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'Justa'
By Theresa Twogood of OLIN e-Publishing Company
This article was first published in our blog back in 04/12/07. We feel it is time for it to re-run during this uncertain and frightening economic 'down turn'. If you enjoy it, please feel free to re-post it. All we do ask is that any url's and Theresa's name be mentioned. Thanks and God bless! I have noticed a trend lately and it involves the insertion of a phrase before what we do to pay the bills each month. It isn't an important phrase and it really doesn't have any right to be inserted in the first place, but it is just the same, now-a-days. The unimportant phrase I am referring to is the phrase 'justa'. Think back to a time when either you or another inserted the phrase before stating your title or profession, such as "I'm 'justa' stay at home mom", or "I'm 'justa' furniture mover". This phenomenon has lead me to wonder how many years of higher education it would take for one to be fortunate enough to have a profession or title that didn't follow the phrase 'justa'. I also wonder, while on the subject, if professional criminals have to follow the same unwritten rules, as we do. I mean do they have to say, no sir, I'm 'justa' get-away driver? What about, 'justa' jewelry thief and 'justa' bank robber? Or is this just a silly phenomenon not worth mention? If we study the whole silly phenomenon just a bit, I think we will find that the whole phrase insertion process is a product of egotism? Some so-called, superior ‘other’ person, sometime referred to collectively as ‘them', told us that we must insert the phrase under penalty of 'something', because 'they' were better than us because we had, only a low level 'justa' job. While on studying, I did wonder if I would find that the insertion process was nothing more than a product of our own low self esteem, therefore self inflicted or justly due to another's egotism, and/or a combination of both. The fact that certain higher paying professions are exempt from having to insert, simply re-enforces this point. However, this isn't carved into stone and seems to be as full of special conditions as the original insertion unwritten rules. After wrestling with all the unwritten customary insertion policies and rules of use, I was left wondering; if a cancer doctor would introduced himself as 'justa' doctor of medicine, would anyone allow him to operate? I have also wondered on Sunday mornings lately, if I would still be in the pew if the minister introduced himself as 'justa' minister. What about 'justa' police officer on a poorly lit side street at two in the morning? Would I allow 'justa' fireman to carry me down the ladder away from a burning building. Lastly, I've wondered how many strong healthy young men and women would follow the orders of 'justa' president! You see, the more I unraveled the unwritten rules and conditions for the phrase insertion I realized that it was all silly rubbish and truly needed to be done away with! It was simply nothing more than a product of our own low self-esteem. How many times have we conditioned the ears of our children to such foolishness by saying I am 'justa' car salesman or 'justa' homeschool mom? As silly as it sounds, it is even more silly for us to use the phrase insertion in the first place. Now if someone, who thought a bit more of themselves than they should have, gave us the phrase and all the insertion rules, I say give it back quickly! We don't need the phrase and we surely won't miss it. We can and will live very well without it's silly nonsense. There are no 'justa' anyones; never have been or ever will be! If you replace the phrase with a more fitting, and descriptive word, such as lowly, unimportant, or ineffective. Then one would be forced to stop and remove the inserted phrase all together, because we now would be entering the 'political correctness' arena and we don't want to go in there! In the process of removing the inserted phrase 'justa', we all became more important and needed once again, worthy of love and friendship! It's like everyone all of a sudden just received a promotion by throwing out the inserted 'justa' phrase! Now we can once again be proud of 'justa honest days work'!
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Contributor's Note
'Justa' by Theresa Twogood, Executive Director
Available for free re-posting with this byline
OLIN e-Publishing Company, Denver Colorado
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Excellent intel. I am a teacher and this is something I stress. Everyone has something to contribute. It reminds me of the story of the truck that got rammed in a tunnel. All the experts couldn't figure out how to get it out. An 8 year old came along and assessing the situation said," Why don't you let some air out of the tires." He wasn't "justa" 8 year old kid..He was a pretty smart kid. Surprisingly they listened to him and got the truck out easily.
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