A Classic...
...fool. I don't often get enraged. I very rarely try to be offensive, but this time I couldn't take it.
If you were offended by my list, I offer this rationale as to why it shouldn't have been said in such a harsh tone.
The reasons that those specific people are detriments for specific reasons, most of which stem from a lack of concentration.
The threat of mutilation was a quote from a movie (a comedy)
It is rude to directly insult people and was an unforgivable move on my part
I'll give some people points for trying, but trying isn't the same as doing, nonetheless.
I stand behind the rest of my post.
If you were offended by my list, I offer this rationale as to why it shouldn't have been said in such a harsh tone.
The reasons that those specific people are detriments for specific reasons, most of which stem from a lack of concentration.
The threat of mutilation was a quote from a movie (a comedy)
It is rude to directly insult people and was an unforgivable move on my part
I'll give some people points for trying, but trying isn't the same as doing, nonetheless.
I stand behind the rest of my post.
posted by Andrew at 9:41 PM
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2 Comments:
Katie, dearest, not having patience is definitely not the problem. The problem is that up until now, we have been much too patient and encouraging. They did not feel any real pressure, and given the natural work ethic of the general populus of the human race, we were foolish to expect them to try to improve themselves without pressure, criticism, and external discipline. We know it's hard, and we do help. We offer help, we force help, we continue offering advice, we teach, we practice with, we explain, but they won't take the initiative to take advantage of all of this, or they sit through it, not absorbing anything. And so many teaching strategies have been tried, I don't think there is any explanation for people not understanding at least what is expected of them. It still wouldn't be as bad if they could just accept and realize that they are wrong, and work on it. We don't need them to be super, we just need them to try, and that is why we're pissed and not getting anywhere: there is no effort on the part of the people who are making gross mistakes consistantly.
I do agree that we are not as closely-knit as we claim to be. So many attitudes clash, but this cannot be the source of all of the problems. It may explain a couple of things, but the main reason is that people just don't care, and they refuse to care. I can't even understand how someone could consistantly do something wrong, consistantly be told they are doing it wrong, and feel no obligation to fix the problem. I don't understand how anybody could not want to do their best. To me, this is all unfathomable.
In my experience, gentle encouragement and steadfast friendship gets you bombed.
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