The thing that makes me laugh the most about humanity is the stages we go through in our lives that make absolutly no sense. Take consumers, please! Ha. Nope. But seriously, take the normal consumer. As soon as a person puts on their buying shoes, no matter where or what it is that they may possibly spend their money on, they become an entirely different being from when they pulled their hair from the shower drain that same morning. We transform into these self-absorbed pieces of overly entitled shit bags. What gives us the right to completely disrespect those that are "serving" us our conveniences? Are we better than the man cooking the burger because we happen to be eating the burger? Do we have more right to be alive to purchase the toaster-oven than the clerk does who's selling it to us? What happens when the person serving the filet goes home to get ready to go out and purchase the filet? Do they then become more entitled to eat it than the woman serving it to him? This slope becomes extremely slippery and we are, it seems, powerless to stop it.
Working in a place where humans become their lowest form for years has really opened my eyes to becoming a better man. I guess I have to thank all of the assholes that waited in line staring down their noses at me. The catch-22 of it all makes me realize just how connected we really are to one another. Being thrown money everyday of my life like I was some sort of servant girl made to dance for a high priest has put blisters on my soul. But because of this I truly feel as though I have made a difference in someone elses life. I am not that asshole who mocks the person behind the apron, or the man who complains because it took me 37 seconds to reach the front of the bagel line. I'm not the adolecent who thinks because mommy is a cock ring that it gives me the right to be one as well. I've learned from the mistakes I have seen for years. I over came the potential for dumbness. I have reached a new level of graciousness. This is my passing along of the torch. Do of it what you may, but listen to these words...You are the only person in the world as you sit. The strength you posses in your soul is the be all in the way of forwarding the light to the new generation. Make the right choice. You're looked up to more than you will ever realize. If you allow your character to become shattered by the things you feel an ache for you will destroy everything that has come before you. Own your soul.
Your mission is to pass along something that you have learned from another human in your life, good or bad. The only catch is that you must define the moment as a lesson for the good of the world. If something happened to you in a negative light tell how you managed to change it around to benifit you for the better? Comment on this post all of your feelings to send to the world.
One loaf!
Wrestling with Beauty....
10 years ago
I learned that you should treat the piss drinking scum of the world as if they were the Honey laced wine drinkers they really aren't. Yes, I find it difficult to converse with someone who would rather talk on his blackberry about the million dollar deal they would potentially receive if everyone worked passed 8pm on a Friday. But, I too, have worked in the "I'm a lowly cashier" world for the better half of my adolescent years, so I can appreciate those (young and old) that now take over that responsibility. It is not the job that defines a person, but the personality and the way a person deals with the world that defines them. Before I die, I would like to meet a millionaire-not someone who just happened to come across a lot of money after 50 years of hardship, but a true born millionaire that appreciates life, and not the money. Bucket List #25...make it happen!
ReplyDeleteFear is a powerful emotional mechanism. Fear is the absence of security and control. We respond to fear by creating false senses of control and strength. You can't see my insecurity when I'm throwing stones. That's why we treat people unjustly when we do. That's why we have war. Every offensive attack comes from fear and insecurity.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite quotes, embarrassingly, comes from Yoda in Star Wars, "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering."