Today I would like to talk about human decency. I would love to believe that we all have the capacity to respect one another but on a daily basis I am seeing how the up and coming days of my life are FILLED with self serving and one track thinking so-called "people".
Today I experienced such high levels of disregard that I am tempted to join the masses and live by the mantra of "fuck you and fuck them and fuck it". Why are we like this to one another? Am I so different by comparison?
I offer to reach things for elderly in motorized chairs in grocery stores, pick up dropped items for other people just to display kindliness, give the poor my change when they ask, offer some of my lunch to a co worker in a tough spot, let someone with just 1 item in the grocery store ahead of me in a line and hold doors for the next person coming through, I say please and thank you to everyone in the service industry, Sir or Ma'am to anyone older than me, and I cover my mouth if I cough or sneeze, use my turn signal in traffic and let someone in front of me if they too use a turn signal.
Yet, not many people I meet do ANY of these things. Why is this?
My theory is that the message we are getting as humanity is that it's all for one and one for one. Do we not know that we have a choice? How did we forget that we exist better as a community and we thrive best as a unit? If we share a common goal do we not achieve it?
I don't know if we can ever reverse it but I thank my parents and grandparents for never letting me turn into what I see everyday now and if you are one those losers I am talking about, get your head out of your ass and see how you look to me. I can't be alone in this, don't be the problem okay?
Have a pleasant day!
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