At least once a day I have to laugh at somebody's status on Facebook. They mention something about having positive energy or a good outlook or having good karma come their way (or about the absence of these things). They talk about how positive they are and how of course it's coming around.
I actually do "laugh out loud." These are the same people who criticize, judge, find fault with, argue with, get offended by, get angry with anyone and everyone. Every status preceding and following this ONE positive one will be predictable and negative. They are miserable. I don't know how they even find the will to wake up and function with such awful attitudes.
They are the ones who claim to be accepting and non-judgemental. Yet, they are the same ones who post things all day long that are offensive to people with a philosophy contrary to theirs. When they are called out for it, they immediately get irate and rude or else threaten with the big ole delete. Oh, I see, you are accepting and non-judgemental of people who are EXACTLY like you and of the EXACT same mind-set. Now I get it. Funnier still is that they are completely oblivious to it.
They are always talking about karma coming to get everyone. You know the ones, "What comes around, goes around," "Be careful, karma comes back around." I see the posts every day. Wow. They are that bothered by so many people that they really wish bad karma on them. Do they even know what they are wishing for? Why are they so consumed with how someone else's life is playing out?
Everything people say to them "offends" them. Casually asked questions get attacked and then I see the "friend" who commented trying to placate them. It's like, "oh, I'm so sorry I expressed my opinion that doesn't agree with what you think and now I will soothe your ruffled feathers." Are you that anti-social that people asking questions about things that YOU posted on your facebook (inviting them into your life, by the way) make you that angry? I cannot imagine.
Everyone claims to be positive and good. Sadly, I see very few people that genuinely are. We ALL have lives that are hard. You are not the exception, you are the rule. We all suffer disappointment, loss, heart ache and sorrow. What makes you positive is how you handle those situations.
When people ask me personal questions I have NEVER been offended by that. I am flattered. I am happy that they are interested enough in me to learn more about me. It does not occur to me that they are asking me things to be snide or nosey. Since I wouldn't do those things I choose to deny it would happen to me. Does that make me naive? Maybe but I'm rarely angry with complete strangers or acquaintances. It helps me to remain positive. When their questions or comments are contrary to mine I really pause. I think, "is that the impression I want to give? or is that what I'm really wanting to say?" It makes me think harder about what comes out of my mouth.
When I see horrible people getting good things coming to them I don't wish bad karma on them. I have always told my husband and kids that to do that will bring nothing but negativity to us. I wish them happiness. No matter how it looks to us, there is something lacking in a mean person. To the world it may look like they have more than they deserve but inside, where it matters most, they are so empty. I don't envy them and I don't wish evil on them, I pity them.
When I see people on Facebook writing with such conviction about how right they are about everything and how their way is "the" way and their opinions are the "right" ones and how they are such great people, I pity them as well. I pity them for their ignorance and their immaturity. I pity the fact that maybe there is a person in there that could do alot of good for this world but because they are so hard-headed they will never evolve to know their potential. I wait to see if time will change them but the thing about people who know it all is that they rarely know they just may be wrong on a few things.
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