"You cannot lose what you never put at risk, you cannot be betrayed by someone you never trusted, you cannot be disappointed by someone you never believed in, and you certainly cannot be mad at someone you never took seriously in the first place."
These are the big four that have governed my games, investments, and relationships all these years because in truth, the more you expect, the more you risk being angry. And the less you expect, the less anger you owe.
The idea that god would wait 13 billion years (universe start) or even 4.5 billion years (earth formation) or even 8 million years (human ancestor identified) or even 300,000 years (modern human identified) before he sent himself down in the guise of his son to be brutally murdered to forgive himself for misdemeanours against himself is too ridiculous to be believed in the 21st century.
Very easy to see how basically every religious story was written. If you walked outside in Greece right now and didn’t know it was a rare red sand storm, you’d absolutely believe something divine or supernatural or unexplainable was happening
Stephen A. Smith says Dwyane Wade is “next level” when comparing him to James Harden:
“D-Wade is next level. I’m going to say this on national television — D-Wade my brotha I’m getting sick and tired of you diminishing who the hell you are, you ain’t no 25th floor, you the 30th floor — that’s a 3x champion…his selflessness, his leadership, his commitment to winning, his willingness to sacrifice so wins could take place…Dwyane Wade has been a man amongst boys on many occasions in his career…”
(via @FirstTake, 2025)