It's been almost 27 years since I came to this earth, and while I don't think I can say I have seen all kinds of people, I would think I have seen about 90% of all types. Most people that I have met have been through personal acquaintances and chance meetings. Most of them are educated - some more than others - and almost all are what one could call people of this world. The type that behave like normal people under normal circumstances. Maybe that is why I have gotten along with these people. But recent events have made me reconsider whether instead of looking at their normal behaviour, I should judge them on the basis of something else. Maybe I should look at the way they behave with other people and whether they remain consistent in their behaviour irrespective of the situation.
Somehow, I have found that you put someone in a situation of power and his / her ability to think rationally gets strangely impaired. Now this power may not always be in political terms, since not everyone of us is a career politician. Basically when you are dependent on someone for support, they assume a "high and mighty" position, and think that without their input, you are unable to run your own life. Ego it may be, but these are supposedly rational people. They are supposed to hear balanced arguments and decide on a course of action. But in their self important stupor they somehow lose their logical thought process. Which is why politicians (in all countries) are a much ridiculed lot, since they believe that without them people would not be able to carry on a normal life. Each one of us has to live our own lives in our own sweet way. We make our decisions and have to live by the consequences. If I have the right to do so, then so should others however close they may be to me. How can I decide for someone else? I can only provide a thought process. I cannot be the deciding opinion. If they do not go by my wishes, why should I feel hurt? Why should I throw a tantrum and waste my time and effort, when that is probably not going to change the decision?
Why don't people get it?
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