I'm Better Than You

Imagine living a lifestyle in which your so-called effective daily plan involves always reminding others that your money and power gives you dominion over them. Now, further imagine being told by someone that they are better than you; that your kind does not belong; that you need to get out of here before something bad happens to you; that you are filth and can't measure up to people on my level; that you need to go back to where you came from; that your kind are animals, thieves, bums! Simply put, we live in a world today in which a lot of people truly believe that they are better than others because of their stature. They believe that where and how they live makes them exceptional over others who do not live their specific lifestyle. I mean, it is amazing to think that people are like that but I tell you it is true.

Case in point...There were a number of older teenagers on expensive bikes discussing how much better they were than a couple of other teenagers on their high school baseball team. They spoke candidly about their privileged lives and how they could afford to attend the best summer baseball camps, afford the best top-flight baseball gear and pay for the best coaches. On the other side, there were a couple of teenagers on the team who could not afford to do the same things as their counterparts so they attended much cheaper camps, played with worn equipment and relied on the coaches their parents could afford for them. They never complained about the matter but I can tell that they received a lot of flack from their counterparts simply because they did not live the same affluent lifestyle.

Listen to me, when you believe or are taught to believe that you are better than someone else because you are blessed with more than what someone else has, please just stop right there! Think hard and long about what your belief is and ask yourself why do you feel this way? If you truly believe that your stature makes you so much better than someone else then I'll tell you that you have a problem, especially for those of you who live a privileged life but you did nothing to earn it, but rather you inherited what you have. Always remember that God gave you what you have and He will subtract it from you just as quickly as you receive it! You must treat people, regardless of their stature, with total respect and never try to run over them because you have more. Its great that you have been blessed with more, so share what you have and learn that you are blessed for a reason which is to share what you have with others less privileged than you. If you do this I promise you that God will grant you more, thus giving you even more to share!

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Hey, hey, what's up out there again, everybody? I'm your host, Greg Maca, the You Better Plan on the Podcast. Catch me every Tuesday at 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, or catch me live on YouTube at that same time, or go to www.ybetterplan on the podcast.budsprout.com. Catch me down on one of your favorite sites. Also, thank you to YouTube. A shout out to you. And a shout out to also Bud Sprout who helped me get started in my podcasting career. Now, with that said, let's move forward with the topic of today. And I'm going to talk about to you about an interesting subject. Are you better than me or am I better than you? Now, the reason why I chose this specific topic is uh I was just in California visiting family and my grandson's graduation from high school and just getting a chance to be with the family in California. Uh, and it was just a wonderful time, you know, getting down and hanging out and then joining the family. You know, I stopped uh en route coming back to my brother-in-law's house at a store. I needed to get some gas first and then also pick up a few grocery items for the family. And these young folks were having a conversation. So on my way back out, I kind of stopped because I was on the phone. I put the phone down, I listened in, and they were having a braggadocious conversation about being better than someone else or a couple of other people because they had better gear, they would they have baseball gear, better gear, they've been to better camps and had better training because of what they have and where they live. You know, good old conversation. It was real interesting, and you know, and and when I got to my vehicle before I drove off, I asked myself, well, Mac, uh, what do you think about what they were talking about when you think about yourself? So I looked in my uh rear mirror and I said, Hey Mac, are you better than someone else because of who you are and what you have? Have you ever said that to yourself? So I'm asking the audience, anyone watching or tuning in, have you said that to yourselves? And now I'm gonna tell you, if you're telling me that you are of sound mind and body and got and of age that you've never thought about it, talked about it with someone, um, I would have to go out there and say, you're probably lying to yourself and to those people. You know, and so anyone who tells me that, uh, I will not say that you're blatantly lying, but I'm telling you, you need to be truthful. Um, because as a kid coming up, I didn't have a lot. And I heard it said to myself. And as I got a little older, when we had a little bit more in my teenage years, there were kids who didn't have as much, and I went back and I was saying the same thing, oh man, you know, I definitely got more than what this dude got, so yeah, he ain't on my level. I'm better than him. And I had to really think back and ask myself, wow, did you really think that way? Do you think that way today? How many of us, I