There it is..Deal with it..
Oh common that can't be the way you handle all matters. I bet you are a man of impeccable manners when you want to be.
-Sab
Ya ever struggle with feelings of hatred or negative views of others? Misanthropy?
by miseryloveselders 25 Replies latest jw friends
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sabastious
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jamiebowers
Often enough I deal with people on medical assistance, and plenty of them believe everyone owes them something. Its bad enough they recieve a lot of services and care that the average working person would never recieve without going into debt, and these same folks have the nerve to have an attitude.
Other times I may be watching the local news, and some random person affected by a typical situation that affects inner city folk, will be interviewed and for a brief moment I find myself looking down on that person, even questioning the value of their very existance on this planet. Like, I flirt with the thought that the world would be better off without that person and their ilk.
It seems to me, my dear, that you're angry with the wrong people. Everyone in a country as wealthy as the U.S. should have equal access to excellent healthcare and education.
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LV101
MLE --- I understand and it's so difficult dealing w/ingrates and mean people. i try so hard to tell myself how much they're hurting (IF NOT PHYSICALLY, then EMOTIONALLY, MENTALLY, i rationalize their EVIL) and try to kill em w/kindness and sometimes would rather shoot myself. everytime i show up, i tell myself, never again. sometimes waiting on older ladies (volunteer-club) is more than i can deal with. they feel they're important, ANGRY AT THE WORLD in general, facing their own illnesses/death and have no manners w/ordering others around to feel self-important/powerful --- STUPID ANIMALS! there are some kind, well-mannered ones.
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Broken Promises
I think the source of your anger is much deeper than you realise. I sense a deep resentment, but it is being directed at the wrong people.
Australia has an excellent public health care system. Over the years I have had a few operations, not to mention regular dr visits, which have been paid via the public purse string, totalling a few tens of thousands of dollars. I am VERY grateful to be living in a country that looks after its citizens. Yes, we may pay higher taxes than you guys do, but we get more benefits because of it.
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Sam Whiskey
MLE, yep. That's why I carry a concealed .40 calibur pistol. Just in case the wrong dude ticks me off..... Just kidding, I don't have a short fuse. In fact, it takes a lot to get me angry, I'm pretty easy going.
But...about 70% of the population here carries a concealed weapon. There all a bunch of nice guys.
One wacko shows up, and he'll be filled with lead.
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littlerockguy
misery:
I know what you mean. I have compassion for people but I dont consider myself a "people person". I have been a transcriptionist at the clinic where I work, however during the last few years and due to the economic situation there have been cuts and restructuring and I no longer work in solitude as a transcriptionist since they did away with that department.
Now I work in the credit department as a patient account rep, denying service to patients if they have a past due balance that they do not take care of or work towards paying off, sending out certified letters of dismissal if they repeatedly do not show up for appointments or for inappopriate behavior, get calls about problems with their bill, etc. I have to deal with walk-in patients and patients on the phone and just people everywhere and many of them can be hostile and difficult, not to mention if there are patients who don't speak English.
Anyways sometimes it gets me how some of them behave and how many I have to be a parent to because so many of them are so irresponsible!! I just wish I had my old job transcribing medical reports and didn't have to deal with people's money problems and drama. So yeah with my job I struggle with that feeling everyday now that I had to change jobs and sharpen my people skills.
littlerockguy
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White Dove
No, but my dad does and it's downright irritating.
I view others differently than he does.
I think they are worth something, and he doesn't.
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Scully
I've shed a lot of idealism over the years and I'm pretty much a cynic nowadays. But then again, I seem to be surrounded by dishonest people who behave like spoiled brats, whose lives are utterly enmeshed with the lies they tell about themselves and believe to be truth. These are the ignoramuses who make me want to take up the solitary existence of a hermit (provided my cabin in the woods is outfitted with a damn nice kitchen).
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Broken Promises
Another thought:
What part do you think the JW viewpoint has on your attitude towards people? You know, these evil God-hating immoral Satan worshiping worldly people who deserve nothing but a painful lingering death at Armageddon??
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Violia
I feel all human beings have worth, at least initially. Some go so far that the bad they have done outweighs any good . It is very hard to guard against burn out when working with other people. It is so easy to develop a callus attitude.