I have been thinking about what I wanted
to write about in my blog today and nothing really comes to mind.
I was sitting on the
steps to the porch the other night (it was just before dusk) and I closed my
eyes and just listened to the cicadas singing that loud, long lullaby that
usually accompanies a long hot summer day.
I remember my “Mama Ruby” telling me that when the locusts sing, it
means it’s going to be very hot and a long time until rain comes around. Well, I hate to tell this to the bug
population, but YOU were wrong. It rained
the very next day and it was a good rain too, almost flooding some of the lower
streets in town.
So, the subject of this
blog entry is not exactly about the weather but about the “words of wisdom”
that I have been given over the years.
What words have I been given that have stuck with me the longest.
One set of life instructions
that I was told many moons ago was, “You can’t figure out crazy people and
their actions or you will drive yourself crazy trying.” I have to say this is
the one piece of advice that has stayed around the longest for me….not because
it was sounded funny but because it is very true!
I was the butt of a lot
of jokes in grade school, high school and on up into my early life. I have been made fun of, picked on and
ridiculed for various things at various times.
The one question that I always seemed to ask myself is why? Why do they call me names? Why do they laugh at me? Why? I
remember that I used to spend a lot of time thinking about the various reasons
and not one reason fit the bill. Not one
reason worked or explained their actions......And the speaker of these words were so right, it did drive me batty
trying to figure out why….
To prove my point, I
sent a copy of this blog entry for “proof reading” to my friend at work. I asked her what she thought and she
responded with the following, “This is true but also people are mean because of
several different reasons. They aren’t born mean. They inherit mean whether it be something
that happened to them or insecurities they may have. To prove my point, you CAN’T pin it down to
one reason, or the “WHY” of the situation.
All of this brought me
to a conclusion…if you have meanness in your heart and lack respect and empathy
for your fellow man, someone that doesn’t share your philosophies WILL NOT
understand. Anyone that has these “nasty”
qualities will never, ever “get you” or “get your way of thinking.” I have decided that if people want to be mean
and I wasn’t going to follow in their path, then I would never appreciate their
actions. I could only speculate and form my own conclusions. Another piece of advice…. It’s also true,
“mean people do suck!”
Not wanting to get too
deep, but hoping to bring a smile or two….Please leave me
a comment about the words of wisdom that have inspired you in some way….
More to come from the Lost Southerner