mean, honestly, give me some feedback out there. How many of us think that way today that you, because of your stature and what you have, that you are better than others? Because of that, the way you dress, what you drive, where you live, where you work at, what you inherited. Do you honestly think that you're better than others because you have all of this and you can do pretty much what you want to do when you feel like it? Like me, I grew up poor. Didn't have a lot. But we had Christ in our family, and we had parents and grandparents and a village of people in that community who were willing to sacrifice whatever they needed to to make sure you had. Then there are those of you who are probably the worst. Those of you who inherit large financial compensation because the family passed away. And then you did nothing to earn it, but you got it through inheritance, and then now it's yours and you're off and running. Uh, I've witnessed a lot of that. You know, you can watch television or watch uh Facebook and YouTube clips and see people get ridiculed and stepped on because someone does not live the lifestyle that they live, they just talk trash to them, put them down, call them names, just just vile, spitting vile conversation at them. You have no business being here. You don't belong. Now, I've been told that before when I was a child, that I didn't belong in a certain neighborhood. And if I was going to be in that neighborhood because I had friends in that neighborhood, you need to be out of this neighborhood by a certain time. I went through that as a kid. I didn't talk about it a whole lot, but I did go through it. And I know a whole lot of other kids who went through it on both sides of the track. White and black. You know, you don't belong here, therefore you need to be out of here by this time, or you need to just leave now before things transpire in the wrong way. You know? So for those of you out there who think you're better than everybody else, be careful because what you have, what you've been given, is not like you didn't get it from God. He made a decision up there on who was going to have what in life. He didn't make us all equal in terms of financial compensation. Otherwise, this would be the worst world it could possibly be. And it's already trashed enough with what's going on. He gave me this, he gave you that, and he gave someone else something different. These different levels of living: wealthy, rich, middle class, lower class, poverty. And yeah, people look at people below their uh level of wealth and they just talk down to them. Or no, we can't invite these people because they don't live like us. God put us in these different positions, and while you may consider it, I have this, you better know you've been always being tested, you're always being watched. So when God stops subtracting, and there are millions of people out there, they won't tell us, or maybe they will, they've been subtracted from. And while they still have a pretty good amount of wealth, they've lost a lot. And then you got different wealthy people filing for bankruptcy. Mismanagement of your money. You had all this, but you thought you were better than me. Or I thought that I was better than you, and then we lose out. And to have these kids talking about these other kids who didn't have, where did they learn this mess from? It's from us adults. Those of us that they be around and get to listen to at fancy parties or at parties that these folks will never be invited to because they're not privileged or they don't have. We need to treat people as we desire to be treated, and not just take those words for granted. Because the problem is we say them, oh, the good book tells you, treat others as you would like to be treated. You desire to be treated, but then we turn around and use those words against others. Well, you don't have what I have, so you need to treat me this way, and I'll still treat you that way because you don't have. And you keep taking those words for granted. I mean, I wish I could look at some of these storylines and just be behind the scenes of so many people who have so much and give so little and just ridicule others who are beneath them. I mean, I was watching uh I think it was three or four uh Facebook clips. And it it was kind of it was an a racial type of thing to where powerful white men and women were having festivities, huge event, and then you have several African American members of a staff, this waitress isn't serving, and wine got accidentally spilt in one. And if you could have heard the vile communications that I listened to, first of all, you don't belong here, and your kind shouldn't be here. And I'm not putting this out as something that you have to look at and go, oh my god, there's a race that no, it doesn't matter who you are, how much money you have, you race creative colours. This is just something I happen to be watching, and it was several clips, and it were white Americans versus black Americans, in the sense of the black Americans were the waitress and waiters and that type of thing there, and then the white Americans were living a lavish life, and incidents happened, or you know, they're talking to someone and they're told you cannot do that. You don't belong here, first of all, so don't talk to anyone. Keep your mouth shut. You're kind of it's not even welcome here, you're just here as a servant. Can you imagine a world in which that happens every day? And it happens every day somewhere, and it doesn't matter what ethnic background you're from, race, creed, or color, it happens. Black folks do it just the same. When people have money and power above others, we tend to step on people and we think they're