The following was originally posted on my old blog. Once more for your consideration, I offer my pet peeves; this time with annotation.
Normally we try to look on the sunny side of life’s events to find the inherent joy of our unique experience as human beings. However, even pappy’s patience can be tried upon occasion, so he’s decided to create a feature disclosing his pep peeves. Pappy’s pet peeves will appear periodically until he runs out of peeves. Hopefully, this will be soon.
1. Hypocrites. We’ve taken notice of religious hypocrites for a long time. The kind of person you see in a prominent pew on Sunday morning after spending a week treating his neighbors in unchristian ways. Lately, the political hypocrite is arousing pappy’s ire. The political hypocrite comes in all shades and hues and is not a leader, but the worst kind of follower. I mean the person who bends in the blustery winds to find favor for himself or his party without concern for the common good.
The 2008 Presidential race started out early this year, so we have to be alert to smiling faces, hand shakes, and poll followers.
2. The Know-it all. Persons who know what’s best for everybody and try to control our lives are know-it-alls. We find the know-it-alls on television, talk radio and on the streets. These people believe that they’ve discovered the one true path to spiritual, political, social, or economical enlightenment. The know-it-all wants you and everybody else to behave in his or her prescribed manner. We could use a lot fewer know-it-alls. Present company excused.
Television now boasts more punditry than news, and many viewers can't seem to separate one from the other.
3. Too Many Laws. When you read the Ten Commandments, you realize how few laws we really need to keep everyone in line. Don’t kill; don’t steal, and don’t betray people are laws at the top of my list. We have too many laws with too many interpretations to be a truly free people. If we could govern ourselves with kindness, tolerance, and understanding we’d be well on the way toward fewer laws.
Guess we need to vote for more legislators who don't know the way to the state and federal capitols, oh, we did!
After reading my pet peeves, I realize I’m guilty. Upon occasion, without provocation, I’m hypocritical. And, of course, I think there ought to be laws against things I don’t like. Finally, just writing all this stuff makes me a know-it-all. Turns out I’m my own pet peeve!
Some things never change.
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Random thoughts about many interests and people, with a realization of the blessings of life. I try to follow my mother's advice, don't discuss politics or religion.
3 comments:
HI, FROSTY!
JUST CHECKING YOU OUT AGAIN AFTER
SOME DELAY. YES, THERE ARE THESE
PEOPLE QUALITIES OUT THERE. THE
"KNOW IT ALLS" ARE WHAT IS BOTHERING ME NOW. MY BEST FRIEND
IN HIGH SCHOOL TELLS US ALL HOW WE
SHOULD BEHAVE IN SOCIAL SITUATIONS
AND GATHERINGS NOW, WHEN TO COME,WHEN TO LEAVE AND WHAT TO DO WHEN WE GET THERE. FRED
FRED
Hey Fred,
Good to hear from you; glad you found the new blog.
One of the nice things about the know-it-alls on TV is that you can turn them off! Much harder to do with the ones we socialize with, though it is great that you still see your best friend from high school.
Hi, I was making a comment on another blog when I was transported here. Re the punditocracy, I was saying that they should be viewed like an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Listen for a bit. Turn down the sound. Make rude comments. Repeat as needed.
Not religious but I always preferred the Sermon on the Mount to the Ten Commandments. Or perhaps just the admonition from the Hitchhikers Guide: Don't panic!
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