On being Genuine...
Good People of the Internet, I have made my way back to my digital notebook! I spent some time with my big brother and constant source of comedic material, the one and only, Sir Will Brock. The more time I spend checking out Will’s vibe and zeal for educating himself, the more amazed I grow.
Our latest conversation dealt with issue of honesty. Not honesty as in telling mom who broke her lamp, but honesty of musicianship. This topic struck a chord with me as a musician who has been called honest in the past. I have been trying to decipher what that means and Will’s insight certainly helped shed light on the subject. According to Will (some folks call him Husky Morocco), musical honesty has to do with selflessness. Musicians (and undoubtedly other professionals) must balance between creating a beautiful work and showing one’s personal prowess. Those musicians who can surrender to former and not get caught up in the latter would be well on their way to an honest classification. An honest musician must put his/her all on the line to make the music the best and richest experience it can be, regardless of the audience size. The moment he is overcome by his need to be recognized, his honesty is question.
This issue brings to mind a blog topic I was inspired to write on a long time ago. That muse has been ignored until now…
Genuine: Truly what something is said to be: authentic. (according to my computer's Webster dictionary. You’ll forgive me if I don’t properly cite it.)
I had professor who one said to be genuine is the biggest burden one can bear. Immediately, as anyone would do, I tested to see if indeed I was bearing the burden. It didn’t take long for me fail the genuineness test. I had to wrap my brain around what it means to be genuine. My concept was to be one’s true self regardless of surroundings, circumstances or personalities. Go back, read that again… I’ll wait. That is indeed an unbelievably huge burden. There are times I’m sure, in everyone’s life when glimpses of genuineness are prevalent. To be truly genuine, however, is a not only a full time gig, but a life long struggle and dedication. The aforementioned honesty is certainly a large part of it, but one can be honest and not be genuine.
One parallel that begs to be drawn is that of Christianity and what’s called a Christian’s walk. Once a Christian has accepted Jesus as his/her savior, he’s the compelled by the word of god to conduct himself in a Christian manner. This means to be caught up in god in ways that I’m still learning about despite my being a “soldier for Christ.” The thing about this walk is the list of criteria for a vote of a genuine is mighty long. Even the most devout of believers surely must suffer lapses in judgment, momentary setbacks, trials, etc that challenge their drive for genuineness.
This issue of genuine is certainly not limited to religious settings. Genuineness of character is something for which all humans have the ability to seek. I think there certainly are people that have achieved this status. They fall into three categories that I’ve developed at time of the writing. The first is the crazy people. These folks, while not welcomed openly by most of society, can’t help but be who they are with very little concern for what anyone thinks. This disdain for the fellow man’s view of oneself is very important when trying to achieve genuine status. The next category includes those that work very hard to be genuine. In this category one might find folks like religious devotees, church mothers, monks, nuns, etc. There are certainly people that fit in this category that aren’t religious but rest assured they have dedicated a great deal of theirs lives to being a truly transparent entity. The last category is similar to the crazy folks, having no interest in another’s views of one’s self. These people say what they wish when the wish with reckless abandon. They are not bound by the confines of being nice, or being cordial. It’s about doing what they do with no care. They may piss people off, they may have very few friends or they maybe George Carlin. Either way there’s a freedom about it that’s very alluring.
Well perhaps I’ve rambled on enough and you have more today with your day than read my gibberish. Thanks for reading and good luck in your quest for genuine.
-Truth, genuinely back to the writing game
Our latest conversation dealt with issue of honesty. Not honesty as in telling mom who broke her lamp, but honesty of musicianship. This topic struck a chord with me as a musician who has been called honest in the past. I have been trying to decipher what that means and Will’s insight certainly helped shed light on the subject. According to Will (some folks call him Husky Morocco), musical honesty has to do with selflessness. Musicians (and undoubtedly other professionals) must balance between creating a beautiful work and showing one’s personal prowess. Those musicians who can surrender to former and not get caught up in the latter would be well on their way to an honest classification. An honest musician must put his/her all on the line to make the music the best and richest experience it can be, regardless of the audience size. The moment he is overcome by his need to be recognized, his honesty is question.
This issue brings to mind a blog topic I was inspired to write on a long time ago. That muse has been ignored until now…
Genuine: Truly what something is said to be: authentic. (according to my computer's Webster dictionary. You’ll forgive me if I don’t properly cite it.)
I had professor who one said to be genuine is the biggest burden one can bear. Immediately, as anyone would do, I tested to see if indeed I was bearing the burden. It didn’t take long for me fail the genuineness test. I had to wrap my brain around what it means to be genuine. My concept was to be one’s true self regardless of surroundings, circumstances or personalities. Go back, read that again… I’ll wait. That is indeed an unbelievably huge burden. There are times I’m sure, in everyone’s life when glimpses of genuineness are prevalent. To be truly genuine, however, is a not only a full time gig, but a life long struggle and dedication. The aforementioned honesty is certainly a large part of it, but one can be honest and not be genuine.
One parallel that begs to be drawn is that of Christianity and what’s called a Christian’s walk. Once a Christian has accepted Jesus as his/her savior, he’s the compelled by the word of god to conduct himself in a Christian manner. This means to be caught up in god in ways that I’m still learning about despite my being a “soldier for Christ.” The thing about this walk is the list of criteria for a vote of a genuine is mighty long. Even the most devout of believers surely must suffer lapses in judgment, momentary setbacks, trials, etc that challenge their drive for genuineness.
This issue of genuine is certainly not limited to religious settings. Genuineness of character is something for which all humans have the ability to seek. I think there certainly are people that have achieved this status. They fall into three categories that I’ve developed at time of the writing. The first is the crazy people. These folks, while not welcomed openly by most of society, can’t help but be who they are with very little concern for what anyone thinks. This disdain for the fellow man’s view of oneself is very important when trying to achieve genuine status. The next category includes those that work very hard to be genuine. In this category one might find folks like religious devotees, church mothers, monks, nuns, etc. There are certainly people that fit in this category that aren’t religious but rest assured they have dedicated a great deal of theirs lives to being a truly transparent entity. The last category is similar to the crazy folks, having no interest in another’s views of one’s self. These people say what they wish when the wish with reckless abandon. They are not bound by the confines of being nice, or being cordial. It’s about doing what they do with no care. They may piss people off, they may have very few friends or they maybe George Carlin. Either way there’s a freedom about it that’s very alluring.
Well perhaps I’ve rambled on enough and you have more today with your day than read my gibberish. Thanks for reading and good luck in your quest for genuine.
-Truth, genuinely back to the writing game
posted by thetruthspeaks at 3:32 PM
1 Comments:
Amen, bro... Husky Morroco approves. Bravo!
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