Monday, August 25, 2008
Heavy thought
The weekend was full of family and friends. Going to the county fair together, a big birthday party for two, lots of children running and playing, etc., etc. A lot of the time and the things we did were tons of fun and wonderful!
I don't like to get too personal here but suffice it also to say that some of the time was difficult. One day before I move over to the great beyond I would like to sort out why some people seem deliberate in their desire to be unpleasant, or at least not deliberate in an attempt to be pleasant. Life is too short to waste time offending each other, isn't it? Even if it isn't always exactly how we feel? What is gained by being hurtful even if it expresses how we feel at that moment? Is complete bluntness worth the sadness and confusion left in its wake? As a commenter on a recent post about In Plain Sight said, "In reality, the villains in our lives are the people who confuse and emotionally manipulate, abuse or neglect us--not gun toting psychopaths."
I don't like to get too personal here but suffice it also to say that some of the time was difficult. One day before I move over to the great beyond I would like to sort out why some people seem deliberate in their desire to be unpleasant, or at least not deliberate in an attempt to be pleasant. Life is too short to waste time offending each other, isn't it? Even if it isn't always exactly how we feel? What is gained by being hurtful even if it expresses how we feel at that moment? Is complete bluntness worth the sadness and confusion left in its wake? As a commenter on a recent post about In Plain Sight said, "In reality, the villains in our lives are the people who confuse and emotionally manipulate, abuse or neglect us--not gun toting psychopaths."
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