Blog 3165 – 06.30.2025

I Admit Fault

My new weight goal is 155 pounds. That is what I weighed my senior year in high school and when I joined the U.S. Army on my birthday in November of the year I graduated, 1968. That was fifty-six years ago for those of you for whom math is not your strong suit. How the time has flown by.

I thought of the above three word memory tool and intention reminder to add to my daily mantra because the letters of the three words number 1 – 5 – 5. It is a phrase that I believe it is important for all of us to remember. The macho man may think admitting fault or defeat is a sign of weakness, but the opposite is true. Pretending one is always right, has never made a mistake, has never lost at love or life, and is without fault is a glaring character flaw. I do not agree with everything the Bible has to say, but one thing I definite do and that is that, all have sinned and come short of perfection. The definition of the Greek word translated “sin” literally means “missing the mark.” It is an archery term for missing the bullseye.

Who among us can realistically claim to have never missed the mark? Perhaps one and even that is debatable even though Pilate, the Roman Governor of Judea, after examining him said, “I find no fault in him.”

According to Jewish law the sacrifices for sin had to be spotless and without blemish. Those who claim to have a spotless reputation are often found to be guilty of selected amnesia. I am reminded of the prayer Scarlett O’Hara and her sisters were taught to pray by their mother, “My fault, my fault my grievous fault.”

I have often said that we need to keep our reverse gear well-lubricated because we are going to need to use it more often than we imagine. I said a couple of days ago after President Biden’s terrible performance in the debate that perhaps he needed to be the bigger man and step aside. He is not going to do that, but he did admit his faults and showed himself the bigger man of the two.

I was wrong about what I wrote about Joe. I have written and said many things that though I believed them to be true once I no longer do. The best example I believe we can set for our family and friends is to be quick to admit our faults, mistakes, and shortcomings. Hard as it may be at times it is good for us and for them to admit the truth.

Your friend and fellow traveler,

David White