happyhoix
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Post by happyhoix on Nov 7, 2014 15:27:53 GMT -5
When I was in high school and my classmates were doing stupid stuff and acting like idiots I used to tell myself that this was only high school, these were just kids, at some point I would be through with school and hang around with adults all day and wouldn't have to deal with any more stupid people.
Now that I'm an old broad I've realized age doesn't cure stupid. There are just as many adults making bad choices as there were kids making bad choices in HS - it's just that the choices have bigger ramifications now.
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bobosensei
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Post by bobosensei on Nov 8, 2014 1:27:42 GMT -5
Here is one thing that I did change 180 degrees on. When I was young, I was so open, romantic, idealistic, trusting, sure of myself, loving, accepting, non-judgemental, love everyone la-dee-da kind of person. Then, something very dark came over me. And, I became very cynical. It's been gradual, but I've had the opposite 180. The younger me was very distrusting, judgmental, suspicious of people, harsh and intolerant. As I've aged, I think there's more good in people and am more open to finding it, more willing to listen, slower to judge, less rigid. I am the same way milee. As a teen and young 20s I was very rigid and absolute about my judgements, and pretty judgemental at that. As I get older, I am more willing to consider a person's circumstances or perspective, instead of immediately writing everyone off completely that doesn't meet the standards I have for myself. Part of that might be that I am more confident about myself and my own choices and have so much going on that I don't have time to waste on judging or condemning others. I also understand how you maximize things by taking whatever good you can find in people instead of shutting yourself off based on one small part of a person. |
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