Inspired by an on line writing.

I belong to a few different on line groups.  Some even cross over to real life, so I tend to do a lot of reading of on line blogs, journals, etc.  Some are truly insightful, inspiring me to be a better parent, a better girlfriend, a better employee, all in all a better person.  Some … well … not so much.  I came across one journal post titled “Actually No, I don’t have to ‘Play Nice’”.  The author is a self described “bohemian”.  He doesn’t necessarily conform to our “rules of society”.  The journal proceeds to say I don’t have to be nice if I don’t want to.  If you’ve hurt me (on purpose or not) I can block you out with a big fat wall.  You won’t affect me that way.  Basically goes on to say that if they’ve screwed up in his eyes, he’s far too busy a person to hold their hand and teach them the better way.

Really at this point of the post I wanted to hurl.

What happened to common decency?  What happened to the base level of human kindness?  What REALLY annoys me about this person is that he spews “enlightenment”.  He’s approximately my age, with a young child, no job and at last count 3 girlfriends.  For some reason this creep has that evangelical cult leader persona and people do listen to him.  When I first met him, I thought he was farther along the evolutionary enlightenment path than most, now I just realize he’s a drug addicted loser who can’t hold down a job and be a truly contributing member of society.  He believes he’s better than that, and the truly annoying part is that MY tax dollars pay to have him sit on his ass and spout this garbage.

There are so many ways I’d like to rant not only about this jerk but too him.  But I am likely on the other size of that wall.  He’s NEVER extended a hand to me, or even looked twice in my direction.  I likely wronged him somehow and apparently the chance of me ever overcoming that big fat wall are slim.  GOOD.  I’d like him to be surrounded by that big fat wall, then I’d like to fill it with water. 

When other people like this annoy me, I remember … wait, I have friends, I have family, I have the love of my life and two of the greatest children ever.  I just received a spectacular review at work, we have a BEAUTIFUL house, and I’m blessed with people who make me laugh, smile and just generally feel awesome about life.  I bet he doesn’t have that, behind his wall.  Wow, I actually pity him … and if he ever knew I pitied him, I’m sure he’d RAGE.