ROBIN HOOD COMPLEX

I notice through my life, but moreso as of late, that those of us who have little feel we should take from those who have much. The Bible says to those who have much, much is required. God examines our hearts. If you have alot but do not help those less fortunate God does see this. This does not mean we should be envious and hold hatred in our hearts for those who have more than we do. 

I have heard in so many places, tax the rich, take it from the rich and give it to us. Do I understand being less fortunate than say a billionaire? Of course I do. Do I understand that many people have so little and recognize how fortunate I am, how blessed I am to not be starving, to have food in my belly and shoes on my feet and a roof over my head. Of course I do.

I do not however, wish others to give me what they have because they have more. I do not steal or take things because I feel I am entitled to what others have because they have so much of it and I dont have as much as a rich person. We all go through hard times in our lives but our attitude about our situation, I feel, is what either keeps us in our situation or like a Phoneix, helps us rise out of our situation.

If you spend your days "wishing" you had what others have rather than doing what it takes to get to where you want to be, nothing in your life will change. Do not confuse wishing with dreaming. It is healthy and very productive to dream. Fullfilling our dreams takes work on our part. No one is going to pull you out of your situation. People can help us but help is temporary. To get fullfillment of our dreams often requires sacrifice on our part.

There is no Robin Hood, " take from the rich and give to the poor ". We must examine ourselves from within. We must work for what we have. If we want something badly enough we will work to get it. I've read somewhere, "If the goal is big enough the facts dont matter". "Keep your eye on the goal and you wont see the obstacles." For me, in my life I have found these things to be true.

And the best quote I have ever heard was from a motivational speaker Wayne Dyer, now deceased. I saw him on You tube. He said, "When we change the way we look at things, the things we look at change." For example, we had a girl at work who never participated in "pot luck, bring a dish to share  luncheons" we started having on Fridays. She would not come in to eat with us and just kept working. She was a relatively new worker and people would say she was stuck-up, call her names worse than that and saying she thought she was too good for us.

A few of us used to bring her out a plate insisting she was welcome and the aides used to say, "Shes a nurse, she makes more money than us, she never brings anything. We shouldnt give her anything." As it turned out, shortly before she began working for us her husband left her with five children and a hefty mortgage. He was not paying child support and the courts couldnt get money because he always had no job. Was he working? Yes he was. Off the books. 

She had all to do to feed her children. Her story was heartbreaking. After learning that, the way they looked at her changed. She was a good nurse, a hard worker and very kind. She actually was the family we picked at Christmas time to give gifts to so she had things to put under the tree for her children. Santa also got her things as well, supermarker and gas cards and a vacuum since hers had broken. So dont judge people, dont feel you are entitled to have the rich pay more. Work toward your dreams. You will find when you work for what you have you will be happier. God will place people along the way to help you.