People Are Crazy...

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TheRedQueen

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So, when I make my rare forays into the news world, I'm bombarded by stories of people being ugly to each other. Innocent children being hurt by the ones they're supposed to trust. Corruption. Murder. Lying. Stealing. Infedelity.
All these things seem so prevalent, that they're almost normal. And it makes me wonder; does anyone care about values anymore? Or am I so out of step with time that I'll always despise humanity?
I find certain things to be incredibly important. More important than money, or power, or stuff.
Honor. Integrity. Honesty. Compassion. Acceptance. Faithfulness and loyalty. Denying our baser natures, rising above our wants and selfish desires, and being better than the world says we should be. I believe that being human means denying the animal inside and rising above it, but that takes work, a lot of it, and all I see around me is laziness.
I realize that my values belong to an older time, a dead time. But I can't just turn my back on what I believe in.
So, maybe that means everyone else is sane, and I'm the crazy one....:biggrin2:
 

KingAHolic

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So, when I make my rare forays into the news world, I'm bombarded by stories of people being ugly to each other. Innocent children being hurt by the ones they're supposed to trust. Corruption. Murder. Lying. Stealing. Infedelity.
All these things seem so prevalent, that they're almost normal. And it makes me wonder; does anyone care about values anymore? Or am I so out of step with time that I'll always despise humanity?
I find certain things to be incredibly important. More important than money, or power, or stuff.
Honor. Integrity. Honesty. Compassion. Acceptance. Faithfulness and loyalty. Denying our baser natures, rising above our wants and selfish desires, and being better than the world says we should be. I believe that being human means denying the animal inside and rising above it, but that takes work, a lot of it, and all I see around me is laziness.
I realize that my values belong to an older time, a dead time. But I can't just turn my back on what I believe in.
So, maybe that means everyone else is sane, and I'm the crazy one....:biggrin2:

I think it's a vicious cycle. Bad gets rewarded, good people get stepped on, so I think people eventually throw up their hands with a "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em " attitude.

I know I have struggled with this on a small scale in the business world. Hard, good quality work and willingness to do whatever it takes to help the company and get the job done has done nothing for me in advancing my career. But, I'm not going to change my work ethic to get ahead. Of course, I can afford to do that, but, I have to live a more simple lifestyle because of it. But it's worth it.
 

PatInTheHat

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The times and people have not really changed an iota since the first group feedbag/cave time share/hug, our technology, and thus understanding of the world around us, has.
Subtle changes in zipcode increments, sure, but even that has had its limits, I mean eventually everything goes out of style, and everything eventually comes back into fashion again...good lord hate the Leisure Suit, but what's a fashionable flashy fella ta do:a28:
Hmm, on the other hand there is a solid arguement to be made, and has, that 'things', they are actually looking better, I mean for life in general on this wacky magic flyin' mudball, documented history rather proves it out.
So maybe step away from the information streaming live 24/7/365.25 (oh, plus that extra second) if it sounds like to much.
That or maybe immerse yourself in it, search it and suck it up like a sponge, might quell the sense of sorrow drowning...eh, or not, reckon that depends on the individual and their personal person.
(in the interest of full disclosure, me, I side with we are actually getting better, s l o w l y, but betterer, I think history, and herstory, does as well;))
 

GNTLGNT

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...there is a constant daily deluge of "bad" and "miserable" all around...but surprisingly, the power of the White still shines...there are good hearts out there, several of which have previously commented...small acts of kindness don't make world news, but they warm the hearts around it and that my friend, is where I think the human race will survive....
 

TheRedQueen

And Crazy Housewife
Dec 3, 2014
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Fernley, NV.
...there is a constant daily deluge of "bad" and "miserable" all around...but surprisingly, the power of the White still shines...there are good hearts out there, several of which have previously commented...small acts of kindness don't make world news, but they warm the hearts around it and that my friend, is where I think the human race will survive....


Thank you for the kind words, Gntl. I have battled with myself for years about this subject. Now that I have a son, especially, I try to overcome my own anti-social nature and be more personable. But I've always been withdrawn, and unfortunately, my personal experience with people has never been good. I've been lied to, betrayed, and hurt by far too many people, and it's left me feeling like the planet would be better off if most of us just disappeared. I don't like people much.
But I have met at least one genuinely good person, and I had the great good fortune to marry him. He's made mistakes, just like I have, but he always strives to better himself. And he's never lied to me. So he's slowly helping me to regain a semblance of faith in people, but it's hard going. I see how much filth and corruption is out there, and there's a lot of days when I just want to pack up my family and head for the hills. When you have the moral code of a fifties' farmer's wife, how do you manage in a world where cheating on your spouse is ok, but being gay is wrong? A world where a pedophile walks free, but a pothead spends life behind bars? A place where we would rather waste money on unnecessary frivolities rather than help someone in need? A place where it's perfectly alright to mind someone elses' business for them, but completely ignore your own responsibilities?
I look at things like that, and despair of ever being able to raise my son to be the strong, righteous, fair minded man I hope for him to be.
But there's enough hope left that I keep on trying. "Stand and be true" are wise, difficult words to live by...
 

GNTLGNT

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Jun 15, 2007
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Cambridge, Ohio
Thank you for the kind words, Gntl. I have battled with myself for years about this subject. Now that I have a son, especially, I try to overcome my own anti-social nature and be more personable. But I've always been withdrawn, and unfortunately, my personal experience with people has never been good. I've been lied to, betrayed, and hurt by far too many people, and it's left me feeling like the planet would be better off if most of us just disappeared. I don't like people much.
But I have met at least one genuinely good person, and I had the great good fortune to marry him. He's made mistakes, just like I have, but he always strives to better himself. And he's never lied to me. So he's slowly helping me to regain a semblance of faith in people, but it's hard going. I see how much filth and corruption is out there, and there's a lot of days when I just want to pack up my family and head for the hills. When you have the moral code of a fifties' farmer's wife, how do you manage in a world where cheating on your spouse is ok, but being gay is wrong? A world where a pedophile walks free, but a pothead spends life behind bars? A place where we would rather waste money on unnecessary frivolities rather than help someone in need? A place where it's perfectly alright to mind someone elses' business for them, but completely ignore your own responsibilities?
I look at things like that, and despair of ever being able to raise my son to be the strong, righteous, fair minded man I hope for him to be.
But there's enough hope left that I keep on trying. "Stand and be true" are wise, difficult words to live by...
...never despair, the proper upbringing yields extraordinary rewards...and for every incident of humanity's descent into blackness, comes a sweet occasion that heralds the hope you so desperately desire...it all begins for me with the innocent hug & kiss from a grandbaby....