A good name is to be chosen more than money, said a very wise man a few thousand years ago.
What are you known for? What do others say about you? Is your name good? Do you keep your word? Do you do what you say you will do?
Can others trust you? When you leave a skate session, game, or party, do you leave goodness, truth, and beauty behind? Or destruction and lies and ugliness?
These are the cornerstones of great relationships, the foundations of communities, families, societies, and nations.
In the wake of what happened this past weekend, in the fallout on social media, many people are burning their names. They are showing themselves for who they are deep inside: petty, vindictive, and mean-spirited.
Others are rising to the occasion and showing that their name—who they really are—is solid, trustworthy, and worth knowing.
No matter who you want to be in the big house in D.C., if you want the other guy dead…you better check your heart and soul. Something’s broken.
Sorry. But it’s true.
Life is worth living because we have conflict and learn to work through it with other people. Without drama, life is boring, and our souls are weak.
By facing conflict and rising above the issues we face, we prove what we are worth and show others what our name is worth.
Skateboarding and art are about facing challenges and overcoming them. Let’s show others who we are, what we are made of, and why they should walk this life with us by facing the challenges ahead with dignity, honor, and love.
