The title of this post was today's breakfast. I dutifully polished off my cold baked chicken thigh, which had been lightly seasoned with Zehnders chicken seasoning. (Zehnders is pretty salty, but in moderation makes an excellent seasoning.)

This was followed by a delicious hot pot, sometimes I just don't see the need to put them in a bowl, of grits. Though I prefer butter, a nice dollip of margarine, along with some salt and pepper, makes a tasty batch of gritty goodness.

So, I'm staring into my pot of grits and pondering the meaning of life. (Oh no!, not another meaning of life post by some idiot again. Yep, sorry.)

None of us asked to be here. We had no choice of who our parents were or the location of our birth. In general, in America anyway, we are reared with the idea that success revolves around material wealth. A good education is nice, but only so long as it is used to gain monetary benefit.

One of life's absolute truths is that perceived intelligence is inversely proportional to actual intelligence. Most of us think we are pretty sharp, thus..................we really haven't a clue.

Our life is complicated because our selfishness complicates it. We inherently know the truth, yet, we ignore the obvious. It's not material things we should seek.

From our Declaration of Independence:  "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

The fact is though that all men aren't created equal. From Romans 9:21 "Has the potter no right over the clay, to make out of the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?"

Some people are just born bad. What is our obligation to them? Romans 12:9-21

⁹  Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. ¹⁰  Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. ¹¹ Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. ¹²  Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. ¹³  Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.

¹⁴  Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. ¹⁵  Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. ¹⁶  Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. ¹⁷ 

 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. ¹⁸ If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. ¹⁹ Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it  to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.”

²⁰ To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” ²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

 And

Romans 13:8 "Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law."

Any caveats to the above? Matthew 7:6 "Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces."

If we got rid of the 1% who are the pigs and the rest of us 99% could properly manage our affairs and follow the Biblical command to love each other, then things would be better.

Once the devil gets defeated we can hash out the minor issues.