Thursday, July 19, 2012
Ginger Snap #1: People who lack compassion, empathy, or understanding of how others are effected by their actions and thoughts drive me crazy. Yes, we are all guilty of it at certain points, but there are some that refuse to see that they may be in the wrong even after it has been pointed out to them.
Case in point: At a conference I encountered a group of people that were upset about their copies not being in the right order and the holes punched were off. Their ire seemed such that they were ready to take up pitchforks and lynch the offender. I explained to them that the person that made the copies did her best and was only kid volunteering to help out. After I said this many of the group members seemed to realize that they were being unfair. There was, however, one woman that continually harped on the inconvenience of the situation and how the girl that did the copies had ruined everything.
I'm sorry, how did she ruin everything? Did she press the red button and detonate the nukes? Did she spill blood on a carpeted area? No. Everything was not ruined. You were inconvenienced. You may have been aggravated. In no way was everything ruined.
Relax people! Walk a mile in their shoes. You might notice the blisters are pretty painful.
Case in point: At a conference I encountered a group of people that were upset about their copies not being in the right order and the holes punched were off. Their ire seemed such that they were ready to take up pitchforks and lynch the offender. I explained to them that the person that made the copies did her best and was only kid volunteering to help out. After I said this many of the group members seemed to realize that they were being unfair. There was, however, one woman that continually harped on the inconvenience of the situation and how the girl that did the copies had ruined everything.
I'm sorry, how did she ruin everything? Did she press the red button and detonate the nukes? Did she spill blood on a carpeted area? No. Everything was not ruined. You were inconvenienced. You may have been aggravated. In no way was everything ruined.
Relax people! Walk a mile in their shoes. You might notice the blisters are pretty painful.
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