I'm at war with ignorance and I'm losing, why would I join that fight anyway? It's a losing battle, and ignorance is bliss!
The other day I was told I was a hater, hah, and while denying it, I was reminded by Ryan (a kid in two of my classes) of the first day in english class. When I said very loudly, and to everyone in class: "I dont want to hang out with none of ya'll, don't get confused. It's not gonna happen" I defend myself saying that I was just frustrated by the douchebag in the front of class who wears his hat sideways, sags, and was late to class. Or maybe it was the smelly kid next to me? No it was most likely the prissy chick wearing uggs with her pink sweatpants. I digress. This conversation took place approximately 2 days before this one:
After I said that Zak and I laughed, but it made me think of being called a hater and I was like, zomg!, they're right!
So.
I tell you all of that to tell you this:
I made a concious decision to start giving people the benefit of the doubt and start maybe... being more positive, I guess?
that was maybe a week ago, I'm already frustrated and have been let down. I have said it before: optimists are always disappointed, and pessimists are pleasantly suprised.
however, I will keep on keeping on, life's a garden. Ya dig it. (Joe Dirte. anybody? no? ok.)
I feel like this post is taking a turn i don't want, im not trying to be down, im just saying that it sucks when people meet your low expectations or they just fit right into a negative stereotype. Try not to be that person, that's all im saying.
I'm more coldplay than I am Ice-T
2 comments:
I think I have the same problem as you. I find myself looking at people and just wondering... Why do you do that? I often fell like I am the only one aware of a problem and when I am not I feel the others are blowing it out of proportion. I dislike a lot of my so called friends because they flake on me all the time. So I get upset and they wonder what the big deal is. Your word is the big deal. Im surrounded by idiots.... i think to myself. But it isn't true because I don't even have a college education nor a college-of-the-streets education. So it must be me.
I'm slightly disappointed/impressed. [Sidebar: Can you simultaneously be both those things?] I'm disappointed that you gave the world a 2nd chance this early in the game, and impressed that you thought "people" had progressed, despite all the evidence to the contrary. It takes a closet idealist to think that this was the time or place to use an optimist card. [Sidebar: You only have a finite number of those.]
We've had this conversation numerous times, so i'll only add this: when ol' boy with his backwards cap and jeans stepped in, did you give him the Crazy Gillie Look and say "Ya not a gangsta. Ya nothin like a gangsta" and proceed to tell him he could never perform in Philly with jewelry on?
As for being called a hater, thats what people who think their sh!t don't stank reply, when informed that they dropped a deuce in their pants and their ignorance isn't zipped.
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