Where The Fool Finds Worth...

"...life is short, I wanna live it well..."

I've shared many times on this blog that I consider myself a proud fool.  The fool is consciously blind to dangers when it comes to surrendered trust, vulnerability and passion.  He is reckless and brave to a fault.  Virtues that can easily turn to vices when misdirected.  Yes, I am that fool but I can also attest that I have become a wise fool.  Allow me to explain the difference.  A fool sees the possibility of danger but decides to jump anyway.  The wise fool takes stock in his experience and decides if the fall is worth the danger.  Seasoned pain, hurt and mistrust can jade the soul into believing safety is all but although a safe life is in most cases a wise life, there are moments one can miss when the risk is worth the reward and safety is chosen instead.  So then, how does one become a wise fool?

Folks, there are way too many fools in this world that use the term "you only live once" to justify stupidity and the young taste the sour of this drink on most occasions.  A wise fool becomes wise by learning from their mistakes and understanding that only meat is worth a jump.  Once they learn to find the meat of life, they will eventually be able to distinguish between what is worth being "stupid" for and what is not.  These days I can tell you there's not much meat left in this world but if you reserve the fool in you for the slim chance that you are graced to find it...you will be rewarded with a greatness you've seldom known as the reward of such a find is worth it's weight in gold.

The fool in love will fall for souls that may bring chaos and uncertainty.  They will surrender their heart with abandon only to find disappointment and pain.  Their choices can have the ability to jade their hearts to the point that their selection process will begin to resemble a bunch of thought out surface checklists on an empty page.  The problem?  They come to find their minds at ease while their hearts remain unfulfilled.  These will usually find contentment but can easily be pulled away for reckless encounters devoid of substance and value.  The ones that lead with the heart and passion will always be torn between what they want and what they need.  They can find the lover but that lover may never become someone worthy to be called "partner".  The seasoned know what they have over time and only surrender after sufficient evidence has been presented to them that lets them know "it's ok to be a fool here".  The same can be said for those that invest time, money and passion into ventures and endeavors that may or may not produce success.  So in this, there is an all encompassing wisdom...

Time my people...time.  It seems these days no one is willing to take that time to learn who and what is worth their complete surrender.  They "YOLO" their lives away along with whoever they carry with them without thought of consequence or direction.  These are the fools that have been seasoned to know better...but decide in error to try and relive their youth.  Folks, you don't have to be an unseasoned fool to relive your youth.  You just have to use your earned judgement to know what is worth being a fool for.  The young do not have the benefit of experience so it behooves them to fail because it is in failure that they learn the lessons we take great pains to preserve.  Never take all that you have for granted for unweighted foolishness.  On the other side of this pendulum, I've also seen the seasoned play it safe to the point where experience proves too costly to take any chances at all. They give up on learning anything new, starting a new career or taking up a worthy cause.  So long as you have life...live it but live it well.  Use all the God-given wisdom afforded you and jump when you find it worthy.  I will admit that some decisions may be time sensitive but for a wise fool to consider such a thing the reward must be something tangible that can outweigh the risk and I would highly recommend a precautionary parachute...

I knew a young man that fell in love and decided to marry for passion even though there was much chaos in the relationship he chose.  He was young but had the ability to learn quickly from his errors as he was brutally honest and introspective to a fault.  He saw something deeper than the chaos so he did his best to understand himself, to understand the object of his love and by extension...to understand the chaos.  He learned to master the waves that had his marriage close to capsizing.  His need for safety fought his fool until he saw the value of what he had was worthy of his fullness.  The fights became arguments and the arguments became conversations.  His marriage and the object of his love was found worthy of his fool.  Two fools finally became one and lasted 17 years that way. Although the marriage ran its course with a mutual understanding, his family has and will always keep his fool as there is no peril he will not brave for them.  In wisdom...he kept his fool.  He understood its value in this mechanized world where now, even what's deemed "safe" can be wrought with stupidity.  The fool has value but wise fool will always be priceless.  God will always bless the place wherein the fool finds worth...much love...

~Moses Apollo