attached to it too.
@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
21 Nov 20
@innertalks yes it sounds lampoon or satirical.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
21 Nov 20
Thanks. I was thinking of another President when I wrote this one, who also seems to have a large ego-self.
@TheHorse (238380)
• Walnut Creek, California
23 Nov 20
@innertalks In reality, I see him as one of the most insecure people I have ever witnessed in public life.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
23 Nov 20
@TheHorse Yes, his insecurity is coming to the fore now.
There is a big gulf between playing games with the presidency, and playing his game of golf, but he treats them, both tasks, much the same.
@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
21 Nov 20
Greed, power, and ego, envelope and subjugate love, reason, good sense and fairness.
Then downhill we go right to the bottom of the pit unloved and forgotten or remembered for the wrong deeds and the opportunity spurned to do good from the position we are entrusted with.
Jacj is just a president of a country club and hence the fallout is minimal but had it been someone with a larger reach, many others, mostly the innocents, will pay the price. Then karma too will not spare the wrong doer.
A shallow person clutches at straws till the inevitable fall from grace.
Of course, there will be a few to goad him to make a fool of himself.
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
22 Nov 20
@Shiva49 Pride first, then the fall of the axe of karma onto the pride.
It is harder to keep pride intact when we see the axe falling towards us, but often these types do not see anything even until it already falls.
Then they just arrogantly put it down to bad luck, and they still think that it's nothing of their own doing.
@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
22 Nov 20
Yes, you painted the scenario nicely there, siva.
Some of us have to learn the karma way.
@Shiva49 (28397)
• Singapore
22 Nov 20
@innertalks Yes, some think they are above the law of the land as also that of cause and effect.
Pride goes before a fall before long.
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@youfiq (2564)
• United States
24 Nov 20
lots of cheating, many prospective leaders who only appear friendly during the general election, I don't believe in politics, all with their own interests. I even know a politician who donated a carpet to a house of worship during an election, then he lost badly in the vote at the election and he pulled the carpet back
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@innertalks (23745)
• Australia
24 Nov 20
Ha, ha. Talk about pulling the rug from under someone.
My Dad told me a similar story about a great, and famous, opera singer here, Dame Nellie Melba.
One of her relatives invited her to their son's wedding, and as a courtesy to her, they asked her to sing there too.
She said, "yes, of course, I will be more than happy to sing at my nephew's wedding."
A few weeks, after the wedding, though, her brother in law got a hefty bill in the mail, for services rendered, for the singing engagement.
She never sang anywhere without attaching a fee to her singing, it seemed.
