Talking to an old convict I was given the following advice.
Prison is full with 5 types of people:
1) Crown Thief
2) Game Hater
3) Ear Hustler
4) Salt Shaker
5) Your People
Crown Thief is the person who take other people’s ideas, knowledge, quotes etc and share it with others as if it were his. You find this type of person speaking of places as if he visited them. He speaks of other people’s experiences as if they were his. He tells stories that he heard but he became the hero in the new version. Game Hater is the one who ruins other people’s program. He notices that someone is doing well or trying to do well and he comes to the person and starts sabotaging everything simply because he hates seeing others succeed. Ear Hustler is the one who passes by and does his best to hear what the others are talking about. He stands by a group of people, listens to their conversation while pretending not to be doing so, and spreads the information most time adding to it to give it some drama flavor. Salt Shaker is the one who comes to people and tells them bad things about others simply to make them hate them. He slings dirt on people and when his dirt causes drama, he sits back and enjoys his creation. Your People are the ones that are few and will look after the interests of others even if at the expense of their own interest.
I liked the conversation with this guy. This guy is a black person and very old. I mean very old. He looks like someone you see in them science fiction movies. Skinny, saggy wrinkled skin, bony shape, cunning sharp eyes, and with a smile of a snake. When he told me these words, he whispered them to my ears. He came to me and said, “I have been watching ya for a while. You seem to be decent. Let me give ya an advice.” I laughed after the advice but his laugh was just a grunt. After his advice he continued what he was doing before, sweeping the floor as if nothing happened. This man does not talk to many people. I never saw him talking to anyone else, except for the occasional nod here and there for a hello or goodbye or maybe, to him, is screw you all. He is always there but you never notice him. I just wanted to share this with you. Hopefully you will enjoy it. Take care and I hope all is well with you all.
