Not a Stain on Me

[DISCLAIMER]

Although there are various remixes of the track, I prefer Big Tuck’s “Not a Stain on Me (Remix)” which features Fat B, Trae tha Truth, Paul Wall, Gucci Mane, Slim Thug, The Last Mr. Bigg, and Lil’ Keke. Let’s not discuss who subjectively had the best verse, because I’m biased.

Nevertheless, the song fulfills the typical braggadocio aesthetic one may expect from a Texas rap track. In particular, “not a stain on me” infers that one is perfect in nature or presents with the appearance of perfection. For my perspective, I said in the post Perfect is the Enemy of Good:

Occasionally, I encounter such people who not only reject the idea that human perfection is unattainable, they sometimes protest the fact that I advocate settling for an obviously achievable standard while they tirelessly pursue an inaccessible state of being.

My outlook is supported by Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), as well as being informed by my religious upbringing. Given my worldview from childhood through adulthood, I reject the illogical and unreasonable (collectively “irrational”) claim of achievable perfection.

That is, at least in human form. Given my understanding of REBT literature and theory, use of unconditional acceptance (UA) addresses this matter. This regards unconditional self-acceptance (USA), unconditional other-acceptance (UOA), and unconditional life-acceptance (ULA).

Specifically, USA acknowledges one’s own fallibility. UOA recognizes the flawed nature of others. ULA concedes the imperfect reality of life itself. Ergo, UA serves as the Stoic practice of tolerating and accepting matters which are outside of one’s control and influence.

One such matter is the ability to attain the experience of not having a stain on oneself. Figuratively, one will always be stained to one degree or another. And while I enjoy Big Tuck’s “Not a Stain on Me (Remix)”, I grant that perfection is impossible for fallible human beings.

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Deric Hollings, LPC, LCSW

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