07-15-2006, 06:05 PM
[cool][#0000ff]You and I come from a time when people learned mutual respect and sportsmanship before going out into the fray. Giving others their "space" was just the thing to do. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I don't know about you, but I have become a bit more cynical in my later years. As much as I would like to believe in the basic goodness of man (and woman), I tend to accept what I see and hear, more than what would seem to be ideal. That is usually a case of everybody being out to get all they can from whoever they can, regardless of the consequences on either side. And, furthermore, some people even seem to have an ornery streak that leads them to go out of their way to cause discomfort to others.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The flip side of that is that I also realize that I cannot do much to change the innate bad manners people have developed. I can register my displeasure, and even bark a bit (from my front porch), but it is not going to change them at all. The only thing a loud confrontation is likely to produce these days is getting yourself shot.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]So, I shake my head and try to relocate to another place where the quality of the companionship is better. I'm not a coward or a quitter. I just prefer to leave hostility and rudeness to those who live by it, and find my peace and tranquility elsewhere.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I don't know about you, but I have become a bit more cynical in my later years. As much as I would like to believe in the basic goodness of man (and woman), I tend to accept what I see and hear, more than what would seem to be ideal. That is usually a case of everybody being out to get all they can from whoever they can, regardless of the consequences on either side. And, furthermore, some people even seem to have an ornery streak that leads them to go out of their way to cause discomfort to others.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The flip side of that is that I also realize that I cannot do much to change the innate bad manners people have developed. I can register my displeasure, and even bark a bit (from my front porch), but it is not going to change them at all. The only thing a loud confrontation is likely to produce these days is getting yourself shot.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]So, I shake my head and try to relocate to another place where the quality of the companionship is better. I'm not a coward or a quitter. I just prefer to leave hostility and rudeness to those who live by it, and find my peace and tranquility elsewhere.[/#0000ff]
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