Black People : Keep Friends Close, Enemies Closer ?

Do you keep your enemies closer than your friends?

  • yes

    Votes: 15 27.8%
  • no

    Votes: 39 72.2%

  • Total voters
    54
Peace and Blessings Family,

I've heard this phrase before ... "Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" ... but i don't agree with that.

Do you? If so, why?

Please help me understand why i'd want an enemy near me.

I want my enemies as far away from me as possible.

I'm so protective of my space and peace, i don't want anyone in it, that means me no good.

I'm often amazed, even in this community, that people who clearly do not like me, come here.

What is that about?

I realize that this is a collective effort, and it's not all about me (liking me is not required for Membership), but ... with so many other places to visit on the net ... why do they come here? I don't want them here, but the collective Spirit in me, requires that i be nice, kind, tolerant, etc., to all Sisters and Brothers ... but why do they come here? When they could go anywhere.

If i didn't like a person ... i'd not go around them. Period.

Do they subscribe to the enemies closer thing? Just wanting me close to them? :eeek:

Oh Gosh ... tell me Family ... what's up with the ... Friends Close, Enemies Closer thing?

I currently subscribe to the Trick Daddy and Lil Jon positioning :

If you aint no kin to me or friend to me, B don't pretend to be, (What!)

Do you subscribe to that kind of thinking ... keeping your enemies close to you?

Please vote in the poll above, and leave your comments below.

Thanks in advaince.

:heart:

Destee

I think this is referring to business or organization "enemies." On a personal level, I don't want any such people near me. I want them to just 'go away!' In business, however, I'd want to know who they are and near me so that I can watch them. We are "linked" by a common monetary interest or financial competition, and it would behoove me to know their thinking, their goings-on, what they're up to. People will telegraph their intentions and I want to be there to pick up the message when they do.

The above takes a lot of energy, but in service to one's pocketbook, necessary if one's enemies are in a position to hurt you. If they aren't, they're just some irritating folk of no consequence and God bless 'em.
 
On a personal level "keeping enemies close is a benefit" they can't read you mind...and have no idea that you "know" that they are not your ally -- therefore their actions will not be hidden and you will know exactly how to handle them on any level of interaction...!
 

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