One of my buddies was ‘shocked’
that rapper TI was busted
for drugs
so soon after being released from jail.
I wasn’t.
A drug charge
for a rapper or rock star,
let’s face it,
is a pretty minor violation.
It would be like busting
a race car driver for speeding.
But TI has been busted once
and it is human nature
for people to look for reasons
to bust him yet again.
They are waiting (and some are hoping)
for him to screw up.
Before you get all smug,
that happens to us regular Joe’s too.
We make a mistake at work
and suddenly everyone is looking out
for our next mistake,
however minor that may be.
We’re extremely late for a meeting once
and the next time we’re five minutes late,
it is a big deal.
So when you screw up
(and if you’re attempting great things,
you WILL screw up),
be on your best behavior,
at least until people forget.