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I wasn't gonna do this, but the voices would not leave me alone.
I learned an important, and harsh lesson in life at the tender age of 11.
The recent "goings on" we've experienced here regarding the bashing of a man and company that many of us have great respect for, brought the truth of that lesson back to the surface for me.
"There are people in this world who will dislike us simply because we are breathing. Nothing we can do within the limits of polite society and moral boundaries, will change this. I have found that barring threats to my well being and that of my family, it is best to avoid them when possible, ignore them unless threatened with mortal danger, and be thankful that I don't have to get up in the morning and be....them."
Admittedly, the last thing was an outlook shared with me within the last few years. But I apply that one almost daily to a variety of folks and it seems to help curb my desire to take "corrective action" in most situations.
As a footnote,
I ran into one of these folks mentioned above several years after our last encounter. He had apparently outgrown his "problem" and offered an apology. I accepted, but I still wonder if the 2 inches and 50lbs I had gained contributed to his need to "bury the hatchet".
Again I apologize for this post, but maybe the "voices" will let me sleep now.
I learned an important, and harsh lesson in life at the tender age of 11.
The recent "goings on" we've experienced here regarding the bashing of a man and company that many of us have great respect for, brought the truth of that lesson back to the surface for me.
"There are people in this world who will dislike us simply because we are breathing. Nothing we can do within the limits of polite society and moral boundaries, will change this. I have found that barring threats to my well being and that of my family, it is best to avoid them when possible, ignore them unless threatened with mortal danger, and be thankful that I don't have to get up in the morning and be....them."
Admittedly, the last thing was an outlook shared with me within the last few years. But I apply that one almost daily to a variety of folks and it seems to help curb my desire to take "corrective action" in most situations.
As a footnote,
I ran into one of these folks mentioned above several years after our last encounter. He had apparently outgrown his "problem" and offered an apology. I accepted, but I still wonder if the 2 inches and 50lbs I had gained contributed to his need to "bury the hatchet".
Again I apologize for this post, but maybe the "voices" will let me sleep now.
