If there's one thing worse than being angered, it's that emotion being coupled with confusion. We've all been there. Someone is pissed with you and you have no idea why. Worst case scenario, they won't even talk to you or try to explain it. Where's the bleedin' sense in that!?
Whatever the situation, I will always have the decency to be open with a person should they enrage me in some fashion. I will give them the opportunity to put across their side and generally like to bring the argument to an end as swiftly as possible so as neither party is put under undue stress. As such, those who claim to avoid confrontation by simply stringing the other person along and ignoring them, thus deepening the mire, are beyond my understanding. I loathe disrespect of that nature. As much as I despise having something dropped on me out of the blue by someone, I hold even greater disdain for the practice of then choosing to ignore the other person. A bit of consideration is the least someone deserves, even if they're only a minor part of your life. I ask this of people because I would be ashamed of myself were I not to offer the same treatment in return.
There are many little irritations of this nature that crop up in my everyday life. I have no interest in politics. Apparently, this reflects poorly on me as a person. People have been known to say that those who do not cast a vote in an election have no right to complain. That is utter crap. I am entitled not to vote, by virtue of the ideals of democracy. This does not mean that I have to be happy with the results. I'm obsessed with football and although I don't get to pick the team, I reserve the right to express opinions on it. Similarly with politics, one man does not make a difference. That is absolute fallacy. The only way one could is if everybody else refuses to vote. Should that occur, then clearly there is a serious fault within the system. Much in the same way that I have no knowledge of electrics, yet feel that even if I didn't try to fix a problem myself on account of this lack of knowledge, I expect the professionals to do a good job and would be entitled to complain should they not complete the task adequately.
Finally for tonight, religion comes to my mind again. Being an atheist, some look on me as having no hope or desire to live. Are you taking the piss? That's the teenage "look at me, I'm conflicted and in need of attention" version of atheism! I'm the one who believes that there is no life after death. Why in the world then would I want this life to end!? I also take umberage with being viewed as having no beliefs of my own, simply as I do not believe in the existance of a power beyond our earthly existance. There is a big difference between "believing in nothing" and "believing there IS nothing". Many would do well to learn the distinction before attempting to downplay opinions outside the sphere of religious faith. That sounds more threatening than the spirit in which it is intended. You know that I'm a pussy cat really. Come stroke me....er....I can't get things to sound anything other than suspect tonight.
I hope that next time I type in thee, oh blog of mine, I will have more upbeat and chipper musings to share. However, it's looking like a rough few weeks lie ahead. And apparently, I don't have a say in the matter.
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