It’s an old school song title with a
message to those who have loved and lost.
I even wrote a poem with the same title a several years ago. It has become a cliché term of sorts. And yet, no one wants to be the fool.
April
Fool’s Day brings out the jovial and lighthearted side of friends and
co-workers. When I worked in corporate
America, I remember quite a few gut busting pranks that my co-workers managed
to pull off on a few supervisors.
I
even recall going out with a guy on a second date. He introduced to me his ex-wife. Talk about odd! It was actually his sister and yes, and an April
Fool’s joke. We all laughed about
it. It was funny, after I found out his sister was not his ex.
But,
playing the fool is no fun the other 364 days of the year and yet, some of us,
do it on a regular basis. It’s the big
river called, Denial, pun intended. When
we are in denial about what our lives are really like, we drown ourselves in
self inflicted pain. Now, I’m not
talking about setting a goal, having a vision for your life and focusing on
manifesting that goal before you attain it.
That’s totally different.
I’m
talking about lying. Most of us have
been told at some point in our lives that “Honesty is the best policy.” And while lying to someone else is certainly
not a good thing, lying to ourselves is just as tragic. When you pretend that all is well but every
day is a struggle to keep up the front, you’re really just fooling yourself.
Everybody
does play the fool, sometimes. How
long are you willing to stay in that role?
