Question. And following rant.
Seriously. Is the world filled with idiots?
Sometimes, you just go out and you can see them everywhere, shouting at each other because of some traffic jam or squabbling about different political beliefs. Are so many of them *that* limited? They don't seem to realize that the car right in front of them isn't the only one involved in the block and its driver is just as displeased, or that people can have their own opinions regardless of what others think.
Not to mention that none of them are civil in the least. Does it hurt to say "I beg to differ" instead of "Screw you!"?
And that's still not what bothers me. It bothers me that they don't even realize they're idiots. No. In fact, it absolutely irks me that they may not be idiots. Maybe I'm the stupid one, for making my life harder and refusing to walk in the world's general direction. They sure look comfortable being what I perceive as abominable.
I claim to be tolerant. I do believe great tolerance includes considering the possibility that, even if what you believe seems so right, the exact opposite might actually be better. Or maybe there is no right and wrong at all, and we should all do what's best for our own welfare. But then wouldn't the world be a total, utter chaos? Man killing man for irrelevant reasons, the greedy rich stealing from the poor and the poor too used to their condition to fight back. Then again, all of that is happening already, isn't it? Maybe I'm deluding myself to think that it hasn't gotten *completely* out of hand.
Heh. Look at me. Raving on in here until I don't even know what I originally meant to say in the first place. I'm just terribly pissed at the lack of willingness to make a compromise and at the absolute selfishness that could proudly stand to adorn our society's flag. I swear I do have my optimistic moments, when I think that, if I'm kind and accepting with ten people, at least two will pass it on to others and so on, until we have a better world. But sometimes it just looks like such a foolish dream. Which it might be, after all.
I know I'll get over this; I'm no drama king. It's the certainty that I'll return right to this point in a while that irritates me so. It's like I'm constantly pushing Rewind and then Play again.
Sometimes, you just go out and you can see them everywhere, shouting at each other because of some traffic jam or squabbling about different political beliefs. Are so many of them *that* limited? They don't seem to realize that the car right in front of them isn't the only one involved in the block and its driver is just as displeased, or that people can have their own opinions regardless of what others think.
Not to mention that none of them are civil in the least. Does it hurt to say "I beg to differ" instead of "Screw you!"?
And that's still not what bothers me. It bothers me that they don't even realize they're idiots. No. In fact, it absolutely irks me that they may not be idiots. Maybe I'm the stupid one, for making my life harder and refusing to walk in the world's general direction. They sure look comfortable being what I perceive as abominable.
I claim to be tolerant. I do believe great tolerance includes considering the possibility that, even if what you believe seems so right, the exact opposite might actually be better. Or maybe there is no right and wrong at all, and we should all do what's best for our own welfare. But then wouldn't the world be a total, utter chaos? Man killing man for irrelevant reasons, the greedy rich stealing from the poor and the poor too used to their condition to fight back. Then again, all of that is happening already, isn't it? Maybe I'm deluding myself to think that it hasn't gotten *completely* out of hand.
Heh. Look at me. Raving on in here until I don't even know what I originally meant to say in the first place. I'm just terribly pissed at the lack of willingness to make a compromise and at the absolute selfishness that could proudly stand to adorn our society's flag. I swear I do have my optimistic moments, when I think that, if I'm kind and accepting with ten people, at least two will pass it on to others and so on, until we have a better world. But sometimes it just looks like such a foolish dream. Which it might be, after all.
I know I'll get over this; I'm no drama king. It's the certainty that I'll return right to this point in a while that irritates me so. It's like I'm constantly pushing Rewind and then Play again.