Sometimes I never know what to believe about
politicians and what they say. And one thing I rarely do is talk about
political matters in this blog. Because this blog is about recovery.
But there are exceptions, especially when the
exceptions relate to what is an ideal in recovery.
And what I'm referring to is the other day when
Donald Trump announced he no longer had an interest in putting Hillary Clinton
in jail. At first I was kind of taken aback. Because during the debates that's
exactly what he promised to do. Hire a special prosecutor to deal with her
email issues.
And most of the pundits and newspaper columnists
who commented on it were highly approving of his action. I mean, after all what
is more attractive than forgiveness?
And while Donald Trump claims to be an outsider,
and not a politician, he certainly is a very pragmatic individual when it comes
to getting what he wants. After all, in my opinion it takes a lot of people
skills to acquire and manage over 500 companies.
He kind of brushed off questions about his losing
interest in prosecuting her, instead making reference to that he has a lot of
other business to take care of.
And another example of his forgiveness is when he
reached out to Mitt Romney. Reports are that he is considering Romney for a
position in his cabinet, even though Romney slammed him hard during the
primaries. Now Donald Trump either is very thick-skinned, or else he is blessed
by not having an ego that requires him to look good or be right.
And on top of all that he also appointed a woman
to the United Nations with whom he had had a few spats during the primaries.
Because he is a successful businessman who deals
with a lot of people he might operate on the basis of getting what he wants. And not letting his feelings or his ego get
in the way by maintaining a resentment.
All I know is that I wish I were able to forgive as easily as he seems to forgive those who gave him such a hard time during the primary elections.
