I felt the need, nay, the responsibility to tell you why PEOPLE SUCK...and some don't.
First of all it continues to blow my mind on a daily basis to witness people being cruel and hateful toward others, complete strangers even, for no good reason (not that a good reason would justify bad behavior but random acts of meanness are daggers of poison sent out into the universe) people swearing and swerving into you intentionally in traffic just to get ahead. Or people lying, cheating and stealing their way through life...it all baffles me. It seems like for every one kind soul you come across there's 78 mean spirited, selfish dark souls who would cut your throat for twenty bucks! Wouldn't it be nice if we lived in a world where, when the person returns the purse with all it's contents untouched it DIDN'T end up on the six o'clock news because it was just the norm to do the RIGHT thing?!
The walmart lady story:
So last week I was at the local walmart shopping for my cart full of randomness (popcorn,push pins,deodorant..the usual) and as I was standing in the school supplies isle trying to locate my much needed push pins I saw an older woman with her hair plastered to her forehead from perspiration, a devastated look on her face and the walmart employee standing next to her shrugging his shoulders and giving off a reeking aura of "I should be on break right now lady." So I smile at her because I'm sure she could feel my gaze that held longer than the glancing second, and her face brightens. She says to me, "Can I ask you a question?" the walmart employee bolts in the other direction the moment the lady looks away from him, and I said "Sure you can." She asked me if I knew what dividers were! As my mind is filled with a thousand thoughts of frustration for the young male employee who was IN CHARGE of stocking the school supplies area, and couldn't tell this woman (whose heart was heavy for other reasons, obviously) where and what DIVIDERS were...I said "I do actually." I helped her find some on the next shelf and she was thrilled! She explained to me that she was shopping for school supplies for her 12 year old special needs grandson. Being a 60-something year old lady, she was a bit out of touch with the needs of school age students and was having trouble identifying the items on her large list. So I (being in no hurry, and without perishables in the cart) walked her all around the store until her cart (and hopefully her heart) was filled with everything she needed. But the devastating part of her story was the fact that this was a low income family, the grandson had many medical bills for his disease and all of his school age years he was getting government assistance and the school supplies were being provided to him, this year, however, due to BUDGET CUTS (or presidential jets) the boy was no longer eligible for school supply assistance. BROKE MY HEART. The lady didn't ask me for twenty dollars or even any of my time, she just needed help and to get through the day. So not only did the walmart employee SUCK but the government SUCKS! Sometimes people just need little things. Not everyone is looking to get ahead of you, but maybe just along side you. For God's sake we need to do something!
My friend Aunnie:
She doesn't suck, but sometimes she meets people who suck and that sucks! But lately she's helped me out a bunch and has given me many laughs and for that I wish her a suck free life from this day forward!
And to all the other non-suckers in my life (My husband, my babies,my other MANY family members,my Amber bamm,my pup dog) Thanks for being you :D