better, that we're better than they are, and we've always been better than they are. And the worst of the worst is like I said, you know, people who inherit things, you've done nothing to earn it. It was given to you, and then you take it and you just smash people because they don't have what you have. It's embarrassing, to say the least. Been on this earth 57 years, and I've witnessed it and watched it, been a part of it, like I said, in my youth and been a part of it on other occasions. I'm a very patient person, but I'm telling you, fair warning to those of you who live maybe a lavish lifestyle or live above, you can live above your means when others can't, and then you turn around and pee on them because they don't have. Be careful how you treat people because it could be someone or those out there who will get even in a violent way. And there have been many, many cases out there of people getting treated and bullied a certain way, and then they come back, and now we got loss of life. Treat people kindly, treat people with respect. Come on. We've been here far too long to think that we're better than others. God watches, God sees, God subtracts. Period. I'm not rich by any means, but I know that I've been around those uh other people who have far less than me. And you know what? I'm all about giving year in and year out. Me and my wife, we go into our closets and we pull things out, really good clothes, some stuff still new that we haven't worn. And instead of keeping it or just throwing it in the trash like a lot of us do, a lot of us are guilty. Oh, I'm not sharing this with anyone, you just throw it in the trash and let it just go to waste. When you could just take it to a place that does charity and helps others. But no, because it's such a lavish item, you don't want people less than you wearing it. You want to make sure it stays in your closet and give it to those in your stature. Look at yourselves, look in the mirror. People deserve to be respectfully treated, no matter who they are, what color they are, where they're from, what they have. Yeah, I know it's difficult sometimes when you look a certain way and you live a certain way, and then somebody way beneath your level of comfort approaches you and asks you for money or something to eat, and you most of the time you you're fearful because you think they're gonna do something to you. They're just hungry and ask for something to eat. You know, take the time out to listen. Take the time out to help. We're here as people on this earth to be equal. Yeah. In our country, it says that all men are created equal. That is a bold-faced lie. It has never been that way. Yes, it was written accordingly and supposed to be adhered to, and it will never be that way no matter how long we live on this earth. Once God comes, then all will be definitely created equal. Whether you're going up or whether you're going down. So get your house in order. Make sure you treat people the way that you desire to be treated. And don't take those words for granted and flip them a different way. We're human beings, we're supposed to love one another, supposed to get along, supposed to treat people accordingly, help those who need help, give your time to situations when you know you can. Don't just think because you live a certain lavish lifestyle that you can't be a little further down to help someone else. Don't always think everything has to be on your level of comfort. People need us, you, me, and all of us alike. I'm a people person, I love people, and I don't mind helping. If you're wealthy, I'll help you. If you're where I am in life, I'll help you. And if you far below where I'm in life, I will help you as well. I don't really care. I'm out here to make sure things are done accordingly, and I'm gonna keep on doing them. You know, in my father's house, there are many mansions. If it were not so, I would have told you, but I will come again because he's coming. And if your house is not in order and you're not doing the things that you're supposed to do, especially when it comes to helping others, you won't be there when I get there. When this thing is over. So come on, people, let's help others out. Let's be a blessing to others. Let's quit thinking we're better than everybody else when we know we're not. Let's quit using our lifestyles as a means of putting other people down. Teach your kids, families, adults, teenagers. Teach each other, especially to you adults who have children and grandchildren and godchildren and family and friends and loved ones everywhere. Teach them to love one another and to help one another, regardless of stature. You can't help everybody understand that, but help somebody. And don't always think you're better than someone else just because you have more, because you're not. And you damn well should know that, that you're not. But with that said, and in closing, thank you for your time. I really appreciate it. You know, keep in mind that we are all equal in the eyes of God. Maybe not in the eyes of man, but we're not here to please man. We're here to please God. So get out there and be a difference maker in someone else's life. I challenge you. I dare you. Take care of yourselves, stay safe, be a blessing again to someone else. Always remember that you can help somebody in need at any given time that you want to help them. Again, you can catch me every Tuesday at 12 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. You can also catch me live on YouTube at that same time or go to www.youbetterplan on the podcast.budsprout.com and catch me there. Thanks again. Love you. God bless. Always remember a plan that succeeds is a plan that can fulfill one needs. Simplify and hoorah.