Thursday, January 17, 2008

"It's not fair!"

Oh, I get so mad at whiners! "It's not fair!" "You're so mean!" "I don't want to!" "I don't have to!" "You're not the boss of me!" (Okay, that one has been coming from my children lately, and it really makes me mad. I am too! At least for a few more years.)
It is really ridiculous when grown men and women act like children. Maybe some of you have received the "Bill of Non-Rights" from some well meaning friend that has nothing better to do than forward silly things to everyone in their address book. (J/K, I actually really liked this one, and it came from my mom, who I love very much, and I know that she has lots of better things to do, and she does them.) Anyway, someone decided they should write a new preamble to the constitution for all the morons out there who didn't understand the first one. (Maybe a bit presumptuous, and not entirely accurate... I think she/he means a new amendment to the constitution... and, really I think the problem is not necessarily that they don't understand, but that they just don't bother to read the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Bill of Rights, etc... but, whatever, it's still a sad, but true commentary on the whininess of many Americans today, and if anyone would like to read it, let me know, and I can e-mail it to you.) It starts, "We, the sensible people of the United States," and goes on to explain, that while we do believe that life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness are unalienable rights, (which is the Declaration of Independence, by the way, not the Bill of Rights) you do not have the right to a new car, big screen tv, mansion, etc... You do not have the right to be offended. You do not have the right to a job (although we all want you to have one, and will do what we can to help you get one, but that means you are not too good to work at McDonald's!), etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. My favorite part says that you do not have the right to be free from harm. "If you stick a screwdriver in your eye, learn to be more careful; do not expect the tool manufacturer to make you and all your relatives independently wealthy."
Which leads me--finally, I know--to my point, or my main gripe for the day. QUIT BLAMING OTHER PEOPLE FOR YOUR PROBLEMS!!! Maybe it is not fair that Donald Trump has millions (billions?) of dollars, and you are barely making it paycheck to paycheck. So?!? Is whining about it going to do him any harm or you any good? Life is NOT fair! It wasn't meant to be fair. It's not possible for it to be "fair" the way most people try to define that word.
I suppose you could look at the big picture--the eternal picture. If you believe as I do, eventually we will all be rewarded according to what we did or did not do with what we did or did not have. That's fair, right? Of course, if you truly believe that this life is it, and when you die you're just dead and gone... well, whining doesn't do you much good either way. If this life is all you get, you'd better make the most of it. So, quit whining, stop trying to find someone to blame, and take responsibility for your own actions. Quit looking for an easy way out, and just get to work. And, smile! Life really is not all that bad. :)

I suppose you could always go find some sleazy lawyer, and someone to sue. Have fun living off the sewage.

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