MLK, Jr.
I have endless amounts of respect for Martin Luther King, Jr. How anybody could cleave to non-violence when the world is full of assholes is beyond me. Of course, I'm not inherently anti-violence myself, since I am of the mind that people should get what they deserve. This goes for everything from smacks to the head to smiles on the street. I used to be a "smile to strangers" type because I assumed by default that those strangers deserved one. I'm not that way any more.
I've been trying to learn to let things go. If the individuals in my environment are assholes, I should just remind myself that I'm getting out of here. Soon. My parents insisted on coming with me to Arizona the first time I went apartment-hunting. They marveled at how nice people seemed, and this was based solely on the fact that the cashiers were courteous. That's what I have to look forward to in a month. I shouldn't let certain incidents I've encountered here make me bitter. I shouldn't brood on the fact that assholes tend to pick on people they assume will never fight back. I shouldn't a lot of things. I should play with my new model Jeep CJ-5 in cherry red and chase the cat and have a happy, happy fun time while dreaming about a better and brighter future.
Martin Luther King, I salute you.
I've been trying to learn to let things go. If the individuals in my environment are assholes, I should just remind myself that I'm getting out of here. Soon. My parents insisted on coming with me to Arizona the first time I went apartment-hunting. They marveled at how nice people seemed, and this was based solely on the fact that the cashiers were courteous. That's what I have to look forward to in a month. I shouldn't let certain incidents I've encountered here make me bitter. I shouldn't brood on the fact that assholes tend to pick on people they assume will never fight back. I shouldn't a lot of things. I should play with my new model Jeep CJ-5 in cherry red and chase the cat and have a happy, happy fun time while dreaming about a better and brighter future.
Martin Luther King, I salute you.