We Have to Stop

The list of items that people should stop doing is too long. The book would be larger than any pork filled bill our government could pass. What I believe we should do is stop what we can and make life better for ourselves. Most people I know do too much, especially for people who do not deserve their time. When we become selective with our time and stop or say “no”, life becomes a little better. 

One thing that the last year and half has taught us, is that more people look down on others for the way they choose to live their life. I personally know people that have disdain and contempt for people they do not know because those people choose to live in a way that differs from their idea. They don’t like what food choices they make, what life choices they make, or how they speak to another person.  I know people that will interject themselves into a conversation that has nothing to do with them and only to make a point of what they know or how right they are on an issue. Stop looking down on others because they choose to live their life differently than you. In all aspects from food choices, medical choices, and lifestyle choices it’s their decision on how to live - not ours. In return, we ask those people who choose to live differently, do the same for us. 

Another lesson life has taught us recently is that there are too many people willing to take something for doing nothing. When the government decided to give out extra money to those unemployed, many people chose not to work. Everyone likes a free cap or koozie sometimes. What is hard to understand is those that like just getting a check. I know those people exist because I  worked in management for years. I saw it all the time. The concern is when the government started over doing handouts, and the people chose to take it, instead of putting in a hard day’s work for a good wage.  To get people to stop living off the government there has to be a good reason. That reason is to stop funding the lazy, and start funding those really in need.  That goes for corporations, airlines, major league baseball, football, and basketball. Stop allowing people who have no clue how a process works to manage and be in charge of that process. I don’t need my congressman in the doctor's office with me. I really don’t need my congressman in most situations. 

We have to stop. This is not about creating an argument, talking back to someone who disagrees, or even fighting back. It's about walking away from the conversations that do not make a change in the world. Stop letting idiots with no clue have a voice in how decisions are made on important topics. Once you walk away, the conversation stops. It is like turning off the news. Once you do that, the world becomes a much more pleasant place.

“We have to walk away from those conversations that provide no intellectual or spiritual stimulation. Save your energy for when the voices of reason really need to be heard. That time is always now.” - Jeremy Workman