There are few people in this
world that I find completely and utterly distasteful. But for those who I do…I
have no problem letting them know that.
I’m
not “mean” by any stretch of the
imagination. Not really anyway. Will I call someone out when they are behaving
like an ass? You bet I will. The thing is, I’ll call myself out on it too. I
don’t need someone to put me in my place. In fact, 99.95% of the time, I do it
of my own accord.
Can you say the same?
By
and large, one of the biggest problems I have with humanity (in general) is the
assumption gig. Someone assumes they know someone based only on a body of
knowledge that you could fit in an eyedropper. Sometimes they are enamored with
someone who is a douche nozzle. Other times, they assume someone is a bitch, a
hard ass or a pansy. When the truth is, they know nothing about them.
How is this productive,
useful or informed?
Where have my critical
thinkers gone?
I
try (and sometimes I fail) not to make assumptions about people. I sit back and
I watch, at length. I read comments, I absorb body language and I take into
account overall behavior before I render a decision on whether or not I want to
pursue a relationship with said person.
With
that said, just because I don’t “agree” with someone 100% of the time, doesn’t
mean I don’t dub them worthy. I love diversity. I thrive on it. And just
because I don’t like a few things that fall out of your mouth, doesn’t mean it
invalidates every other thing you think. I believe that if you look a little
harder, you can find common ground with just about anyone.
With
that said, on a not-so-rare occasion, I come to the conclusion that someone is
a complete, utter and total idiot. Why? Because they usually are.
Say
what you will, but I am usually an excellent judge of character. I have been a
student of the human race (thanks to my sales background) for most of my life. Sure,
I’ve had my faux paus in judgment along the way, but today, at 33 years of age,
I can say that (normally) when I am so bold to pass judgment on another human
being, I am usually 100 percent right. And it’s really hard to snow me.
So
should you come across me one day, and I say something to the effect that you are
an idiot, I’d take that seriously if I were you. Because not only am I right,
I’m just saying what everyone else is too chicken shit to give voice to anyway.
So fix it.
And
that’s no assumption, it’s fact.
How do you make your
decisions about people?Idiots need not respond.
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