I Don't Understand People

I don't understand people, I try, but I don't understand people. Sure, some people speak their truth and walk their talk - but these people are rare. Most of the world is filled with hypocrites. Individuals who would rather complain than do something, people who say, "that is wrong" then engage in a behavior which supports the "wrong" behavior. Who are we to judge anyone for their marriage failures. I don't know what it would be like to live my entire life in front of millions of people. And Tiger Woods has no idea what it is like to scrape bottles and coins together to buy his daughter gym shorts. I can't judge him. I don't have to respect the choices he makes as a golfer or as a person - but I don't know him so I can't judge him. You know who really makes me mad - athletes who have taken PHD's then say it did not help them perform better! Duh, did you see the name? Performance Enhancing. Does not take Einstein to figure that one out. Before testing, Joe Smith averaged 35 homeruns a year, post testing he is averaging 11 - "We moved into a new ballpark." "It's the dead ball era." "Strike zones have been expanded to help pitching." Sorry Mr. Smith you are wrong - Chicks dig the long ball. Baseball as an organization wants you to hit 35 homeruns a year, they don't care if you take ketchup and olive oil - could you just not get caught, or have your body bulge so much your head looks like it was shrunk? That is all baseball wants from you. But I am not judging you. Hey, if they had a Teacher Performance Enhancing Drug I would be the first to take it. If it became illegal and I was caught I would fess up - "Heck ya, I took the drug, I wanted to be a better teacher. Don't you know children our are future." Wouldn't it be easier if people just told the truth. And I know it would be easier if we stopped judging other people. If we could just pause for a single moment and consider how someone else is feeling before we get the gun out to shoot them down. Like when you are at the grocery store and you feel the cashier was rude - and you let it bug you - think a moment; perhaps her child is home sick, or she has lost a loved one, or maybe she is going through a divorce, or her boss is harassing her - or maybe there are 100 places she would rather be than at that grocery store; I reckon we have all felt this way yet we are not willing to allow someone else to feel that way and we take it all personal because they may have been rude to us. Seriously, if the grocery store cashier can ruin your day, you need to examine your life. Maybe, just maybe, we need to accept responsibility for our feelings and our behavior and our own lives - and maybe we need to look at the world through someone else's eyes before we decide they are the rudest, meanest, most useless creature on the planet. I'm just saying.