Amsterdam
While America sleeps, the day in Amsterdam begins. It's 6:15 here in Amsterdam and just after midnight in Ohio. After a flight from Detroit and then Newark, I'm here waiting on my next flight to take me to India; only six hours from now. No...I haven't slept. Not a wink. Why do we say that? Sleeping a wink? If we winked while we slept, we'd never get any sleep. I digress...maybe it's the fatigue. Hopefully sleep will come while on the flight to India.
While in Detroit I had a surreal experience while waiting for my plane. Surreal might be strong...but it was an interesting experience none the less. As I'm waiting, I started browsing the stores near the gate to kill time. I made my way into Brooks Brothers...an historic clothier and fine men's clothing. (As a matter of fact, did you know that Lincoln used to buy clothing from Brooks Brothers? Hmmm. I'm reading a book about Lincoln. I'm really not a fashion guru. Really). I looked around the store and noticed how very similar Brooks Brothers looked to J.Riggings, a men's store chain, now defunct and bankrupt, that I used to work in as an assistant manager. Hmmm...I thought. Looks like J. Riggings copied off Brooks Brothers, offering cheaper men's clothing to the public. It was the exact same layout and pretty much the same type of clothing. It made me realize that imposters don't ever make it. Originality and quality matters and has lasting power. J.Riggings failed for a lot of reasons, but I believe one of the reasons was that it copied off someone else instead of being original. Interesting. It's like what I heard once, "Be who you is. Because if you ain't who you is, you is who you ain't"
Faith can't be borrowed either. God wants an original relationship with us, not a copy from our friends or family.
More when I get to India. Thanks for reading.
While in Detroit I had a surreal experience while waiting for my plane. Surreal might be strong...but it was an interesting experience none the less. As I'm waiting, I started browsing the stores near the gate to kill time. I made my way into Brooks Brothers...an historic clothier and fine men's clothing. (As a matter of fact, did you know that Lincoln used to buy clothing from Brooks Brothers? Hmmm. I'm reading a book about Lincoln. I'm really not a fashion guru. Really). I looked around the store and noticed how very similar Brooks Brothers looked to J.Riggings, a men's store chain, now defunct and bankrupt, that I used to work in as an assistant manager. Hmmm...I thought. Looks like J. Riggings copied off Brooks Brothers, offering cheaper men's clothing to the public. It was the exact same layout and pretty much the same type of clothing. It made me realize that imposters don't ever make it. Originality and quality matters and has lasting power. J.Riggings failed for a lot of reasons, but I believe one of the reasons was that it copied off someone else instead of being original. Interesting. It's like what I heard once, "Be who you is. Because if you ain't who you is, you is who you ain't"
Faith can't be borrowed either. God wants an original relationship with us, not a copy from our friends or family.
More when I get to India. Thanks for reading.
posted by Mike Weaver at 12:18 AM
3 Comments:
Great insight, Mike. Man, I'm excited for your trip! Let me know how you were greeted at the train station! ;)
Oh, and I forgot to add: remember to take lots and lots of pictures! And make sure Paul or someone is shooting video. Can't have too much of that stuff!
Have a great trip and be safe!
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