Saturday, March 2, 2013

Meet Me: A really mean person.


MEAN: Unkind, selfish, malicious

         At times, I feel I double as both a humble and kind person, as well as rude, uncaring jerk. I'm great at playing the role of a sensitive and caring person when the moment calls for it. But I've also come to realize that most of my time is spent grumbling and complaining about people and things I dislike. I've also come to realize that I'm PERFECTLY OKAY WITH THIS. 
         As an American, I've been taught that I should treat everyone the way I would like to be treated. Or that if I have nothing nice to say, that I should say nothing at all. But due this teaching, I and possibly thousands of others, have forgotten that we're allowed to have an opinion. America is a country where everyone receives a trophy or a medal just for participating. At schools, teachers feed us this "constructive criticism" BS. I find this to be extremely frustrating. Sometimes, there just isn't anything good to say! Better yet, a person to SHOULD be able to express their true opinion!
        Because of this " Let's please everyone!" approach, I live in a country full of overly confident people. But it's not entirely their fault. The people I'm surrounded by have never been told, " This sucks. Try it again, but don't make it so crappy this time." They were instead informed, " This is really wonderful. If you just twerk a few things here and here, it'll be perfect." That line is the biggest mistake a teacher can make. Not only are the being unrealistic, but  have just instilled confidence where it shouldn't exist. 
       I, along with thousands/millions of other people, need to LEARN TO LOSE. No longer do I want to give false positive feedback to people. No longer do I want to receive another stupid participation certificate or trophy. I want to tell it like it is and I want others to do the same in return. Everyone can't be a winner. I don't always want to be a winner, either. I want to be rude, in your face, and the most brutally honest person you've ever met. 

4 comments:

  1. I enjoyed reading this because it was a fesh perspective on an issue I wasn't sure I was allowed to approach before. It brought some valid and interesting views into the big picture.

    Farntubi.

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  2. Thanks, Sarah. I'm sensing that you're embracing the need to call me Farntubi.

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  3. Keeping to the theme of this post, I'll just come right out and say it: your proofreading still left a few mistakes. But I genuinely think that you're right. So to that, I say, Nice job.

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