Have you ever been around people that just drive you crazy? I have! I know people that have somehow decided that they can say or do anything they want. They feel that what they have to say is so important, they should be able to just spout it out, no matter who it hurts or demeans. What has happened in their lives that has led them to believe that they can treat people any old way they want.
I’ve learned in my life that most of the time the best thing to do is to let their insitivity just roll off your back. But there are times when saying something can be benificial, it can bring a respect from that person that only comes from confronting the wrong. I have been in that very situation recently and knew that what was being said to me was wrong and unnecessary, so I told them so. They realized immediately and apologized for what they had said. Since that time, there is a great deal of respect between us.
What I see now is that same individual repeating the process with somone else. Again, I don’t understand why they feel it so necessary to be this way. I believe that kindness should not be an option in dealing with people on a day to day basis. I am determined to not allow those people to “drive me crazy”. I’m resposible for how I react to them – not for their actions.
