Today I'm feeling somewhat acerbic. I think that perhaps I might say some things in this post that may come across as unkind, unchristian, and generally unlike my sentiments of yesterday.
So: I'm a complex guy, with many layers, like an onion. I'm not always going to be nice, consider yourself forewarned.
Let me first assert to everyone that, while I may be critical of others, I am fully self-actualized, and aware of my own warts and limitations.
Today I feel like talking about some of the things that bother me about people. One of my favorite past-times is to watch people. I love to sit in the food-court at the mall, and watch wave after wave of people go past, each caught up in their own little realities, unaware that I am adding a commentary to the action. I'm not a stalker or a pervert, it's just that many of them don't even know how annoying they are.
One of my biggest pet-peeves about people is ugliness. Yes, this seems harsh, but ugly is not good. Physical unattractiveness is not linked in my mind to size. I have seen beautiful girls who do not conform to the "ideal" size 2, and conversely, skinny does not necessarily equate to beautiful. Ugly comes in all shapes and sizes, and it is simply a matter of effort. Take the pride in yourself to comb your hair before you leave the house, to present yourself in clean clothes, to wear some (if you're a girl) make-up. You may think that nobody in the world cares about you, but if you don't care either, you're simply creating a self-fulfilling prophesy.
Here's where the water gets a little murky. Ugly isn't always skin deep. You may have been born in a nest high up in the ugly tree, fallen out, and hit every branch on the way to the ground, but you could be a beautiful person on the inside. I know, it's a cliche, but it's not always bad to be the one with "personality", it can outweigh many shortcomings. You may also be blessed with a figure like a mythical goddess, and have a face like a classical painting, but if your soul is black and shrivelled, it is painful to be around you.
One sure thing in life is that, as you get older, outer beauty fades, so you must have that special something, to survive the test of time. As the world's most interesting man, I say,
So: I'm a complex guy, with many layers, like an onion. I'm not always going to be nice, consider yourself forewarned.
Let me first assert to everyone that, while I may be critical of others, I am fully self-actualized, and aware of my own warts and limitations.
Today I feel like talking about some of the things that bother me about people. One of my favorite past-times is to watch people. I love to sit in the food-court at the mall, and watch wave after wave of people go past, each caught up in their own little realities, unaware that I am adding a commentary to the action. I'm not a stalker or a pervert, it's just that many of them don't even know how annoying they are.
One of my biggest pet-peeves about people is ugliness. Yes, this seems harsh, but ugly is not good. Physical unattractiveness is not linked in my mind to size. I have seen beautiful girls who do not conform to the "ideal" size 2, and conversely, skinny does not necessarily equate to beautiful. Ugly comes in all shapes and sizes, and it is simply a matter of effort. Take the pride in yourself to comb your hair before you leave the house, to present yourself in clean clothes, to wear some (if you're a girl) make-up. You may think that nobody in the world cares about you, but if you don't care either, you're simply creating a self-fulfilling prophesy.
Here's where the water gets a little murky. Ugly isn't always skin deep. You may have been born in a nest high up in the ugly tree, fallen out, and hit every branch on the way to the ground, but you could be a beautiful person on the inside. I know, it's a cliche, but it's not always bad to be the one with "personality", it can outweigh many shortcomings. You may also be blessed with a figure like a mythical goddess, and have a face like a classical painting, but if your soul is black and shrivelled, it is painful to be around you.
One sure thing in life is that, as you get older, outer beauty fades, so you must have that special something, to survive the test of time. As the world's most interesting man, I say,
"Be beautiful, my friends..."
So, that being said, let's talk about stupidity. Mama always said, "Stupid is as stupid does..." and it sounds trite to agree to that, but it's true. Even genius IQ's can still think and behave like neanderthals, and come up with insanely crazy schemes (anyone remember a guy named Adolph?), that are misguided in the extreme. However, that may be a little grandiose for the purposes of this discussion. I am simply trying to say, stupid people bother me.
So, that being said, let's talk about stupidity. Mama always said, "Stupid is as stupid does..." and it sounds trite to agree to that, but it's true. Even genius IQ's can still think and behave like neanderthals, and come up with insanely crazy schemes (anyone remember a guy named Adolph?), that are misguided in the extreme. However, that may be a little grandiose for the purposes of this discussion. I am simply trying to say, stupid people bother me.
If you can't tell me the square root of a six-digit number without a calculator, that's fine, I couldn't either.
If you tell me that 2 plus 2 equals 5, and no amount of discussion will change your mind, you may be stupid. If you, in the course of a 6 word sentence, use 5 swear words, you may be stupid. If you...I could go on for ever with stuff like this, but it may get me into trouble with copyrights.
I really encourage people to think, just a minute before you say things. You have to ponder that if you say something, is it going to lower the number of active brain cells in a room, after energy is spent trying to translate the message you are sending. If this is what you are doing, you should just stop speaking. That's it, just stop.
If you tell me that 2 plus 2 equals 5, and no amount of discussion will change your mind, you may be stupid. If you, in the course of a 6 word sentence, use 5 swear words, you may be stupid. If you...I could go on for ever with stuff like this, but it may get me into trouble with copyrights.
I really encourage people to think, just a minute before you say things. You have to ponder that if you say something, is it going to lower the number of active brain cells in a room, after energy is spent trying to translate the message you are sending. If this is what you are doing, you should just stop speaking. That's it, just stop.
"Don't hate me, because I'm beautiful."
This is a line I use quite often, to describe those misguided individuals who fail to sucessfully navigate the waters between beauty and intelligence. These are the people who are too old, and/or too fat, and/or too ugly, to rock their chosen attire or hairstyle, or general appearance. The kicker is, they truly think they are at their beauty's best. They are wrong. They are both ugly AND stupid, and as so, doubly annoying.
Lest you believe me to be a completely shallow, judgemental and hate-filled person, I shall leave off on this rant. For now. Be prepared for times in the future though, when I cannot contain myself anymore, and revisit these irritants.
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