Sometimes, fits of honesty come over me, even though I try
diligently to fight them off. It’s during those times that being truthful makes
me see and admit my shortcomings. Upon reflection, I finally have to admit that
my negatives are glaringly obvious. At the top of the list is my lack of
tolerance for some folks.
I am less than kind to bad drivers. You know the ones to
whom I refer. They drive in the passing lane at less than the speed limit. Not
for a minute do they think of moving over so that others can pass.
At the same time, the folks that drive as if the Interstate
were a racetrack infuriate me. They insist that
I am most prejudice against those drivers who zip down the
right side of the road and then cut into a packed lane of traffic. Under no
circumstances will I allow them to pull in front of me. On some occasions,
they’ve come within inches of hitting my vehicle because they thought I would
just stop when they turned on a signal light. “It ain’t happening.” Call that
road rage if you want to, but I refuse to allow drivers with no regard for
others to take what they want when they want it.
I also have no tolerance for lazy students. Yes, I was a one
of the worst students in my high school class. Even with that, however, I did
enough to make it to college. There I studied constantly and struggled as the
result of my poor efforts earlier. The world now is a much more demanding place
for
Young people who refuse to work in school are dooming
themselves. I have no patience with them and want to grab them by their collars
and tell them that being lazy now will result in hours of hard labor for years
to come. I want them to become proficient in something. If college isn’t for
them (it isn’t the great panacea that some paint it to be), they must learn a
trade of some kind. Their skills must be such that the closing of an assembly
line or a fast food restaurant doesn’t doom them to a life without income.
I reserve my greatest anger for those who abuse animals.
I’ve seen so many photos and stories about the mistreatment of pets. Owners
fail to feed them. They are housed in deplorable conditions. Some
The abuse of a child or another adult is unconscionable; the
acts of cruelty to an animal are every bit as evil. No pet should ever be
placed in the hands of such a disgusting person, and it is the job of each of
us to report abuse when we discover it.
I am not much of a forgiving person. Admittedly, I easily
identify others mistakes while being blind to my own. Maybe more time should be
spent on my personal faults and less on others. That’s a nice thing to say, but
the truth is that I’ll still steam at the acts of these groups. I’m a work in
progress, but the work is much and the progress is little.
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