To the “They” Club…

I usually address my letters with some endearing salutation but I feel some type of way about you all and I prefer to be blunt rather than fake.

All my life I’ve been cautioned about you – “What  will ‘they’ think?” or,  “What will ‘they’ say?”

“They” Club, pardon me for being so brusque, but who are you people who seem to invisibly control what I and others do? I have often been forced to cast aside my own opinions to accommodate yours, and I’m rather perplexed by it all.

You seem to have an opinion about everything about me, but refuse to reveal your identity. Who are you and why do you care so much about the decisions I make? Have you invested some stock in me that I am unaware of? Surely you must have because I don’t see why else you would go to great lengths just to have a say in my life. If not, your obsession over me is rather troubling.

If I sound bitter, believe it’s because I harbor so much resentment towards you all. I’m actually quite well-mannered and pleasant ordinarily. But since I can never really figure out who you are, I’m frustrated because I don’t know who to address my concerns to, which leads me back to my original question: Who are you?

I’ve asked countless people over the years and no one seems to really know the answer to that question, yet we all fear what you all are capable of doing to our reputations.

Is the “They” Club even a legitimate group? I don’t mean to be disrespectful, but your organization is not even listed on Google. I entered all kinds of keywords I thought would yield some sort of result and lead me to you, but alas, it appears not even Google knows exactly who you are, which is why I continue to question your legitimacy.

I would also add that Google found the small farm that my father grew up on in Zimbabwe with no trouble. So how this world-renowned search engine could possibly miss a group like yours that seems to have a global presence is beyond me, but I digress.

If I am out of line, please correct me. Perhaps I’m just a simple woman with a simple mind, who cannot fathom the depth of your reach and influence. If you are, in fact, a legitimate group, kindly come out of the shadows and let me know what your club’s mission statement and vision are. I’ve been dying to know.

Who founded you and who is in charge of operations? Give me a name…just one.

I’d also like to know how you recruit members and what you marketing strategy is. It’s quite effective, I must say, because there is not a soul that has not heard of you, and most seem to subscribe to your line of thinking. But no one I know talks about you in a loving way. Why is that? Do you ever breed anything positive?

And where is this global brand headquartered, may I ask? Sorry for all the questions, I ask on behalf of others as well.

I’m actually quite embarrassed that I’m only asking these questions now and yet I was introduced to you eons ago. Well, I guess “introduced” is not the best way to describe it – I was informed of you, is more accurate, which leads me to my next question: how come you always send someone else to convey your opinions and never approach me directly?

No one from your so-called “club” has ever come up to me and said:

“Vimbai, if you choose to be who you truly are and live out your God-given purpose unapologetically, we are going to say all kinds of derogatory things to and about you, and accuse you of thinking too highly of yourself. Then, once we have convinced those around you that you are nothing but a failure, we’ll penetrate your mind and distort the way you view yourself.”

It sounds so ugly when you read it on paper but that is exactly what you do.

So, in conclusion, what I have come to realize about you and your illegitimate club is this:

• Your opinions often have no merit and are often based on skewed assumptions
• Your negative opinion of me only reveals the negative opinion you have of yourself.
• What I know to be true about myself is, by far, more powerful than anything you conjure up about me.

Well, that’s it from me. I have no way of knowing if this will actually get to you, but if it does, please do not take the time to respond. If you do, it will be a waste of your time because your opinion, for once, will not be considered.

Yours truly,

I Used to Care