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August 2013 Editioral

Editorial

Why Is It Always Raining On My Side Of The Street?

Ya know, life is a funny sonovabitch. Really, if you get lucky enough to outlive the shock and awe of it all, it really does become ironic in so many ways. I mean, I know I’m not the only one to ever say the words, ‘This shit only happens to me’ or ‘Why is it always my stuff that’s a mess,’ and I know this from the many conversations I have with friends who are similarly embroiled in battles of the common
man’s day-to-day existence.
It was in one of these conversations the other day where a new catch phrase hit me right in the face and I knew I had to make it the subject of my editorial. I was on the phone with a good sister who has been struggling through some tough times and doing pretty good
at it. She’s a strong woman who I’m proud of as a friend and as a peer, but on this day, life had caught up to her for a minute. As she laid the gory details on me, she got to the point where she said, “…and ya know, I was staring out my window at my neighbor who was outside i n t h e Y sun enjoying himself and on my side of the street it was raining — just on my side. Why is it always raining on my side of the street?”
I’m here to tell you that I did everything not to bust out in laughter, mainly because this chick is not one that would be afraid to throw a punch, and a good one, to get her point across. But the irony was just too much not to laugh at. Now of course she knows the deal,
it rains plenty on her neighbor’s side too, but it all comes down to perspective. You see, we have a funny way of always needing to
evaluate ourselves by comparing what or how we are doing to those around us. I guess it’s just human nature, but it’s a part that I think we could do without. In the motorcycle lifestyle this comes out in some ugly ways with who’s got the best or most expensive bike, and if not that it’s who has the oldest and most real one. The way we dress and the groups we hang around with all lend themselves in some way or another to maintaining or advancing our station.
A n d if you think you’re immune to it, just be honest for a minute and ask yourself if you have ever used words like rubbie, hipster, geek, straights, shirt tuckers, or the incrowd. Chances are you have, and I’m not saying it even came out with any malice, but it’s just proof of our need to put people in a spot so that we know where they stand compared to us.
Now for my good friend, this wasn’t the case for her, it was simply the assessment that it seemed like bad luck was following her. Brother, do I know that feeling! But just like the social game I outlined here, that perception only exists in your own mind. Is it raining on this side of the street? Then crossover and spend the day in the sun. If not, you’re just gonna sit there and bitch with contempt
for anyone on the sunny side, and baby, that’s a drag. Another good brother gave me the quote, “The sun is shining somewhere,” and
would say it as we pulled out for a road trip in the pouring rain. Might seem stupid but the truth is, you only need the ambition to get to
the sunny side; you only need to let go of your preconceived perception of the world, and life my friend will make you laugh. As for me, it’s always sunny s o m e w h e r e  and speaking of that, this i s s u e ’ s done for me, so have a good read, I’m hitting the road!!!

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