March 1, 2007

• Are you a "savior"

  

  I
  find myself at odds with people who like to take it upon themselves to
  play St. Peter.
  You know, the angel that sits at Heaven's Pearly Gates
  who interviews prospective entrants of Heaven.

  Much like the Jehova
  Witnesses, they try to force their points of view on you. Some of them
  refuse to let me say "God" in their presence. Even if it's a "Thank
  God"
  I'm accused of using the Lord's name in vain. Last time I checked,
  that wasn't.
  And I do admit, I'd say "goddamnit" and get chastised for
  that. But I would so love
  to punch that person in the face but I live
  by my code which says, "Don't punch people in the face".

  However,
  this extends to people who try to force me to be politically correct. 
  Now I can understand
  those who dislike profanity laced sentences when
  the profanity outnumbers the non-profanity,
  but I wouldn't do that
  unless I'm seriously pissed off (or stupid, you choose).

  P|r|o|f|a|n|i|t|y is my anti-violence.   

  

  But it's the people who feel the need to get in people's business where there business doesn't belong.

  This
  isn't the same situation as standing up to a high school bully. It's a
  difference in mindset.
  When there's no "battle" to be won, is there a
  "hero"? No, there's not. Rather than taking up the imaginary
  moral
  fight that only exists in the mind, people should just walk away and
  get the stick out of their ass.

  The world is full of
  differences in opinion, and somehow we manage to get along.
  Yet it's
  ironic that the people who try to play "hero" or "savior" are the ones
  who are at the
  heart of the battles and the wars.

  Rather than
  enclosing your mind by not accepting the differences, and enforcing
  what you think is right,
  try opening your mind and accepting that
  people will have their differences in opinion.
  If it's such a bother,
  then stop putting yourself in a situation that would make you cry out
  "Bloody Murder!"

  Don't be the "savior" fighting in your
  imaginary war between heaven and hell when in fact you're unknowingly
  
  acting as the Devil's advocate.

  But hey, who am I to say. I might be trying to force my opinion on you.

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