Some People are like Black Potatoes

Everyone knows what black potatoes are. At least I think everyone does. But just in case you don’t have any idea what they are, allow me to enlighten you. First of all I don’t want you to confuse black potatoes with plain old rotten potatoes. There is a significant difference between the two. A black potatoe unlike a rotten potatoe is salvageable whereas a rotten potato is just not good at all for consumption or anything else for that matter. If you have a rotten potato you might as well just toss it in the garbage. You can try and cook it if you want and take a chance, but I would advise you not to because it will only make you sick. Rotten potatoes are very noticeable and have a pungent odor whereas the black potato for all intents and purposes appears to be alright at first glance.
These potatoes are those damaged vegetables that one might find in a bundle that aren’t immediately noticeable until the skin is taken off. You see these potatoes have no visible signs of abnormalities but because they have suffered some damage from mishandling and neglect, they become bruised below the surface. It is not uncommon for some of that damage to penetrate a little deeper into the inner portion of these potatoes. Hmm, pretty much sounds just like a lot of people that we have crossed paths with from time to time, wouldn’t you say?

So what are our options with these potatoes? More often than not we will attempt to salvage as much of it as we possibly can because it wouldn’t make much sense tossing them into the garbage. I have had many potatoes that were damaged and I was able to utilize the majority of it for my meal. I figure why toss out the entire potato just because it has a few areas that have been slightly damaged. I have also had those that no matter how much I’d try, the damage was just to severe and I’d end up cutting away most of the potato away trying to get rid of those black spots.
But that’s not necessarily a bad thing because at least we’re able to get some use out of it since we did spend our money for it. It’s sort of similar to the investment that we have made in some folks who may have some damage to them from some unfortunate experience. We aren’t just ready to immediately kick them to the curb, so we attempt to help and try to save the better part of them because we can see it in them.. But if most of the potatoes in the bag are damaged you’d probably want to take it back to the grocer to exchange it for another one or get your money back.

Well we just aren’t able to do that with people because with people there is no exchange option, so we are stuck with them. There are a lot of people in this world who are just like those black potatoes and just get tossed aside. Most of these people are salvageable if we can get to them in time but then there are those that no matter how much you may cut away the black spots, the damage is just to severe to save. By the time you get finished slicing and dicing you may only have a little piece left that just isn’t worth it. SO WHY EVEN BOTHER, RIGHT? Well some people may feel differently and say that a little piece of good is better than none at all. That may be true but how much has to be sacrificed to get to in the attempt to save that one little piece? Most times much more than we care to, so I guess we have to make a decision as to which potato is worth the effort and which isn’t. Whatever the case may be we won’t really know until we actually look beneath the surface. Then we can probably determine how much good the person, just like the potato has left in and if it is worth the effort to try to salvage it?

Now, these black potatoes just like damaged people can be found in every ethnic group and almost every region of the earth. With every harvest of potatoes just as with every generation of people there are high expectations of a good crop with the understanding that quite a few will suffer some damage through mishandling or by other means . It is an inevitable and inescapable phenomenon whose recurrence is undeniable.
I myself was at one time in my life a black potatoe that had quite a few damaged spots and I had come to a point in my life where I just didn’t feel that I was of any use. Fortunately for me I had reached out to some people who were willing to invest the necessary time and effort to salvage my life. The process was a lengthy one but with patience on their part and a willingness by me to work on my problems we were able to produce a good product. To this very day I can still remember how much I had been damaged and what it has taken for me to work through it and become the person that I was born to be.. There aren’t any signs of damage on the surface but the memories are embedded deep within and serve as a reminder of a time when I was once a black potatoe.

In closing, let me say that we and those who are damaged need to have a compelling desire and determination, to make the effort to cut away the black spots and treat the damage with hopes of bringing forth the best from within.. This in turn will allow the nutritious and healthy parts to be enjoyed by all and we can be pleased and celebrate the transformation of the crop that has occurred. I know that some people will say that the potatoe doesn’t offer any resistance unlike damaged people, which is true, however these folks are the cynics and pessimists who have no desire to help anyone and my words are not likely to impact them at all.

But for those of you who are of an optimistic and pragmatic mindset know and understand that we can take the time to cut away the black spots, treat the damaged areas and it will be well worth the effort.

Written by: Alton T. De Veaux Jr.

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